Cameron Jefferson

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Cameron Jefferson
No. 61
Position:Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1992-05-02) May 2, 1992 (age 32)
Cleveland, Ohio
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:317 lb (144 kg)
Career information
High school:Enterprise (NV) Desert Oasis
College:UNLV (2011–2013)
Arkansas (2014)
Undrafted:2015
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Cameron Jefferson (born May 2, 1992) is a former American football offensive tackle. He was on the Denver Broncos' Super Bowl 50 championship team when they defeated the Carolina Panthers.

Professional career[edit]

Chicago Bears[edit]

Jefferson signed with the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent on May 3, 2015.[1] On August 30, 2015, he was waived by the Bears.[2]

Denver Broncos[edit]

On December 8, 2015, Jefferson was signed to the Denver Broncos' practice squad.[3]

On February 7, 2016, Jefferson was part of the Broncos team that won Super Bowl 50 over the Carolina Panthers by a score of 24–10.[4]

On February 10, 2016, he signed a reserve/future contract with the Broncos.[5] On August 29, 2016, Jefferson was waived by the Broncos.[6]

Buffalo Bills[edit]

On April 7, 2017, Jefferson signed with the Buffalo Bills.[7] He was waived on September 2, 2017.[8]

Washington Redskins[edit]

On December 6, 2017, Jefferson was signed to the Washington Redskins' practice squad.[9] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Redskins on January 1, 2018.[10] On August 20, 2018, Jefferson was placed on injured reserve, later being waived with an injury settlement on August 24.[11][12]

Saskatchewan Roughriders[edit]

Jefferson signed a practice roster contract with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL) on June 26, 2019.[13] After the CFL canceled the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Jefferson chose to opt-out of his contract with the Roughriders on August 26, 2020.[14] Jefferson signed with the Conquerors of The Spring League on October 17, 2020,[15] and opted back in to his contract with the Roughriders on January 4, 2021.[16] He was placed on the suspended list on May 20, 2021,[17] to re-join the Conquerors.[18] He was reinstated by the Roughriders on July 3.[17]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Mayer, Larry (May 3, 2015). "Bears add 15 undrafted free agents". ChicagoBears.com. Archived from the original on April 22, 2018. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  2. ^ Mayer, Larry (August 30, 2015). "Bears cut Jennings, Mundy to IR". ChicagoBears.com. Archived from the original on April 22, 2018. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  3. ^ Mason, Andrew (December 8, 2015). "Broncos waive Christian Ponder, make two practice-squad moves". DenverBroncos.com. Archived from the original on August 23, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  4. ^ "Super Bowl 50 – Denver Broncos vs. Carolina Panthers – February 7th, 2016". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
  5. ^ Mason, Andrew (February 10, 2016). "Broncos sign nine practice-squad players to reserve-future contracts". DenverBroncos.com. Archived from the original on February 12, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  6. ^ Mason, Andrew (August 29, 2016). "Broncos part ways with 11 as 75-man deadline nears". DenverBroncos.com. Archived from the original on October 30, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  7. ^ "Bills add eight players to the roster". BuffaloBills.com. April 7, 2017.
  8. ^ Brown, Chris (September 2, 2017). "Bills move 30 off the roster to reach 53". BuffaloBills.com. Archived from the original on April 10, 2018.
  9. ^ "12/6: Redskins Make Roster Move". Redskins.com. December 6, 2017. Archived from the original on December 6, 2017. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
  10. ^ "Redskins Sign 11 Players To Reserve/Future Contracts". Redskins.com. January 1, 2018. Archived from the original on January 3, 2018.
  11. ^ "Redskins Sign Running Back Adrian Peterson". Redskins.com. August 20, 2018.
  12. ^ "8/24: Redskins Make Roster Moves". Redskins.com. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  13. ^ "Riders add Cameron Jefferson to practice roster". Riderville.com. June 26, 2019. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  14. ^ "Tracking players who have exercised opt-outs". CFL.ca. August 26, 2020. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  15. ^ @TheSpringLeague (October 17, 2020). "Some new faces at #TSL2020 for the Conquerors" (Tweet). Retrieved November 3, 2020 – via Twitter.
  16. ^ "Riders Transactions – January 4". Riderville.com. January 4, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  17. ^ a b "2021 CFL Transactions". CFL.ca. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  18. ^ @TheSpringLeague (May 4, 2021). "First look at the #TSLConquerors roster at #TSL2021!" (Tweet). Retrieved June 22, 2021 – via Twitter.

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