Cameron Jefferson

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Cameron Jefferson
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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

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.

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Professional career

Chicago Bears

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

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

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

Washington Redskins

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

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]

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References

  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. 1 2 "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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