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Alex Redmond

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Alex Edward Redmond (born January 18, 1995) is a former American football offensive guard. He played college football at UCLA.

Alex Redmond
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Redmond with the UCLA Bruins
No. 62
Position:Offensive guard
Personal information
Born: (1995-01-18) January 18, 1995 (age 29)
Long Beach, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:294 lb (133 kg)
Career information
High school:Los Alamitos
(Los Alamitos, California)
College:UCLA
Undrafted:2016
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Games played:32
Games started:24
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Early years

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Redmond played high school football at Los Alamitos High School in Los Alamitos, California. He also lettered three years in wrestling at Los Alamitos, becoming the first wrestling state finalist in school history.[1]

College career

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Redmond played for the UCLA Bruins of the University of California, Los Angeles from 2013 to 2015. He started all 13 games at right guard in 2013, tying the school record for most single-season starts by a true freshman position player. He earned Honorable Mention All-Pac-12 honors in 2013. Redmond was also named a First Team Freshman All-American by the Sporting News, Athlon Sports and the Football Writers Association of America. He started eight games at right guard in 2014, earning Honorable Mention All-Pac-12 honors. He played in 12 games, starting 10, in 2015.[1] Redmond was declared academically ineligible prior to the team's final game of the 2015 season, the Foster Farms Bowl.[2] He also declared for the 2016 NFL draft prior to the game.[3] However, Redmond stated that he had always planned to enter the draft after three years. He also said that turning professional would help him support his daughter.[2] He majored in history at UCLA.[4]

Professional career

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Redmond was rated the 21st best offensive guard in the 2016 NFL Draft by NFLDraftScout.com.[5] Lance Zierlein of NFL.com predicted that he would be drafted in the seventh round or be a priority free agent.[6]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 4+3⁄4 in
(1.95 m) 		294 lb
(133 kg) 		33+1⁄4 in
(0.84 m) 		10+1⁄2 in
(0.27 m)		 5.30 s 1.85 s 3.07 s 4.90 s 7.75 s 28 in
(0.71 m)		 9 ft 3 in
(2.82 m)		 30 reps
All values from NFL Combine[5][6]

Cincinnati Bengals

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After going undrafted, he signed with the Cincinnati Bengals on May 6, 2016.[7] He was waived by the Bengals on September 3 and signed to the team's practice squad on September 4, 2016.[8] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Bengals on January 2, 2017.[9]

He became a full-time starter in 2018, starting 15 games at right guard.

Redmond was suspended the first four games of the 2019 season for violating the league's performance-enhancing drug policy.[10][11] He was reinstated from suspension on October 1, 2019, and was activated on October 7. He was placed on injured reserve on November 29, 2019 after suffering a torn biceps during pregame warmups in Week 12.[12]

On April 8, 2020, Redmond was re-signed to a one-year, $2.133 million contract.[13] He was placed on the active/non-football injury list at the start of training camp on July 29, 2020.[14] He was activated on August 31, 2020.[15] He was released on September 6, 2020,[16] and re-signed to the practice squad on September 21.[17] He was promoted to the active roster on October 3, 2020.[18]

New England Patriots

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On May 17, 2021, Redmond signed with the New England Patriots.[19] He was released on August 31, 2021 and re-signed to the practice squad.[20][21]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Alex Redmond". uclabruins.com. Archived from the original on October 17, 2017. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  2. ^ a b Hammond, Rich (February 25, 2016). "Ex-UCLA, Los Alamitos lineman Alex Redmond explains departure from Bruins". ocregister.com. Archived from the original on October 10, 2017. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
  3. ^ "UCLA OL Alex Redmond declares for draft, to skip Foster Farms Bowl". si.com. December 23, 2015. Archived from the original on October 10, 2017. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
  4. ^ "2015 UCLA FOOTBALL" (PDF). amazonaws.com. p. 37. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 10, 2017. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Alex Redmond". nfldraftscout.com. Archived from the original on October 10, 2017. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Alex Redmond". NFL.com. Archived from the original on October 10, 2017. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
  7. ^ "Alex Redmond". Bengals.com. Archived from the original on October 10, 2017. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
  8. ^ Hobson, Geoff (September 4, 2016). "Busy Bengals re-set roster with No. 3 QB". Bengals.com. Archived from the original on October 10, 2017. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
  9. ^ "Transactions". Bengals.com. Archived from the original on October 10, 2017. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
  10. ^ Teope, Herbie (May 23, 2019). "Bengals' Alex Redmond suspended 4 games for PEDs". NFL.com.
  11. ^ "Bengals Announce 53-Man Roster". Bengals.com. August 31, 2019. Archived from the original on August 31, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  12. ^ "Bengals Activate Phillips To Roster, Place Redmond On Reserve/Injured". Bengals.com. November 29, 2019. Archived from the original on November 30, 2019. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
  13. ^ "Bengals Re-Sign Alex Redmond". Bengals.com. April 8, 2020. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  14. ^ Bouda, Nate (July 29, 2020). "Bengals Place RB Rodney Anderson & WR Damion Willis On PUP List, Add G Alex Redmond To NFI List". NFLTradeRumors.co. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  15. ^ Williams, Charean (August 31, 2020). "Alex Redmond passes physical". NBCSports.com. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  16. ^ "Bengals Claim G Shaq Calhoun, Release G Alex Redmond". Bengals.com. September 6, 2020.
  17. ^ "Bengals Sign G Alex Redmond To Practice Squad". Bengals.com. September 21, 2020. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
  18. ^ "Bengals Make Four Player Moves Ahead Of Week 4 Matchup Versus Jacksonville". Bengals.com. October 3, 2020.
  19. ^ "Patriots Sign Offensive Lineman James Ferentz and Alex Redmond". Patriots.com. May 17, 2021.
  20. ^ "Patriots Make Roster Moves to Reach 53-Man Roster Limit; Acquire OL Yasir Durant in a Trade with Kansas City". Patriots.com. September 1, 2021.
  21. ^ "Patriots Sign 12 Players to the Practice Squad". Patriots.com. September 1, 2021.
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