Brady Sheldon (born February 23, 1993) is an American professional gridiron football linebacker who is a free agent. He was most recently a member of the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Ferris State.
 Sheldon with the Toronto Argonauts in 2021 | |||||||
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| Born: | February 23, 1993 Novi, Michigan, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 230 lb (104 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Novi (Novi, Michigan) | ||||||
| College: | Ferris State | ||||||
| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||
| Undrafted: | 2017 | ||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
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| Stats at CFL.ca | |||||||
Professional career
editOakland Raiders
editSheldon signed with the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent on July 14, 2017.[1] He was waived by the Raiders on September 2, 2017.[2] He was re-signed to the practice squad on November 21, 2017. He was promoted to the active roster on December 22, 2017.[3]
On June 12, 2018, Sheldon was waived by the Raiders.[4]
Cleveland Browns
editOn June 13, 2018, Sheldon was claimed off waivers by the Cleveland Browns.[5]
On September 1, 2018, Sheldon was waived by the Browns and was re-signed to the practice squad.[6][7] He was released on October 30, 2018.
Green Bay Packers
editOn November 6, 2018, Sheldon was signed to the Green Bay Packers practice squad.[8] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Packers on December 31, 2018.[9]
On August 31, 2019, Sheldon was waived by the Packers and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[10][11] He was released on October 1.[12]
Cincinnati Bengals
editOn November 5, 2019, Sheldon was signed to the Cincinnati Bengals practice squad.[13] He was promoted to the active roster on December 17, 2019.[14] He was waived on September 3, 2020.[15]
New York Jets
editOn December 8, 2020, Sheldon signed with the practice squad of the New York Jets.[16] He was elevated to the active roster on December 26 and January 2, 2021, for the team's weeks 16 and 17 games against the Cleveland Browns and New England Patriots, and reverted to the practice squad after each game.[17][18] His practice squad contract with the team expired after the season on January 11, 2021.[19]
Toronto Argonauts
editOn November 9, 2021, it was announced that Sheldon had signed with the Toronto Argonauts.[20] He played in one regular season game, on November 16, 2021, where he had three defensive tackles. He spent part of 2022 training camp with the team, but was released after the first pre-season game on May 29, 2022.[21]
Edmonton Elks
editOn May 31, 2022, The Edmonton Elks signed Sheldon.[22] He became a starter by Week 2 of the regular season. However, he was released on December 1, 2022 after tearing his ACL and MCL.[23]
References
edit- ^ "Raiders Add Three Free Agents". Raiders.com. July 14, 2017. Archived from the original on November 22, 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
- ^ "Raiders Announce Transactions". Raiders.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on December 9, 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
- ^ "Raiders Announce Transactions". Raiders.com. December 22, 2017. Archived from the original on March 12, 2018. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
- ^ "Raiders sign DT Ahtyba Rubin and DT Frostee Rucker". Raiders.com. June 12, 2018.
- ^ "Browns claim LB Brady Sheldon". ClevelandBrowns.com. June 13, 2018. Archived from the original on June 15, 2018.
- ^ Gribble, Andrew (September 1, 2018). "Browns announce 53-man roster". ClevelandBrowns.com.
- ^ "Browns announce 11 practice squad players". ClevelandBrowns.com. September 3, 2018.
- ^ "Packers place WR Geronimo Allison on IR, release S Whitehead". Packers.com. November 6, 2018. Archived from the original on November 7, 2018. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
- ^ "Packers sign 10 free agents". Packers.com. December 31, 2018.
- ^ "Packers announce roster moves". Packers.com. August 31, 2019.
- ^ "Packers sign 10 players to practice squad". Packers.com. September 1, 2019.
- ^ "Packers sign LB B.J. Bello to practice squad". Packers.com. October 1, 2019.
- ^ "Bengals Sign Sheldon To Practice Squad". Bengals.com. November 5, 2019.
- ^ "Bengals Sign Brady Sheldon To Roster, Waive Anthony Zettel". Bengals.com. December 17, 2019.
- ^ "Bengals Waive O'Shea Dugas, Brady Sheldon and Bryce Sterk". www.bengals.com. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan (December 8, 2020). "Jets Sign DB Elijah Campbell to Active Roster". NewYorkJets.com.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan (December 26, 2020). "Jets Activate RB La'Mical Perine from Injured Reserve". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan (January 2, 2021). "Jets Activate RG Greg Van Roten from Injured Reserve, Waive K Sam Ficken". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ "Four players set free". FantasyGuru.com. January 11, 2021. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
- ^ "Argos add trio: Huff, Coleman, Sheldon". Toronto Argonauts. November 9, 2021.
- ^ "Argos transactions – May 29, 2022". Toronto Argonauts. May 29, 2022.
- ^ "Elks Sign Linebacker Sheldon". Edmonton ELks. May 31, 2022.
- ^ "Decoud, Carter, Washington among Elks cuts". cfl.ca. December 1, 2022.