Solomon Patton Jr. (born October 17, 1990) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football for the University of Florida. He was signed by the Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent in 2014. He has also been a member of the Arizona Cardinals and the Denver Broncos of the NFL.
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| Position: | Wide receiver / Kick returner | ||||||
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| Born: | October 17, 1990 Mobile, Alabama, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 177 lb (80 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Murphy (Mobile, Alabama) | ||||||
| College: | Florida | ||||||
| Undrafted: | 2014 | ||||||
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Early life
editPatton attended Murphy High School in Mobile, Alabama, where he played football and ran track. As a sophomore, he hauled in 66 receptions for 950 yards and nine touchdowns. As a junior in 2008, he was named to the ASWA All-State 6A first-team after recording 845 receiving yards and 12 touchdowns. In his final year, he had 30 rushes for 371 yards and three touchdowns and caught 71 passes for 891 yards and seven touchdowns. He also averaged 38.8 yards on five kickoff returns. Following his senior season, he was invited to play in the Alabama/Mississippi All-Star Game.
Patton was also a track & field star at Murphy. At the 2008 AHSAA 4A-6A Championship, he recorded a personal-best time of 10.67 seconds in the 100-meter dash on his way to a first-place finish.[1] As a senior, he participated in the long jump and posted a leap of 6.58 meters (21'6") at the McT Jump-N-Throw.[2] He also ran the 200-meter dash in 21.64 seconds at the Mobile Challenge Invitational, placing third.[3]
Regarded as a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Patton was rated a four-star prospect and the No. 36 wide receiver in the nation by Scout.com.
College career
editPatton attended the University of Florida, where he played for coach Urban Meyer and coach Will Muschamp's Florida Gators football teams from 2010 to 2013. During his four-year college career he played in 43 games for the Gators, started eight of them, recording 52 receptions for 635 yards and six touchdowns. He also was a return specialist and set the team record for highest kick-return average in a season with 29.2.
Professional career
editTampa Bay Buccaneers
editPatton signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent after the 2014 NFL draft.[4][5][6] With the Buccaneers Patton had 18 kick returns for 416 yards and a long of 28 and 10 punt returns for 112 yards and a long of 33. Patton was waived by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on October 21, 2014.
Arizona Cardinals
editPatton was signed by the Arizona Cardinals on October 25, 2014.
Denver Broncos
editPatton was claimed off waivers by the Denver Broncos on May 12, 2015.[7] He was released by the Broncos on August 28, 2015.[8]
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
editOn March 14, 2016, Solomon Patton agreed to a contract with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League.[9]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "AHSAA 4A-6A Championship 2008 - Complete Results (Raw)".
- ^ "MCT Jump-N-Throw 2009 - Complete Results (Raw)".
- ^ "Mobile Challenge of Champions (Invitational Division) 2009 - Complete Results (Raw)".
- ^ Murphy's Solomon Patton joining Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- ^ Solomon Patton gets a grip on Bucs' kick return job
- ^ Solomon Patton making impression in Tampa Bay Buccaneers' training camp
- ^ Renck, Troy E. (May 12, 2015). "Broncos claim WR Solomon Patton, TE Marcel Jensen off waivers; sign two undrafted rookies". The Denver Post. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
- ^ "Former St. John's star Dan Light signs with Denver Broncos". Telegram & Gazette. August 28, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
- ^ Rosset, Mitch. "Winnipeg Blue Bombers sign ex-NFL return specialist". Global News. Retrieved March 23, 2016.