Antony Auclair

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Antony Auclair
No. 83 – Houston Texans
Position:Tight end
Personal information
Born: (1993-05-28) May 28, 1993 (age 28)
Notre-Dame-des-Pins, Quebec
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:256 lb (116 kg)
Career information
College:Champlain-Lennoxville
University:Laval
CFL Draft:2017 / Round: 4 / Pick: 30
Undrafted:2017
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 9, 2021
Receptions:13
Receiving yards:118
Receiving touchdowns:2
Player stats at NFL.com

Antony Auclair (born May 28, 1993) is a Canadian professional American football tight end for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played university football at Université Laval, and was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent in 2017.

Professional career[]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers[]

Auclair signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent on May 1, 2017.[1] He made the Buccaneers' 53-man roster as the only undrafted rookie on the team.[2] He was also drafted by the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the 4th round, with the 30th overall pick, of the 2017 CFL Draft.[3]

On November 5, 2019, Auclair was placed on injured reserve.[4]

Auclair re-signed with the Buccaneers on a one-year contract on March 18, 2020.[5] He was placed on injured reserve on September 18, 2020 with a calf injury.[6] He was activated on October 31.[7] Auclair earned a Super Bowl championship when the Buccaneers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs by a score of 31–9 in Super Bowl LV.[8]

Houston Texans[]

Auclair signed with the Houston Texans on April 14, 2021.[9] He was released on August 31, 2021 and re-signed to the practice squad.[10][11] On September 21, Auclair was signed to the active roster.[12]

References[]

  1. ^ Smith, Scott (May 1, 2017). "Bucs' Rookie Free Agents Flesh Out Roster". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on October 25, 2017. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  2. ^ Smith, Scott (September 2, 2017). "Wide Variety of Moves Gets Bucs to 53". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on September 4, 2017. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
  3. ^ How, Harry (May 8, 217). "Saskatchewan Roughriders draft Cameron Judge second overall". leaderpost.com. Archived from the original on October 10, 2017. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
  4. ^ Williams, Charean (November 5, 2019). "Buccaneers sign Sam Acho, place Antony Auclair on IR". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  5. ^ Smith, Scott (March 19, 2020). "Bucs Retain TE Antony Auclair". Buccaneers.com. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
  6. ^ Smith, Scott (September 18, 2020). "TE Antony Auclair Lands on Minor IR". Buccaneers.com. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  7. ^ Smith, Scott (October 31, 2020). "Antony Auclair Returns to Active Roster". Buccaneers.com. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  8. ^ "Super Bowl LV – Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Kansas City Chiefs – February 7th, 2021". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  9. ^ "Houston Texans Transactions (4-14-2021)". HoustonTexans.com. April 14, 2021. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
  10. ^ "Houston Texans Transactions (8-31-2021)". HoustonTexans.com. August 31, 2021.
  11. ^ "Houston Texans Transactions (9-1-2021)". HoustonTexans.com. September 1, 2021.
  12. ^ "Houston Texans Transactions (9-21-2021)". HoustonTexans.com. September 21, 2021.

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