Cameron Jefferson

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Cameron Jefferson
No. 61 – Saskatchewan Roughriders
Position:Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1992-05-02) May 2, 1992 (age 29)
Cleveland, Ohio
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:317 lb (144 kg)
Career information
High school:Enterprise (NV) Desert Oasis
College:Arkansas
Undrafted:2015
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
CFL status:American
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Cameron Jefferson (born May 2, 1992) is an American football offensive tackle for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was on the Denver Broncos' Super Bowl 50 championship team when they defeated the Carolina Panthers.

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]

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. ^ a b "2021 CFL Transactions". CFL.ca. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  18. ^ @TheSpringLeague (May 3, 2021). "First look at the #TSLConquerors roster at #TSL2021!" (Tweet). Retrieved June 22, 2021 – via Twitter.

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