Derrick Moncrief

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Derrick Moncrief
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Moncrief with the Edmonton Elks in 2021.
No. 10 – Edmonton Elks
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1993-06-25) June 25, 1993 (age 28)
Prattville, Alabama
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:Prattville High
College:Mississippi Gulf Coast
Auburn
Oklahoma State
Undrafted:2017
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • CFL All Star (2019)
  • CFL West All Star (2019)
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com · CFL.ca

Derrick Moncrief (born June 25, 1993) is a professional gridiron football linebacker for the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

College career[]

Moncrief played college football for the Mississippi Gulf Coast Bulldogs in 2012 and 2013, the Auburn Tigers in 2014 and the Oklahoma State Cowboys in 2015 and 2016.[1]

Professional career[]

Saskatchewan Roughriders[]

Moncrief was signed by the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the CFL on June 3, 2017, and played in his first professional football game on August 13, 2017.[2] He had a career-best 73 tackles in 2019 and was named to the CFL All-Star team.

Las Vegas Raiders[]

On January 10, 2020, Moncrief signed a reserve/future contract with the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL).[3] He was waived on May 11, 2020.[4]

Los Angeles Rams[]

Moncrief signed with the Los Angeles Rams on August 25, 2020.[5] He was waived on September 4, 2020, and re-signed to the practice squad two days later.[6][7] He was elevated to the active roster on October 31 for the team's week 8 game against the Miami Dolphins, and reverted to the practice squad after the game.[8] He was placed on the practice squad/COVID-19 list by the team on December 22, 2020,[9] and restored to the practice squad on December 26.[10] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 29, 2021.[11] He was waived on August 17, 2021.

Edmonton Elks[]

On September 7, 2021, it was announced that Moncrief had signed with the Edmonton Elks.[12] He played in nine games for the Elks where he had 23 defensive tackles and four sacks.

References[]

  1. ^ "Derrick Moncrief granted release to transfer from Auburn". Montgomery Advertiser. May 16, 2015.
  2. ^ "CFL Transactions 2017". cfl.ca. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  3. ^ "Raiders Sign CFL All-Star Linebacker to Reserve/Futures Contract". Heavy.com. January 10, 2020.
  4. ^ "Raiders sign running back Devontae Booker". Raiders.com. May 11, 2020.
  5. ^ "Rams waive QB Josh Love, sign two linebackers". Rams Wire. 2020-08-25. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
  6. ^ "Rams waive 17 players ahead of 53-man roster deadline". TheRams.com. September 4, 2020.
  7. ^ "Rams sign 15 players to practice squad". TheRams.com. September 6, 2020.
  8. ^ DaSilva, Cameron (October 31, 2020). "Rams call up LB Derrick Moncrief from practice squad for Dolphins game". USAToday.com. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
  9. ^ DaSilva, Cameron (December 22, 2020). "Rams activate Nick Scott but place three others on reserve/COVID-19 list". USAToday.com. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  10. ^ DaSilva, Cameron (December 26, 2020). "Rams make 4 roster moves ahead of matchup with Seahawks". USAToday.com. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  11. ^ DaSilva, Cameron (2021-01-29). "Rams sign LB Derrick Moncrief to reserve/futures contract". Rams Wire. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  12. ^ "Elks sign former CFL All-Star Derrick Moncrief". Edmonton Elks. September 7, 2021.

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