Frank Alexander (American football)
Free agent | |||||||||
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Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||
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Born: | Zachary, Louisiana | December 17, 1989||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 270 lb (122 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Southern University Laboratory School (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) | ||||||||
College: | Oklahoma | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2012 / Round: 4 / Pick: 103 | ||||||||
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Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com |
Frank Alexander (born December 17, 1989) is an American football defensive end who is a free agent. He played college football at the University of Oklahoma. He was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the fourth round of the 2012 NFL Draft.
Professional career[]
Carolina Panthers[]
Alexander was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the fourth round, with the 103rd overall pick, of the 2012 NFL Draft. He made his NFL debut in Week 1 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as a backup defensive end.
On May 5, 2014, Alexander was suspended 4 games for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy.[1] Shortly before that suspension was scheduled to end, he was suspended for 10 more games for another violation.[2]
In the second preseason game against the Miami Dolphins, Alexander suffered a torn Achilles tendon.[3] He was waived/injured on August 25, 2015.[4] He cleared waivers and was reverted to the Panthers' injured reserve list. On November 24, 2015, the NFL announced that Alexander would be suspended for a year for his third violation with marijuana.[5]
In the 2015 season, Alexander's Panthers reached Super Bowl 50 on February 7, 2016. The Panthers fell to the Denver Broncos by a score of 24–10.[6]
BC Lions[]
On March 7, 2017 Alexander and the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League agreed to a contract.[7][8]
Dallas Renegades[]
In 2019, Alexander was selected by the Dallas Renegades in the 2020 XFL Draft.[9] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[10]
Career stats[]
Year | Team | GP | GS | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||
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Comb | Total | Ast | Sck | SFTY | PDef | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TDs | FF | FR | ||||
2012 | CAR | 16 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2013 | CAR | 12 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2014 | CAR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 29 | 6 | 34 | 20 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
References[]
- ^ "NFL suspends Panthers DE for four games". 2 May 2014.
- ^ Newton, David (October 2, 2014). "Frank Alexander out until December". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
- ^ Gantt, Darin (August 23, 2015). "Panthers DE Frank Alexander tears Achilles, out for season". NBCSports.com. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
- ^ Florio, Mike (August 25, 2015). "Panthers expose Frank Alexander to waivers". NBCSports.com. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
- ^ Gantt, Darin (November 24, 2015). "Panthers DE Frank Alexander suspended a year for drug violation". NBCSports.com. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
- ^ "Super Bowl 50 - Denver Broncos vs. Carolina Panthers - February 7th, 2016". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ "Lions add three, including DL Frank Alexander". BC Lions. 2017-03-07. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
- ^ Clipperton, Joshua (5 June 2017). "Alexander hoping to continue career with Lions". Waterloo Region Record. The Canadian Press. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- ^ Bender, Bill (October 21, 2019). "XFL Draft picks 2019: Complete results, rosters, players for new football league". Sporting News. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
- ^ Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · ESPN · Pro Football Reference
- Carolina Panthers bio
- Oklahoma Sooners bio
- 1989 births
- Living people
- American football defensive ends
- American players of Canadian football
- BC Lions players
- Canadian football defensive linemen
- Carolina Panthers players
- Dallas Renegades players
- Oklahoma Sooners football players
- People from Zachary, Louisiana