Frank Alexander (American football)

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Frank Alexander
Free agent
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1989-12-17) December 17, 1989 (age 32)
Zachary, Louisiana
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:270 lb (122 kg)
Career information
High school:Southern University Laboratory School
(Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
College:Oklahoma
NFL Draft:2012 / Round: 4 / Pick: 103
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:34
Sacks:3.5
Forced fumbles:0
Fumble recoveries:3
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
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[]

  1. ^ "NFL suspends Panthers DE for four games". 2 May 2014.
  2. ^ Newton, David (October 2, 2014). "Frank Alexander out until December". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  3. ^ Gantt, Darin (August 23, 2015). "Panthers DE Frank Alexander tears Achilles, out for season". NBCSports.com. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
  4. ^ Florio, Mike (August 25, 2015). "Panthers expose Frank Alexander to waivers". NBCSports.com. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
  5. ^ Gantt, Darin (November 24, 2015). "Panthers DE Frank Alexander suspended a year for drug violation". NBCSports.com. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  6. ^ "Super Bowl 50 - Denver Broncos vs. Carolina Panthers - February 7th, 2016". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Lions add three, including DL Frank Alexander". BC Lions. 2017-03-07. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
  8. ^ Clipperton, Joshua (5 June 2017). "Alexander hoping to continue career with Lions". Waterloo Region Record. The Canadian Press. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  9. ^ Bender, Bill (October 21, 2019). "XFL Draft picks 2019: Complete results, rosters, players for new football league". Sporting News. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  10. ^ 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.

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