Kristian Welch

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Kristian Welch
No. 57 – Baltimore Ravens
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1998-05-24) May 24, 1998 (age 23)
Iola, Wisconsin
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:239 lb (108 kg)
Career information
High school:Iola-Scandinavia (Iola, Wisconsin)
College:Iowa
Undrafted:2020
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 6, 2021
Tackles:2
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Kristian Welch (born May 24, 1998) is an American football linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2020 following his college football career with the Iowa Hawkeyes.

Professional career[]

Baltimore Ravens[]

Welch signed with the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent following the 2020 NFL Draft on May 6, 2020.[1] He was waived during final roster cuts on September 5, 2020,[2] and re-signed to the team's practice squad the next day.[3] He was placed on the practice squad/injured list on September 15,[4] and activated back to the practice squad on October 6, 2020[5] He was elevated to the active roster on October 17, 2020 and October 31, 2020 for the team's weeks 6 and 8 games against the Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers, and reverted to the practice squad after each game.[6][7] He was promoted to the active roster on November 7, 2020.[8]

The Ravens placed an exclusive-rights free agent tender on Welch on March 10, 2021.[9] He signed the one-year contract on April 18, 2021.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ Valente, Tom (May 6, 2020). "Press Release: Ravens Sign Three Draft Picks, Four Rookie Free Agents". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  2. ^ Mink, Ryan (September 5, 2020). "Ravens' Initial 53-Man Roster Is Set". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  3. ^ Brown, Clifton (September 6, 2020). "Ravens Announce 16-Man Practice Squad". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  4. ^ "Kristian Welch: Added to practice squad/injured list". CBSSports.com. September 15, 2020. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  5. ^ "Kristian Welch: Recovers from injury". CBSSports.com. October 6, 2020. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  6. ^ Bouda, Nate (October 17, 2020). "Ravens Promote DB Marcus Gilchrist & LB Kristian Welch To Active Roster". NFLTradeRumors.co. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  7. ^ Shaffer, Jonas (October 31, 2020). "Ravens promote CB Terrell Bonds, ILB Kristian Welch from practice squad; Steelers add two ex-Terps". BaltimoreSun.com. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
  8. ^ Mink, Ryan (November 7, 2020). "Ravens Bring Up Terrell Bonds, Kristian Welch to 53-Man Roster". BaltimoreRavens.com.
  9. ^ Mink, Ryan (March 10, 2021). "Ravens Place Tenders on Gus Edwards and Two Other Free Agents". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  10. ^ Alper, Josh (April 18, 2021). "Trystan Colon-Castillo, Kristian Welch re-sign with Ravens". NBCSports.com. Retrieved April 19, 2021.

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