Wes Saxton
Free agent | |
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Position: | Tight end |
Personal information | |
Born: | Birmingham, Alabama | August 13, 1993
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Hueytown (AL) |
College: | South Alabama |
Undrafted: | 2015 |
Career history | |
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Career NFL statistics | |
Player stats at NFL.com |
William Earl Saxton Jr. (born August 13, 1993) is an American football tight end who is a free agent. He played college football at South Alabama and graduated from Hueytown High School in Alabama in 2011.[1]
College career[]
Saxton was selected to the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges all-state second-team while playing at Itawamba Community College. In his only season, Saxton had 10 receptions, 137 receiving yards one receiving touchdown. Saxton was selected to the all-Sun Belt Conference first-team and all-league first-team by Phil Steele Publications and College Sports Madness in his junior season at South Alabama.
Professional career[]
New York Jets[]
On May 2, 2015, Saxton signed with the New York Jets following the conclusion of the 2015 NFL Draft.[2] On September 6, 2015, Saxton was signed to the practice squad a day after being released.[3]
On October 12, 2015, Saxton was cut from the team.[4] On October 14, Saxton was re-signed to the practice squad after clearing waivers.
On September 3, 2016, Saxton was released by the Jets as part of final roster cuts.[5]
Washington Redskins[]
The Washington Redskins signed Saxton to their practice squad on September 5, 2016.[6] He signed a futures contract with the Redskins on January 2, 2017.[7] He was waived by the Redskins on May 15, 2017.[8]
Buffalo Bills[]
On May 24, 2017, Saxton signed with the Buffalo Bills.[9] He was waived on September 2, 2017.[10]
Detroit Lions[]
On June 4, 2018, Saxton signed with the Detroit Lions.[11] He was waived on June 14, 2018.[12]
San Francisco 49ers[]
On July 31, 2018, Saxton signed with the San Francisco 49ers.[13] He was released on August 31, 2018.[14]
Birmingham Iron[]
On November 9, 2018, Saxton signed with the Birmingham Iron of the Alliance of American Football (AAF) for the 2019 season.[15] He was waived before the start of the regular season, but was re-signed on February 20, 2019.
Seattle Seahawks[]
After the AAF folded in April 2019, he signed with the Seattle Seahawks on August 3, 2019.[16] He was waived on August 31, 2019.[17]
Washington Redskins (second stint)[]
On October 15, 2019, Saxton was signed to the Washington Redskins practice squad.[18] He was released on November 12.[19]
Seattle Seahawks (second stint)[]
On November 26, 2019, Saxton was signed to the Seattle Seahawks practice squad.[20] His practice squad contract with the team expired on January 20, 2020.[21]
St. Louis BattleHawks[]
Saxton was drafted by the St. Louis BattleHawks in the fifth round (38th overall) of the skills phase of the 2020 XFL Draft on October 15, 2019. He signed a contract with the team on January 26, 2020.[22] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[23]
Personal life[]
Saxton is the cousin of former NFL running back and former assistant coach Tony Nathan.[24]
References[]
- ^ Hueytown High School Retrospect Yearbook (2011)
- ^ "South Alabama's Wes Saxton signs free agent deal with Jets". al.com. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
- ^ "Jets Sign 8 Players to Practice Squad". newyorkjets.com. Archived from the original on June 22, 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
- ^ "NFL Transactions | October 2015 All Transactions". www.foxsports.com. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
- ^ Lange, Randy (September 3, 2016). "Jets Release 18 Players Ahead of Deadline". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2017.
- ^ Czarda, Stephen (September 5, 2016). "Redskins Add Wes Saxton, Louis Nix III To Practice Squad". Redskins.com. Archived from the original on May 10, 2017. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
- ^ "Redskins Sign Nine To Reserve/Future Contracts". Redskins.com. January 2, 2017. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
- ^ Czarda, Stephen (May 15, 2017). "Redskins Sign Cornerback Tevin Homer, Tight End Manasseh Garner". Redskins.com. Archived from the original on August 30, 2017.
- ^ Brown, Chris (May 24, 2017). "Bills sign TE Saxton, WR Streater; Kouandjio released". BuffaloBills.com. Archived from the original on February 9, 2018.
- ^ Brown, Chris (September 2, 2017). "Bills move 30 off the roster to reach 53". BuffaloBills.com. Archived from the original on April 10, 2018.
- ^ "Lions sign free agent TE Wes Saxton". DetroitLions.com. June 4, 2018. Archived from the original on June 14, 2018.
- ^ "Lions sign TE Sean McGrath and waive TE Wes Saxton". DetroitLions.com. June 14, 2018. Archived from the original on June 15, 2018.
- ^ "49ers Sign TE Wes Saxton". 49ers.com. July 31, 2018.
- ^ "49ers Trade for OL Shon Coleman, Cut 12 Players". 49ers.com. August 31, 2018.
- ^ "32 Players Sign New Contracts with the Alliance". AAF.com. November 9, 2018. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
- ^ Boyle, John (August 3, 2019). "Seahawks Sign Tight Ends Jackson Harris & Wes Saxton; Waived/Injured Tyrone Swoopes & Justin Johnson". Seahawks.com. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
- ^ Boyle, John (August 31, 2019). "Seahawks Make Roster Moves, Establish 53-Man Roster". Seahawks.com.
- ^ "Redskins Place TE Jerome Cunningham On IR; Release TE Drew Belcher, T Victor Salako; Sign FB Michael Burton". Redskins.com. October 15, 2019.
- ^ "Redskins Sign TE Keith Towbridge To Practice Squad, Release TE Wes Saxton". Redskins.com. November 12, 2019.
- ^ "Seahawks sign TE Wes Saxton to the practice squad". Field Gulls. SB Nation. November 26, 2019.
- ^ @HBalzer721 (January 21, 2020). "Seahawks practice-squad contracts expired Monday: WR Brendan Langley; G Reggie McKenzie; TE Wes Saxton; WR Jaylen Smith" (Tweet). Retrieved January 21, 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "South Alabama Profile". usajaguars.com.
External links[]
- 1993 births
- Living people
- American football tight ends
- Buffalo Bills players
- Detroit Lions players
- New York Jets players
- People from Hueytown, Alabama
- Players of American football from Alabama
- San Francisco 49ers players
- South Alabama Jaguars football players
- Washington Redskins players
- Birmingham Iron players
- Seattle Seahawks players
- St. Louis BattleHawks players