Wes Saxton

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Wes Saxton
Free agent
Position:Tight end
Personal information
Born: (1993-08-13) August 13, 1993 (age 28)
Birmingham, Alabama
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
 * 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[]

  1. ^ Hueytown High School Retrospect Yearbook (2011)
  2. ^ "South Alabama's Wes Saxton signs free agent deal with Jets". al.com. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
  3. ^ "Jets Sign 8 Players to Practice Squad". newyorkjets.com. Archived from the original on June 22, 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
  4. ^ "NFL Transactions | October 2015 All Transactions". www.foxsports.com. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
  5. ^ Lange, Randy (September 3, 2016). "Jets Release 18 Players Ahead of Deadline". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2017.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Redskins Sign Nine To Reserve/Future Contracts". Redskins.com. January 2, 2017. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
  8. ^ Czarda, Stephen (May 15, 2017). "Redskins Sign Cornerback Tevin Homer, Tight End Manasseh Garner". Redskins.com. Archived from the original on August 30, 2017.
  9. ^ Brown, Chris (May 24, 2017). "Bills sign TE Saxton, WR Streater; Kouandjio released". BuffaloBills.com. Archived from the original on February 9, 2018.
  10. ^ Brown, Chris (September 2, 2017). "Bills move 30 off the roster to reach 53". BuffaloBills.com. Archived from the original on April 10, 2018.
  11. ^ "Lions sign free agent TE Wes Saxton". DetroitLions.com. June 4, 2018. Archived from the original on June 14, 2018.
  12. ^ "Lions sign TE Sean McGrath and waive TE Wes Saxton". DetroitLions.com. June 14, 2018. Archived from the original on June 15, 2018.
  13. ^ "49ers Sign TE Wes Saxton". 49ers.com. July 31, 2018.
  14. ^ "49ers Trade for OL Shon Coleman, Cut 12 Players". 49ers.com. August 31, 2018.
  15. ^ "32 Players Sign New Contracts with the Alliance". AAF.com. November 9, 2018. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ Boyle, John (August 31, 2019). "Seahawks Make Roster Moves, Establish 53-Man Roster". Seahawks.com.
  18. ^ "Redskins Place TE Jerome Cunningham On IR; Release TE Drew Belcher, T Victor Salako; Sign FB Michael Burton". Redskins.com. October 15, 2019.
  19. ^ "Redskins Sign TE Keith Towbridge To Practice Squad, Release TE Wes Saxton". Redskins.com. November 12, 2019.
  20. ^ "Seahawks sign TE Wes Saxton to the practice squad". Field Gulls. SB Nation. November 26, 2019.
  21. ^ @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.
  22. ^ "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  23. ^ 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.
  24. ^ "South Alabama Profile". usajaguars.com.

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