Alex McCalister
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born: | October 17, 1993 Fort Stewart, Georgia, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | West Forsyth (Clemmons, North Carolina) |
| College: | Florida |
| Position: | Linebacker |
| NFL draft: | 2016 / Round: 7 / Pick: 240 |
| Career history | |
| |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| CFL status: | American |
| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Alex McCalister (born October 17, 1993) is an
College career
It was reported that McCalister was dismissed from the Florida Gators football team prior to the
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 20-yard shuttle |
Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
239 lb (108 kg) |
36 in (0.91 m) |
93⁄8 | 4.80 s | 4.00 s | 7.01 s | 34.5 in (0.88 m) |
10 ft 8 in (3.25 m) | ||||
| All values from NFL Combine[3]
| ||||||||||||
Philadelphia Eagles
McCalister was drafted by the
On September 2, 2017, McCalister was waived by the Eagles.[6] He was re-signed to the practice squad on October 10, 2017.[7] He was released by the team on October 24, 2017.[8]
Washington Redskins
McCalister was signed to the
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
McCalister signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL) on February 15, 2019, but was released during final roster cuts on June 9. He was re-signed to the team's active roster on August 20. He was released on June 1, 2021.[12]
BC Lions
On December 15, 2022, McCalister signed with the BC Lions of the CFL.[13] On May 31, 2023, McCalister was released by the Lions.
References
- ^ Lombardo, Matt (May 13, 2016). "WATCH: Eagles' Alex McCalister says Florida didn't kick him off team". NJ.com.
- ^ Ellis, Zac. "Picking NFL draft early-entry winners and losers". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
- ^ "NFL Combine profile". NFL.com. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
- ^ Smith, Alex (April 30, 2016). "Florida's McCalister Brings Depth To D-Line". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Archived from the original on September 9, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
- ^ Gowton, Brandon Lee (August 28, 2016). "Eagles announce 10 roster moves, including some surprising cuts". BleedingGreenNation.com.
- ^ "Eagles Announce 17 Roster Moves To Get Down To 53 Players". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on September 5, 2017.
- ^ Gowton, Brandon Lee (October 10, 2017). "Philadelphia Eagles bring back 2016 draft pick to practice squad". BleedingGreenNation.com.
- ^ "Eagles cut DE Alex McCalister from practice squad". 247Sports.com. October 25, 2017.
- ^ Czarda, Stephen (December 12, 2017). "Redskins Place Three On Injured Reserve, Sign Three To Active Roster". Redskins.com. Archived from the original on January 4, 2018. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
- ^ "Redskins Sign 11 Players To Reserve/Future Contracts". Redskins.com. January 1, 2018. Archived from the original on January 3, 2018.
- ^ "8/6: Redskins Make Roster Moves". Redskins.com. August 6, 2018.
- ^ "2021 CFL Transactions". CFL.ca. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
- ^ "Transactions – Football player trades and signings". Canadian Football League. Retrieved May 21, 2023.