Alex Singleton (linebacker)
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Alex Reed Singleton (born December 7, 1993) is an American football linebacker for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Montana State and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Seattle Seahawks after the 2015 NFL draft. He has also been a member of the New England Patriots, Minnesota Vikings, Calgary Stampeders, and Philadelphia Eagles.
Professional career
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle |
Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 2+1⁄4 in (1.89 m) |
233 lb (106 kg) |
31+1⁄2 in (0.80 m) |
9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) |
4.65 s | 1.64 s | 2.68 s | 4.25 s | 7.13 s | 31.0 in (0.79 m) |
10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) |
15 reps | |
All values from Pro Day[1]
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Seattle Seahawks
Singleton was signed as an undrafted rookie free agent by the Seattle Seahawks on May 8, 2015. He signed a three-year contract worth $1,578,500 and received a $3,500 signing bonus. On September 5, he was released.[2]
New England Patriots
Three days later, Singleton was signed to the practice squad of the New England Patriots.[3] He was released on September 15, 2015.
Minnesota Vikings
Singleton was signed to the Minnesota Vikings' practice squad on December 22, 2015.[4] He was released on April 13, 2016.
Calgary Stampeders
Singleton was selected by the
Singleton had an exceptional first season in the CFL and quickly became one of the Stampeders important players on defense.
On November 1, 2017, Singleton was announced as the team's nominee for the
Singleton's 2018 season matched the previous year in tackles with 123. Although he recorded no sacks, Singleton did add 6 special teams tackles for the Stamps, as well as 2 forced fumbles and was named to his second CFL All-Star team.[8][9] On January 7, Singleton was released by the Stampeders so he could pursue NFL opportunities.[10]
Philadelphia Eagles
On January 7, 2019, Singleton, signed with the Philadelphia Eagles along with CFL teammate Marken Michel.[11]
Singleton played in all four preseason games for the Eagles, and contributed with 28 defensive tackles and one forced fumble. He was waived during final roster cuts on August 30, 2019,[12] but was re-signed to the team's practice squad the next day.[13] On October 16, 2019, Singleton was promoted to the active roster following the release of linebacker Zach Brown.[14] He played in 10 games, only on special teams.
In Week 4 of 2020 against the
On March 1, the Eagles placed a one-year
Denver Broncos
On March 18, 2022, Singleton signed a one-year contract with the Denver Broncos reportedly worth $1.1 million guaranteed with $750k in playing time incentives.[26] The move reunited him with quarterback Russell Wilson, whom Singleton had formed a relationship with during his short stint in Seattle.[27]
On October 17, 2022, during a Week 6 game against the Los Angeles Chargers, Singleton recorded 19 solo tackles and a total of 21 combined tackles in the 19-16 overtime loss. His 19 solo tackles tied Derrick Brooks for the second-most solo tackles in a single game in NFL history.[28] Despite an underwhelming season for the Broncos, Singleton had a career year, ranking 5th in combined tackles during the season with 163.
On March 13, 2023, Singleton signed a three-year, $18 million contract extension with $9 million guaranteed.[29][30]
Statistics
Regular season
League | Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Fumbles | Interceptions | |||||||||
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G | GS | Comb | Sack | FF | FR | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | Lng | TD | PD | |||
CFL | 2016 | CGY | 18 | 0 | 74 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
CFL | 2017 | CGY | 18 | 18 | 125 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 4 |
CFL | 2018 | CGY | 18 | 18 | 129 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
CFL Career | 54 | 36 | 328 | 4.0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 9 |
League | Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Fumbles | Interceptions | ||||||||||||
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G | GS | Comb | Solo | Ast | TFL | Sack | FF | FR | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | Lng | TD | PD | |||
NFL | 2019 | PHI | 10 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NFL | 2020 | PHI | 16 | 11 | 120 | 75 | 45 | 5 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 1 |
NFL | 2021 | PHI | 16 | 8 | 137 | 81 | 56 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 29 | 1 | 4 |
NFL | 2022 | DEN | 17 | 12 | 163 | 101 | 62 | 6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
NFL | 2023 | DEN | 17 | 16 | 177 | 106 | 71 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
NFL Career | 76 | 47 | 602 | 365 | 237 | 21 | 4.0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 59 | 2 | 12 |
Postseason
League | Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Fumbles | Interceptions | |||||||||
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G | GS | Comb | Sack | FF | FR | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | Lng | TD | PD | |||
CFL | 2016 | CGY | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CFL | 2017 | CGY | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CFL | 2018 | CGY | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CFL Career | 6 | 4 | 37 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
League | Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Fumbles | Interceptions | ||||||||||||
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G | GS | Comb | Solo | Ast | TFL | Sack | FF | FR | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | Lng | TD | PD | |||
NFL | 2019 | PHI | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NFL | 2021 | PHI | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NFL Career | 2 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
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- ^ "Alex Singleton Contract Details". overthecap.com. Over The Cap. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
- ^ Kyed, Doug (September 8, 2015). "Patriots Sign Ex-Seahawks Linebacker Alex Singleton To Practice Squad". nesn.com. New England Sports Network. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
- ^ Gates, Christopher (December 22, 2015). "Minnesota Vikings Sign Alex Singleton To Practice Squad". dailynorseman.com. Daily Norseman. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
- ^ "ALEX SINGLETON". stampeders.com. Archived from the original on July 4, 2016. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
- ^ "Landry: Stamps' rookie Singleton making it look easy". CFL.ca. October 21, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
- ^ Busby, Ian (November 1, 2017). "Singleton snags triple honours for Stamps – 3DownNation". 3DownNation. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- ^ "Star Power: 2018 CFL Divisional All-Stars announced - CFL.ca". November 7, 2018.
- ^ "Stars aligned: 2018 CFL All-Stars unveiled". Canadian Football League. December 4, 2018. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
- ^ "Singleton released by Stamps to pursue NFL job".
- ^ Erby, Glenn (January 8, 2019). "Eagles sign star CFL LB Alex Singleton to reserve/futures deal". Eagles Wire. USA Today. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
- ^ "Eagles announce first wave of roster moves as team works toward 53-player limit". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. August 30, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
- ^ McPherson, Chris (September 1, 2019). "Eagles agree to terms with nine practice squad players". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
- ^ Williams, Charean (October 16, 2019). "Eagles promote Alex Singleton". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
- ^ "Philadelphia Eagles at San Francisco 49ers – October 4th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
- ^ "Philadelphia Eagles at Cleveland Browns - November 22nd, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
- ^ "Washington Football Team at Philadelphia Eagles - January 3rd, 2021". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
- ^ "Alex Singleton led Eagles in performance-based pay for 2020 season". April 6, 2021.
- ^ Erby, Glenn (March 25, 2021). "Alex Singleton under contract for 2021 season after signing exclusive rights tender". USAToday.com. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ McPherson, Chris (September 6, 2021). "Eagles name 2021 captains".
- ^ "What Eagles LB Alex Singleton thought about when he got benched". November 27, 2021.
- ^ "To the House! Alex Singleton records second career NFL pick-six". December 26, 2021.
- ^ Oddo, Jillian (January 3, 2022). "Eagles place 12 players on Reserve/COVID-19 list". PhiladelphiaEagles.com.
- ^ Bowman, Paul (January 10, 2022). "Eagles Clear COVID List, Place Three on IR". SportsTalkPhilly.com.
- ^ "Alex Singleton Pro Football Reference". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ "Broncos agree to terms with LB Singleton on one-year deal". March 18, 2022.
- ^ "Broncos LB Singleton happy to reunite with QB Russell Wilson". March 25, 2022.
- ^ "NFL Tackles single game leaders (since 1994)". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ "Broncos re-sign Alex Singleton to $18 million contract".
- ^ DiLalla, Aric (March 16, 2023). "Broncos re-sign ILB Alex Singleton". DenverBroncos.com.