Maurice Evans (American football)
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Position: | New York (NY) Christ The King Regional |
College: | Penn State |
Undrafted: | 2009 |
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NFL statistics | |
Player stats at NFL.com · CFL.ca (archive) |
Maurice D. Evans (born August 14, 1988) is a former
Evans has also been a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Carolina Panthers and Chicago Bears.
Early years
While playing for
College career
Evans was an immediate contributor in
By the start of the
award watchlists.
In 10 games in 2008, Evans recorded just 34 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, and 3 sacks. Evans elected to leave Penn State after to 2008 season and enter the
Professional career
Pre-draft
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 1+1⁄2 in (1.87 m) |
274 lb (124 kg) |
34 in (0.86 m) |
9+3⁄4 in (0.25 m) |
5.09 s | 1.82 s | 2.95 s | 4.57 s | 7.32 s | 29 in (0.74 m) |
8 ft 11 in (2.72 m) |
17 reps | |
Arm and hand spans from Pro Day, all other values from NFL Combine.[5]
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New York Giants
Evans was signed as an undrafted free agent by the New York Giants after not being taken in the
First stint with Buccaneers
Evans was claimed off waivers by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on September 6, 2009.[6] He was waived on September 14.
Carolina Panthers
Evans was signed to the Carolina Panthers practice squad on September 24. He was released on October 3 when defensive tackle Ra'Shon Harris was re-signed to the practice squad.
Second stint with Buccaneers
Evans was re-signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on October 7, 2009. He was waived on October 10, to make room for Tanard Jackson. Evans was signed to the Buccaneers' practice squad on October 28.
He was waived on June 14, 2010.
Chicago Bears
Evans signed with the Chicago Bears on August 4, 2010.
Evans was waived by the Bears on August 30, 2010.
BC Lions
Evans signed with the BC Lions on May 1, 2012.[7] He was released by the Lions on May 24, 2013.[8]
Personal life
Evans has one child (Amari) with Long time Partner and girlfriend Ieisha
Evans' father Michael Evans, was stabbed to death on Christmas Eve, 1988, near the family's home in East New York, Brooklyn,
References
- Daily News.
- ^ Vrentas, Jenny (2009-05-10). "Undrafted defensive end Maurice Evans hopes detour drove him to destiny with New York Giants". The Star-Ledger.
- ^ "Penn State DE Evans to enter NFL draft". AP. Retrieved 2009-01-17.
- ^ Thomas, Eric (2009-01-22). "PSU's Evans ready for NFL challenge". The Sentinel. Retrieved 2009-01-23.
- ^ "*Maurice Evans, DS #33 DE, Penn State". DraftScout.com. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
- ^ "Tampa Bay Buccaneers".
- ^ Lions ink defensive line duo Geathers and Evans
- ^ "2012-06-22". bclions.com. Archived from the original on August 23, 2015. Retrieved August 31, 2014.