Richard LeCounte
| No. 15 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||
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| Position: | Safety | ||
| Personal information | |||
| Born: | September 11, 1998 Riceboro, Georgia, U.S. | ||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Weight: | 196 lb (89 kg) | ||
| Career information | |||
| High school: | Liberty County (Hinesville, Georgia) | ||
| College: | Georgia (2017–2020) | ||
| NFL draft: | 2021 / Round: 5 / Pick: 169 | ||
| Career history | |||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||
| Roster status: | Active | ||
| Career highlights and awards | |||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||
Richard Lee LeCounte III (born September 11, 1998) is an American football safety for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia.
Early years
LeCounte attended
College career
As a true freshman at Georgia in 2017, LeCounte played in 10 games and had 15 tackles.
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (1.79 m) |
196 lb (89 kg) |
31+5⁄8 in (0.80 m) |
9 in (0.23 m) |
4.79 s | 1.69 s | 2.81 s | 4.49 s | 7.44 s | 32.5 in (0.83 m) |
10 ft 8 in (3.25 m) | ||
| All values from Pro Day[10]
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Cleveland Browns
On May 1, 2021, LeCounte was selected by the
On October 3, 2022, LeCounte was waived by the Browns and re-signed to the practice squad.[13] He was released on October 19.
Los Angeles Rams
On December 14, 2022, LeCounte signed with the practice squad of the Los Angeles Rams.[14] He signed a reserve/futures contract on January 9, 2023.[15] He was waived on August 14, 2023.[16]
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
On August 22, 2023, LeCounte signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[17] He was waived on August 29, 2023, and re-signed to the practice squad.[18][19] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 23, 2024.[20]
References
- ^ Knight, Dennis. "MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: Richard LeCounte". Savannah Morning News.
- ^ Knight, Dennis. "2016 Football Defensive Player of the Year: Richard LeCounte, Liberty County". Savannah Morning News.
- ^ "From a military town, Georgia commit Richard LeCounte excited about Army Bowl". December 2, 2016.
- ^ "UGA's Smart gets first commitment: LeCounte". ESPN.com. December 13, 2015.
- ^ Weiszer, Marc. "G-Day is another chance for Georgia's Richard LeCounte to respond to coach's challenge". Savannah Morning News.
- ^ How this Georgia defensive back has handled criticism from Kirby Smart
- ^ Chris Starrs, For the AJC. "Bigger Richard LeCounte expanding his role for Georgia". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
- ^ "It's LeCounte Time in Athens". February 17, 2020.
- ^ Georgia safety Richard LeCounte announces decision on declaring for NFL draft
- ^ "Richard LeCounte, Georgia, SS, 2021 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
- ^ Gribble, Andrew (May 1, 2021). "5th Round: Browns select Georgia S Richard LeCounte III with No. 169 pick in 2021 NFL Draft". ClevelandBrowns.com.
- ^ "NFL Draft Pick Signings: 5/13/21".
- ^ "Browns claim G Drew Forbes". ClevelandBrowns.com. October 3, 2022.
- ^ @RamsNFL (December 14, 2022). "LA Rams Transactions: • Signed to Practice Squad DT Khalil Davis • Practice Squad Exception DB Richard LeCounte" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ @RamsNFL (January 9, 2023). "LA Rams Transactions: • Reserve/Future Contracts TE Roger Carter, DB T.J. Carter, DE T.J. Carter, DB Richard LeCounte, T Max Pircher, WR Jaquarii Roberson, WR Jerreth Sterns, DE Brayden Thomas, DE Zach VanValkenburg" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ @RamsNFL (August 14, 2023). "LA Rams Transactions: • Waived, No Recall DB Richard LeCounte" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Smith, Scott (August 22, 2023). "Bucs Add Former Browns Safety Richard Lecounte". Buccaneers.com.
- ^ Smith, Scott (August 30, 2023). "Bucs Cut Down to 53 for Regular Season, Place Ryan Jensen on IR". Buccaneers.com.
- ^ Smith, Scott (August 30, 2023). "John Wolford, Jose Ramirez Among First 14 on Practice Squad". Buccaneers.com.
- ^ Smith, Scott (January 23, 2024). "Bucs Retain 14 Practice Squad Players with Futures Contracts". Buccaneers.com.
External links
- Georgia Bulldogs bio
- Richard LeCounte on Twitter