Rick Leonard

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Rick Leonard
Offensive tackle
NFL draft:2018 / Round: 4 / Pick: 127
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Games played:2
Player stats at NFL.com

Rick Leonard (born November 22, 1996) is an

2018 NFL Draft
and has since been a member of several other teams.

College career

A four-star recruit, Leonard committed to

left tackle for the Seminoles.[4]

Professional career

New Orleans Saints

Leonard was selected by the

2018 NFL Draft.[5] On May 10, 2018, Leonard signed his rookie contract with the Saints.[6] He was waived on September 1, 2018 and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[7][8] He was released on October 2, 2018.[9]

Los Angeles Rams

On October 9, 2018, Leonard was signed to the Los Angeles Rams' practice squad.[10] He was released on November 6, 2018.[11]

Arizona Cardinals (first stint)

On November 14, 2018, Leonard was signed to the Arizona Cardinals practice squad.[12]

Houston Texans

On January 9, 2019, Leonard signed a reserve/future contract with the Houston Texans.[13] The Texans waived him on August 31 during final roster cuts.[14] On September 1, 2019, Leonard was signed to the Houston Texans practice squad.[15] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Texans on January 13, 2020.[16]

On September 5, 2020, Leonard was waived by the Texans.[17]

Arizona Cardinals (second stint)

On September 22, 2020, Leonard was signed to the Cardinals practice squad.[18] He was released on October 1, 2020, and later re-signed to the practice squad on October 20.[19][20] Leonard was released on November 24, 2020.[21]

Washington Football Team

Leonard signed with the

Washington Football Team's practice squad on December 1, 2020.[22] On January 11, 2021, Leonard signed a reserve/futures contract with Washington.[23] He was waived/injured on August 24, 2021, and reverted to injured reserve before being waived with an injury settlement on September 2.[24]

Atlanta Falcons (first stint)

On November 18, 2021, Leonard was signed to the Atlanta Falcons practice squad.[25] He was released on December 7.[26]

Minnesota Vikings

On December 28, 2021, Leonard was signed to the Minnesota Vikings practice squad.[27]

Atlanta Falcons (second stint)

On December 31, 2021, Leonard was signed by the Atlanta Falcons off the Vikings practice squad.[28] his first career game against the Buffalo Bills on January 2, 2022. He was waived on August 26.[29][30]

References

  1. ^ "Rick Leonard, 2014 Strongside Defensive End - Rivals.com". N.rivals.com. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
  2. ^ Weller, Curt (February 28, 2018). "NFL Combine Preview: Florida State OL Rick Leonard". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  3. The New Orleans Advocate
    . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  4. ^ Weller, Curt (April 18, 2018). "Florida State offensive lineman Rick Leonard drafted by the Saints". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  5. ^ Katzenstein, Josh (April 28, 2018). "Saints pick Florida State offensive tackle Rick Leonard in 4th round". NOLA.com.
  6. ^ "New Orleans Saints sign six draft picks". NewOrleansSaints.com. May 10, 2018. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  7. ^ "New Orleans Saints make roster reductions to 53". NewOrleansSaints.com. September 1, 2018.
  8. ^ "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. September 2, 2018.
  9. ^ Katzenstein, Josh (October 2, 2018). "Saints cut Brandon Tate, add four players to practice squad". NOLA.com.
  10. ^ "Rams sign 2018 4th-round pick Rick Leonard to practice squad". The Rams Wire. USA Today. October 9, 2018.
  11. ^ "Los Angeles Rams release OT Rick Leonard, DE Ja'Von Rolland-Jones from practice squad". TurfShowTimes.com. November 6, 2018.
  12. ^ Urban, Darren (November 14, 2018). "Adding A Pair Of Corners: Cardinals Sign David Amerson, Leonard Johnson". AZCardinals.com.
  13. ^ "Texans sign OT Rick Leonard". Chron.com. January 9, 2019.
  14. ^ "Texans trim roster to 53 players". HoustonTexans.com. August 31, 2019. Archived from the original on September 1, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  15. ^ "Texans sign CB Armstrong, TE Paulsen, add 10 players to practice squad". HoustonTexans.com. September 2, 2019. Archived from the original on September 3, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  16. ^ "Texans sign 10 players to reserve/future contracts". HoustonTexans.com. January 13, 2020.
  17. ^ "Transactions: Roster Moves (9-5-2020)". HoustonTexans.com. September 5, 2020.
  18. ^ "Arizona Cardinals re-sign Rick Leonard to practice squad". Revenge of the Birds. SB Nation. September 22, 2020.
  19. ^ Urban, Darren (October 1, 2020). "Cardinals Sign Veteran Safety T.J. Ward To Practice Squad". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  20. ^ Urban, Darren (October 20, 2020). "Cardinals Activate D.J. Foster To Practice Squad". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  21. ^ Odegard, Kyle (November 24, 2020). "Kyler Murray Calls Limited Practice 'Precautionary' Move". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  22. ^ Camenker, Jacob (December 2020). "Timon Parris, Rick Leonard sign with Washington Football Team's practice squad". Riggos Rag. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  23. ^ "Washington Signs 13 Players To Reserve/Future Contracts". WashingtonFootball.com. January 11, 2021. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  24. ^ Manning, Bryan (August 24, 2021). "Washington releases 4 players on Tuesday". Washington Football Wire. USA Today. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  25. ^ "Falcons roster moves: Hayden Hurst to injured reserve, analyzing other gameday moves". AtlantaFalcons.com. November 18, 2021.
  26. ^ "Falcons add CB Cornell Armstrong, announce practice squad moves". The Falcoholic. SB Nation. December 7, 2021.
  27. ^ Peters, Craig (December 28, 2021). "Vikings Sign T Rick Leonard to Practice Squad". Vikings.com. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  28. ^ "Falcons activate defensive lineman off reserve/COVID-19 list, sign offensive lineman". AtlantaFalcons.com. December 31, 2021.
  29. ^ Smith, Joshua R. (January 5, 2022). "'Definitely awesome': Crazy week culminates in Middletown grad Leonard's first game-day NFL action". Frederick News-Post. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  30. ^ "Falcons bring back undrafted tight end, release offensive lineman". AtlantaFalcons.com. August 26, 2022.

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