Brian Leonhardt (born April 2, 1990) is a former American football tight end. He was signed by the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent in 2013. He played college football at Bemidji State University.
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| Position: | Tight end | ||||||||
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| Born: | April 2, 1990 Blaine, Minnesota, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 255 lb (116 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Spring Lake Park (MN) | ||||||||
| College: | Bemidji State | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2013 | ||||||||
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Early life
editLeonhardt is a native of Spring Lake Park, Minnesota and went to Spring Lake Park High School .[1]
College career
editIn his Junior season, he was selected for Daktronics All-America Second-team, Super Region #3 First-team and the All-NSIC First-team.[2] He also was D2Football.com All-America Honorable Mention following the season.[2]
Professional career
editOakland Raiders
editOn April 28, 2013, he signed with the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent.[3]
Cleveland Browns
editOn July 30, 2015, Leonhardt signed with the Cleveland Browns.[4]
San Francisco 49ers
editOn November 16, 2015, the San Francisco 49ers signed Leonhardt off of the Browns practice squad, to their own.[5] On December 12, 2015, Leonhardt was promoted to the 49ers' active roster.[6]
Minnesota Vikings (first stint)
editOn March 18, 2016, Leonhardt signed with the Minnesota Vikings.[1] He was released on August 29, 2016.[7]
Detroit Lions
editOn September 3, 2016, Leonhardt was signed to the Detroit Lions' practice squad.[8] He was released on September 30, 2016.[9]
Minnesota Vikings (second stint)
editOn October 5, 2016, Leonhardt re-signed with the Vikings. He was released on October 25, 2016.[10]
Arizona Cardinals
editLeonhardt was signed to the Cardinals' practice squad on November 1, 2016.[11]
References
edit- ^ a b "Vikings Sign Minnesota Native Brian Leonhardt". www.vikings.com. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
- ^ a b "Bemidji State Beavers Profile". bsubeavers.com. Archived from the original on October 19, 2013. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
- ^ "Oakland Raiders: Brian Leonhardt". www.raiders.com. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
- ^ "49ers Sign Two Players to Practice Squad". 49ers.com. November 16, 2015. Archived from the original on November 18, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
- ^ Gutierrez, Paul (November 16, 2015). "San Francisco 49ers sign two players to practice squad". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on January 28, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
- ^ Barrows, Matt (December 12, 2015). "49ers shut down Carlos Hyde for season, promote Brian Leonhardt to 53-man roster". Sacramento Bee. Archived from the original on December 15, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
- ^ "Vikings Announce Roster Moves". Vikings.com. August 30, 2016. Archived from the original on September 23, 2017.
- ^ "Lions sign 8 players to team's practice squad". DetroitLions.com. September 4, 2016. Archived from the original on October 15, 2017.
- ^ "Lions sign CB D'Joun Smith to practice squad, release TE Brian Leonhardt from practice squad". DetroitLions.com. September 30, 2016. Archived from the original on October 1, 2016. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
- ^ Peters, Craig (October 25, 2016). "Vikings Announce 6 Practice Squad Moves". Vikings.com. Archived from the original on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
- ^ Urban, Darren (November 1, 2016). "Cardinals bring back Boggs after Veldheer move". Blog.AZCardinals.com. Archived from the original on November 2, 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
External links
edit- Oakland Raiders bio
- San Francisco 49ers bio
- Bemidji State Beavers bio Archived October 19, 2013, at the Wayback Machine