Emmanuel Lamarr "E. J." Bibbs Jr. (born August 28, 1991) is an American professional football tight end who is a free agent. He was signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent in 2015. He played college football at Iowa State.
 Bibbs with the Cleveland Browns in 2016 | |||||||||
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| Born: | August 28, 1991 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 261 lb (118 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Chicago (IL) Bogan | ||||||||
| College: | Iowa State | ||||||||
| Position: | Tight end | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2015 | ||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
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Early life
editBibbs attended Bogan High School in Chicago where he starred at both wide receiver and linebacker.
College career
editBibbs originally committed to the University of Iowa before beginning his collegiate career at Arizona Western Community College. After one season at Arizona Western, Bibbs transferred to Iowa State.
Bibbs caught 84 passes for 844 yards and ten touchdowns in two seasons for the Cyclones. Bibbs was a John Mackey Award finalist and first-team all Big 12 Conference in 2014.
Professional career
editCleveland Browns
editAfter going unselected in the 2015 NFL draft, Bibbs signed with the Cleveland Browns on May 3, 2015.[2] He appeared in seven games his rookie year and had one reception for seven yards.
He was released by the Browns on August 29, 2016.[3] He was re-signed to the practice squad on October 5, 2016.[4] He was released by the Browns on October 18, 2016.[5]
Jacksonville Jaguars
editOn November 22, 2016, Bibbs was signed to the Jaguars' practice squad.[6] He was released on November 29, 2016.[7] He was re-signed to the practice squad on December 7, 2016.[8] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Jaguars on January 2, 2017.[9] On May 1, 2017, Bibbs was released.[10]
Washington Redskins
editBibbs was signed by the Washington Redskins on July 27, 2017.[11] He was waived/injured on September 2, 2017 and placed on injured reserve.[12] The team released him with an injury settlement on September 7, 2017.[13]
New York Guardians
editIn October 2019, Bibbs was selected by the New York Guardians in the sixth round of the 2020 XFL Draft.[14] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[15]
New Orleans Breakers
editOn March 10, 2022, Bibbs was drafted by the New Orleans Breakers of the United States Football League.[16] He was transferred to the team's inactive roster on April 22, 2022.[17]
Bibbs was moved to the team's inactive list again on April 20, 2023.[18] Bibbs became a free agent after the 2023 season.
References
edit- ^ "E.J. Bibbs". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
- ^ Manderfeld, Luke (May 3, 2015). "David Irving, E.J. Bibbs signed to NFL teams". IowaStateDaily.com. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
- ^ Cabot, Mary Kay (August 29, 2016). "Paul Kruger cut by Cleveland Browns; Austin Davis, Travis Coons also among cuts". cleveland.com. Archived from the original on August 29, 2016. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Browns elevate OL Anthony Fabiano to active roster". ClevelandBrowns.com. October 5, 2016. Archived from the original on March 10, 2017.
- ^ "Browns sign 2 to practice squad". ClevelandBrowns.com. October 18, 2016. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017.
- ^ de Lugo, Jordan (November 22, 2016). "Jaguars Sign E.J. Bibbs to practice squad". GenJag.com.
- ^ "Jaguars Sign DT Richard Ash & WR Mekale McKay To PS, Cut TE E.J. Bibbs". NFLTradeRumors.com. November 29, 2016.
- ^ Bouda, Nate (December 7, 2016). "Jaguars Sign TE E.J. Bibbs & LB James Burgess To Practice Squad". NFLTradeRumors.com.
- ^ "Jaguars Sign 6 Players To Futures Deals Including DB Doran Grant". NFLTradeRumors.com. January 2, 2017.
- ^ Oehser, John (May 1, 2017). "2017 offseason: Undrafted free agents bring roster to 90". Jaguars.com.
- ^ Czarda, Stephen. "Redskins Sign Tight End E.J. Bibbs". Redskins.com. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
- ^ "9/2: Redskins Make Roster Moves". Redskins.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on September 5, 2017.
- ^ "9/7: Redskins Make Roster Moves". Redskins.com. September 7, 2017. Archived from the original on September 8, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
- ^ Bender, Bill (October 21, 2019). "XFL Draft picks 2019: Complete results, rosters, players for new football league". Sporting News. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- ^ Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
- ^ "USFL Draft 2022: Supplemental Draft Pick-by-Pick Results". www.foxsports.com. Fox Media LLC. March 10, 2022. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
- ^ @USFLBreakers (April 22, 2022). "Roster Updates" (Tweet). Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ @USFLBreakers (April 20, 2023). "Free Agent Signing" (Tweet). Retrieved April 21, 2023 – via Twitter.