Edward Joseph Pleasant (born December 17, 1988) is a former American football safety. He was signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2012. He played college football at Oregon.
 Pleasant with the Houston Texans in 2014 | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | December 17, 1988 Compton, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | John F. Kennedy (La Palma, California) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Oregon | ||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2012 | ||||||||||||
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Professional career
editHouston Texans
editPleasant was signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent on May 14, 2012. He was released on August 31, 2012 and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[1][2] He was signed to the active roster on December 21, 2012.[3]
Pleasant re-signed with the Texans on April 1, 2015.[4]
From 2015 to 2017, Pleasant was a leader on special teams and provided depth as a backup strong safety.
New England Patriots
editOn July 24, 2018, Pleasant signed with the New England Patriots.[5] He was released on August 26, 2018.[6]
Arizona Cardinals
editOn October 20, 2018, Pleasant signed with the Arizona Cardinals.[7] He was released on November 13, 2018.[8]
Green Bay Packers
editOn November 28, 2018, Pleasant was signed by the Green Bay Packers.[9]
NFL career statistics
editRegular season
edit| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Comb | Total | Ast | Sack | Int | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | PD | FF | FR | |||
| 2012 | HOU | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 | HOU | 16 | 1 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 | HOU | 14 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 | HOU | 16 | 0 | 36 | 24 | 12 | 0.5 | 2 | −1 | −0.5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | HOU | 14 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | HOU | 16 | 0 | 32 | 25 | 7 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018 | ARI | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | GB | 5 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 84 | 2 | 124 | 96 | 28 | 2.5 | 3 | −1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Source: NFL.com | ||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Texans announce transactions, reduce roster to 53". HoustonTexans.com. August 31, 2012. Archived from the original on January 21, 2018.
- ^ "Texans make roster move, sign 7 to practice squad". HoustonTexans.com. September 1, 2012. Archived from the original on January 21, 2018.
- ^ "Texans promote S Eddie Pleasant from practice squad". HoustonTexans.com. December 21, 2012. Archived from the original on January 21, 2018.
- ^ "WR Nate Washington signs with Texans". HoustonTexans.com. April 1, 2015. Archived from the original on January 21, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
- ^ "Patriots Sign DB Eddie Pleasant and G Nate Theaker; Release WR Cody Hollister". Patriots.com. July 24, 2018.
- ^ Williams, Charean (August 26, 2018). "Report: Patriots to release Eddie Pleasant". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sport.
- ^ Urban, Darren (October 20, 2018). "Cardinals Sign Veteran Safety Eddie Pleasant". AZCardinals.com.
- ^ Urban, Darren (November 13, 2018). "Justin Pugh Done For Season After Knee Injury". AZCardinals.com.
- ^ "Packers sign S Eddie Pleasant, release LB Korey Toomer". Packers.com. November 28, 2018. Archived from the original on May 11, 2021. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
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