Jace Billingsley (born May 16, 1993) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at Eastern Oregon University, and was signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent after the 2016 NFL draft.
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||
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| Born: | May 16, 1993 Winnemucca, Nevada, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 189 lb (86 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | Winnemucca (NV) Lowry | ||||
| College: | Eastern Oregon | ||||
| Undrafted: | 2016 | ||||
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College career
editIn his last season at Eastern Oregon University, Billingsley finished fourth in the country with 1,931 all-purpose yards, 863 rushing yards, and 506 receiving yards.[1]
Professional career
editDetroit Lions
editBillingsley signed with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent on May 6, 2016.[2] On September 3, 2016, he was waived by the Lions and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[3][4] On December 31, 2016, he was promoted to the active roster, though he was a healthy scratch for the Lions' final regular season game against the Green Bay Packers and playoff game against the Seattle Seahawks.[5]
On September 2, 2017, Billingsley was waived by the Lions and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[6][7] He was promoted to the active roster on October 25, 2017.[8] In his second career NFL game, on Monday Night Football against the Packers, Billingsley recorded two special teams tackles in the Lions 30-17 victory. He was waived by the Lions on November 11, 2017.[9] He was re-signed on November 14, 2017.[10] He was waived again on November 22, 2017 and later re-signed to the practice squad.[11][12] He was promoted back to the active roster on December 29, 2017.[13]
On September 1, 2018, Billingsley was waived by the Lions.[14]
New England Patriots
editOn September 4, 2018, Billingsley was signed to the New England Patriots' practice squad.[15] He was released on September 12, 2018, and was re-signed six days later.[16] He was released again on September 26, 2018.[17]
References
edit- ^ Bond, Ronald. "Former EOU star headed for Motown". The Observer. Archived from the original on June 17, 2016. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
- ^ "Lions sign 12 undrafted rookie free agents". DetroitLions.com. May 6, 2016. Archived from the original on October 15, 2017.
- ^ "Lions establish 53-man roster". DetroitLions.com. September 3, 2016. Archived from the original on October 15, 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 WR Jace Billingsley to active roster and place RB Theo Riddick on Reserve/Injured". DetroitLions.com. December 31, 2016.
- ^ "Lions establish 53-man roster". DetroitLions.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017.
- ^ "Lions assigned G Zac Kerin and T Brian Mihalik via waivers". DetroitLions.com. September 3, 2017. Archived from the original on December 9, 2017.
- ^ Alper, Josh (October 25, 2017). "Lions promote Jace Billingsley to active roster". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
- ^ "Lions activate T Taylor Decker and T Corey Robinson". DetroitLions.com. November 11, 2017.
- ^ "Lions sign free agents WR Jace Billingsley and DE George Johnson". DetroitLions.com. November 15, 2017.
- ^ "Lions awarded DE Dwight Freeney via waivers from Seattle". DetroitLions.com. November 22, 2017.
- ^ "Lions sign WR Bradley Marquez and S Rolan Milligan to active roster". DetroitLions.com. November 27, 2017. Archived from the original on February 1, 2018.
- ^ "Lions sign WR Jace Billingsley to the active roster and place C Travis Swanson on Reserve-Injured". DetroitLions.com. December 29, 2017.
- ^ "Lions establish 53-man roster". DetroitLions.com. September 1, 2018. Archived from the original on September 3, 2018. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
- ^ "Patriots Make Roster Moves". Patriots.com. September 4, 2018.
- ^ "Patriots Make Practice Squad Moves". Patriots.com. September 12, 2018.
- ^ "Patriots Place RB Rex Burkhead and LB Ja'Whaun Bentley on Injured Reserve; Announce Additional Roster Moves". Patriots.com. September 26, 2018.