Jonathan Woodard
Number66, 76, 99
PositionDefensive end
Birth dateSeptember 19, 1993 (age 32)
Birth placeBrentwood, Tennessee, U.S.
Height6 ft
Height in5
Weight lbs271
High schoolRavenwood (Brentwood, Tennessee)
CollegeCentral Arkansas
Draftyear2016
Draftround7
Draftpick226
Pastteams
Statlabel 1Games played
Statvalue 16
Statlabel 2Total tackles
Statvalue 210
Statlabel 3Sacks
Statvalue 31.0
Cflstatlabel 1Games played
Cflstatvalue 114
Cflstatlabel 2Total tackles
Cflstatvalue 221
Cflstatlabel 3Sacks
Cflstatvalue 310
Cflstatlabel 4Forced fumbles
Cflstatvalue 42
Cfljonathan-woodard
PfrWoodJo00

Jonathan Woodard (born September 19, 1993) is an American former professional football defensive end. He was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the seventh round of the 2016 NFL draft. He played college football at Central Arkansas.

Professional career

Jacksonville Jaguars

Woodard was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the seventh round (226th overall) of the 2016 NFL draft.[1] On May 23, 2016, he suffered a torn Achilles tendon during team workouts. He underwent surgery the same day, and missed his entire rookie season.[2] On September 2, 2017, Woodard was waived by the Jaguars.[3]

Atlanta Falcons

On October 11, 2017, Woodard was signed to the practice squad of the Atlanta Falcons.[4] He was released by the team on October 24, 2017.[5]

Miami Dolphins

On December 5, 2017, Woodard was signed to the Miami Dolphins' practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Dolphins on January 1, 2018.[6]

On September 1, 2018, Woodard was waived by the Dolphins and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[7][8] He was promoted to the active roster on September 26, 2018.[9]

On August 11, 2019, Woodard was waived/injured by the Dolphins and placed on injured reserve.[10] He was waived from injured reserve on December 24, 2019.[11]

Buffalo Bills

On January 1, 2020, Woodard was signed to the Buffalo Bills practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Bills on January 6, 2020.[12] He was waived on August 5, 2020.[13]

Saskatchewan Roughriders

Woodard signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League on May 20, 2021.[14]

Kansas City Chiefs

On February 7, 2022, Woodard signed a reserve/future contract with the Kansas City Chiefs. He was waived on May 5, 2022.[15]

References

  1. ^ Oehser, John (April 30, 2016). "Pick No. 226: Jaguars select DE Jonathan Woodard". Jaguars.com. Archived from the original on September 2, 2017. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
  2. ^ Hagemann, Andie (May 23, 2016). "Jaguars rookie DE Jonathan Woodard tears Achilles". NFL.com. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
  3. ^ Oehser, John (September 2, 2017). "Jaguars reduce active roster to 53 players". Jaguars.com. Archived from the original on September 5, 2017.
  4. ^ McFadden, Will (October 11, 2017). "Falcons sign DE Jonathan Woodard to practice squad, place TE Perkins on practice squad injured". AtlantaFalcons.com. Archived from the original on October 12, 2017.
  5. ^ Conway, Kelsey (October 24, 2017). "Falcons sign linebacker Sean Weatherspoon, waive defensive lineman Joe Vellano". AtlantaFalcons.com. Archived from the original on January 31, 2018.
  6. ^ "Dolphins Sign 8 To Futures Contracts". MiamiDolphins.com. January 1, 2018. Archived from the original on January 4, 2018.
  7. ^ "Miami Dolphins Make Roster Moves". MiamiDolphins.com. September 1, 2018.
  8. ^ "Miami Dolphins Sign 10 To Practice Squad". MiamiDolphins.com. September 2, 2018.
  9. ^ "Dolphins Sign Martrell Spaight, Promote Jonathan Woodard". MiamiDolphins.com. September 26, 2018.
  10. ^ "Dolphins Sign Terrance Smith, Waived/Injured Jonathan Woodard". MiamiDolphins.com. August 11, 2019.
  11. ^ "Jonathan Woodard: Let go by Miami". CBSSports.com. December 24, 2019. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
  12. ^ Brown, Chris (January 6, 2020). "Bills sign 10 reserve/future free agents". BuffaloBills.com
  13. ^ Glab, Maddy (August 5, 2020). "S Siran Neal, CB Ike Brown activated off Reserve/COVID list". BuffaloBills.com. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  14. ^ "Riders sign defensive lineman Jonathan Woodard". Riderville.com. May 20, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  15. ^ "Chiefs waive wide receiver Gehrig Dieter, 5 other players". Arrowhead Pride. SB Nation. May 5, 2022.