{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1989)}} {{Use American English|date=March 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Juron Criner | image = | image_size = | caption = | current_team = | number = 84, 87 | position = Wide receiver | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|12|12|mf=y}} | birth_place = Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 3 | weight_lbs = 220 | high_school = Canyon Springs {{nowrap|(North Las Vegas, Nevada)}} | college = Arizona | draftyear = 2012 | draftround = 5 | draftpick = 168 | highlights = * Grey Cup champion (2016) * First-team All-Pac-10 (2010) * Second-team All-Pac-12 (2011) | pastteams = * Oakland Raiders ({{NFL Year|2012}}−{{NFL Year|2013}}) * New York Giants ({{NFL Year|2014}}−{{NFL Year|2015}})* * Ottawa Redblacks ({{CFL Year|2016}}−{{CFL Year|2017}}) * Edmonton Eskimos ({{CFL Year|2018}}) | statlabel1 = Receptions | statvalue1 = 19 | statlabel2 = Receiving yards | statvalue2 = 183 | statlabel3 = Receiving touchdowns | statvalue3 = 2 | pfr = CrinJu00 | cfl = juron-criner/161773/ }}
'''Juron Criner''' (born December 12, 1989) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Arizona Wildcats. He was a member of the NFL's Oakland Raiders and New York Giants, and also the Ottawa Redblacks and Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
==Early life== Born in Las Vegas, Nevada, Criner attended Canyon Springs High School.
==College career== Criner played college football at the University of Arizona.<ref>[http://www.arizonawildcats.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/criner_juron00.html Juron Criner] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101227174459/http://www.arizonawildcats.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/criner_juron00.html |date=2010-12-27 }} ArizonaWildcats.com</ref> In 2008 as a freshman, Criner caught 8 passes for 88 yards and a touchdown in 13 games and 3 starts. As a sophomore in 2009, he caught 45 passes for 582 yards and 9 touchdowns over 13 games and 5 starts. Criner was injured prior to the 2010 season but did not miss any games as a result.<ref>[http://www.azcentral.com/sports/ua/articles/2010/08/26/20100826arizona-football-juron-criner-return.html Arizona football's Juron Criner returns to action] AZCentral.com, August 26, 2010</ref> As a junior in 2010, Criner caught 73 passes for 1,186 yards and 8 touchdowns prior to the bowl game. In a loss to Oregon State, Criner caught 12 passes for 179 and a touchdown.<ref>[https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/15044/juron-criner Juron Criner] ESPN.com</ref>
==Professional career==
===Oakland Raiders===
The Raiders selected Criner in the fifth round of the 2012 NFL draft with the 168th overall pick.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2012 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2012/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-14 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> He had 16 catches for 151 yards in 12 games as a rookie in the 2012 season.
He was inactive most of the 2013 season, seeing action in just one game against the Eagles where he caught three passes for 32 yards. He had been surpassed on the depth chart by rookie round seven pick, Brice Butler and then found himself behind Andre Holmes as well once Holmes returned from a 4-game suspension to begin the year. In the game against the Eagles in week nine he suffered an acromioclavicular joint sprain in his right shoulder. Shortly thereafter, on November 23, 2013, the Oakland Raiders placed him on injured reserve effectively ending his 2013 season.<ref>[http://www.silverandblackpride.com/2013/11/23/5137936/oakland-raiders-call-up-greg-jenkins-place-juron-criner-on-injured-reserve.html Juron Criner is placed on injured reserve] Silver And Black Pride, November 23, 2013</ref> The Raiders waived Criner on August 26, 2014.<ref>[http://www.raiders.com/news/article-1/Raiders-Announce-Transactions/ac64c4f2-843c-4a72-b0f1-e4f3354c27c4 Raiders Announce Transactions]</ref>
===New York Giants=== On September 24, 2014, Criner was signed to the New York Giants' practice squad. On September 1, 2015, he was waived by the Giants.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.giants.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/New-York-Giants-announce-first-round-of-roster-cuts/5cabc25f-08bc-49f9-9ddc-88aace127876 |title=New York Giants announce first round of roster cuts |last=Eisen |first=Michael |date=September 1, 2015 |website=Giants.com |access-date=September 1, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170918064718/https://www.giants.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/New-York-Giants-announce-first-round-of-roster-cuts/5cabc25f-08bc-49f9-9ddc-88aace127876|archive-date=September 18, 2017}}</ref>
=== Ottawa Redblacks === On April 14, 2016, the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League announced the signing of Criner in time for spring mini-camp.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://ottawacitizen.com/sports/football/cfl/munoz-ready-to-roar-for-redblacks |title=Munoz ready to roar for RedBlacks |website=Ottawa Citizen |language=en-US |access-date=2016-04-16}}</ref> In his first year in the CFL, Criner played in 6 regular season games catching 12 passes for 269 yards with 1 touchdown. He caught 7 passes for 177 yards in Ottawa's two playoff games en route to winning the 104th Grey Cup.
===Edmonton Eskimos=== Criner signed with the Edmonton Eskimos on February 16, 2018.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cfl.ca/2018/02/16/criner-esks-agree-one-year-deal/ | title=CRINER, ESKS AGREE TO ONE-YEAR DEAL | publisher=cfl.ca | date=February 16, 2018 | accessdate=May 28, 2024}}</ref> He was placed on the 6-game injured list on June 13, 2018.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.footballdb.com/players/juron-criner-crineju01/transactions | title=Juron Criner | publisher=Footballdb.com | accessdate=May 28, 2024}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist|30em}}
==External links== * {{Football stats |nfl=2532823 |espn=15080 |pfr=C/CrinJu00}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20130925192415/http://www.raiders.com/team/roster/Juron-Criner/0499ede6-544a-4228-acfc-6d000b1cff78 Oakland Raiders bio] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20101227174459/http://www.arizonawildcats.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/criner_juron00.html Arizona Wildcats bio]
{{104th Grey Cup}} {{Raiders2012DraftPicks}}
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