{{Short description|American football player (born 1990)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Keavon Milton | image = | current_team = | number = 83, 66 | position = Offensive tackle | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|6|23}} | birth_place = Canton, Texas, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 4 | weight_lbs = 293 | high_school = Canton (TX) | college = Louisiana–Monroe | undraftedyear = 2013 | pastteams = * New Orleans Saints ({{NFL Year|2013}})* * Cleveland Browns ({{NFL Year|2013}}) * Seattle Seahawks ({{NFL Year|2014}}) * New England Patriots ({{NFL Year|2015}}–{{NFL Year|2016}})* * Dallas Cowboys ({{NFL Year|2016}})* * Pittsburgh Steelers ({{NFL Year|2016}}–{{NFL Year|2017}})* * BC Lions ({{CFL Year|2017}})* | statlabel1 = Games played | statvalue1 = 9 }}
'''Keavon Milton''' (born June 23, 1990) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks.
Milton was a member of the NFL's New Orleans Saints, Cleveland Browns, Seattle Seahawks, New England Patriots, Dallas Cowboys, and Pittsburgh Steelers, and the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
==Professional career==
===New Orleans Saints=== On April 28, 2013, Milton signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent.<ref>{{cite web | title=New Orleans Saints Announce 2013 Rookie Free Agent Class | work=neworleanssaints.com | url=http://www.neworleanssaints.com/news-and-events/article-1/New-Orleans-Saints-Announce-2013-Rookie-Free-Agent-Class/422cbd26-0e81-4732-8029-c7571fc0fc9a | accessdate=April 28, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170620225232/http://www.neworleanssaints.com/news-and-events/article-1/New-Orleans-Saints-Announce-2013-Rookie-Free-Agent-Class/422cbd26-0e81-4732-8029-c7571fc0fc9a | archive-date=June 20, 2017 | url-status=dead }}</ref> On August 31, 2013, he was released.<ref>{{cite web | title=Courtney Roby, Preston Parker let go as New Orleans Saints trim roster to 53-man limit | work=neworleanssaints.com | url=http://www.neworleanssaints.com/news-and-events/article-1/Courtney-Roby-Preston-Parker-let-go-as-New-Orleans-Saints-trim-roster-to-53-man-limit/4e9231d9-7c7b-4902-b20d-759e36e194b8 | accessdate=August 31, 2013 | archive-date=September 3, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130903002239/http://www.neworleanssaints.com/news-and-events/article-1/Courtney-Roby-Preston-Parker-let-go-as-New-Orleans-Saints-trim-roster-to-53-man-limit/4e9231d9-7c7b-4902-b20d-759e36e194b8 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
===Cleveland Browns=== On September 1, 2013, Milton was claimed off waivers by the Cleveland Browns.<ref>{{cite web | title=Browns claim undrafted rookie tight ends MarQueis Gray, Keavon Milton off waivers, cut Kellen Davis | work=ohio.com | url=http://www.ohio.com/blogs/cleveland-browns/cleveland-browns-1.270107/browns-claim-undrafted-rookie-tight-ends-marqueis-gray-keavon-milton-off-waivers-cut-kellen-davis-1.425441|accessdate=September 1, 2013}}</ref> The Browns released Milton on August 25, 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/article-1/Browns-make-roster-moves/bc504c27-6da2-4700-9eb0-77990af1e3ae |title=Browns make roster moves |access-date=August 25, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180507085914/http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/article-1/Browns-make-roster-moves/bc504c27-6da2-4700-9eb0-77990af1e3ae |archive-date=May 7, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
===Seattle Seahawks=== After being cut by the Browns, Milton signed with the Seattle Seahawks. They made the playoffs with a 12-4 record, defeating the Carolina Panthers and Green Bay Packers, rolling into Super Bowl XLIX, where the Seahawks lost 28–24 to the New England Patriots.
He was released by the Seahawks on September 5, 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Seattle Seahawks announce roster cuts|url = http://blog.seattlepi.com/football/2015/09/05/seattle-seahawks-final-roster-cuts/|website = Seattle Seahawks & NFL News|access-date = January 27, 2016|language = en-US|archive-date = February 3, 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160203104034/http://blog.seattlepi.com/football/2015/09/05/seattle-seahawks-final-roster-cuts/|url-status = dead}}</ref>
===New England Patriots=== Milton was signed to the New England Patriots practice squad on November 10, 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Patriots sign OL Keavon Milton and OL Torrian Wilson to practice squad; Release WR Austin Hill and DB Floyd Raven, SR. from practice squad|url = http://www.patriots.com/news/2015/11/10/patriots-sign-ol-keavon-milton-and-ol-torrian-wilson-practice-squad-release-wr|website = New England Patriots|access-date = January 27, 2016|archive-date = November 16, 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151116043029/http://www.patriots.com/news/2015/11/10/patriots-sign-ol-keavon-milton-and-ol-torrian-wilson-practice-squad-release-wr|url-status = dead}}</ref> On January 26, 2016, Milton signed a futures contract with the New England Patriots.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Report: Patriots signing Keavon Milton to futures contract|url = http://nep.247sports.com/Bolt/Report-Patriots-signing-Keavon-Milton-to-futures-contract-43138456|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160127074439/http://nep.247sports.com/Bolt/Report-Patriots-signing-Keavon-Milton-to-futures-contract-43138456|url-status = dead|archive-date = January 27, 2016|website = New England Patriots|access-date = January 27, 2016}}</ref> On August 30, 2016, Milton was released by the Patriots.<ref>{{cite web|title=Patriots make roster moves to meet 75-man limit|url=http://www.patriots.com/news/2016/08/30/patriots-make-roster-moves-meet-75-man-limit|website=Patriots.com}}</ref>
===Dallas Cowboys=== On September 6, 2016, Milton was signed to the Cowboys' practice squad.<ref>{{cite web|title=Two Former Draft Picks Among Trio Added To Cowboys' Practice Squad|url=http://www.dallascowboys.com/news/2016/09/06/two-former-draft-picks-among-trio-added-cowboys-practice-squad|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011023012/http://www.dallascowboys.com/news/2016/09/06/two-former-draft-picks-among-trio-added-cowboys-practice-squad|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 11, 2016|last=Helman|first=David|website=DallasCowboys.com|date=September 3, 2016}}</ref> He was released on October 21, 2016.
===Pittsburgh Steelers=== On October 25, 2016, Milton was signed to the Steelers' practice squad.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bouda |first=Nate |date=October 25, 2016 |title=Steelers Waive TE Rashaun Allen From Practice Squad, Sign OT Keavon Milton |url=http://nfltraderumors.co/steelers-waive-te-rashaun-allen-practice-squad-sign-ot-keavon-milton/ |access-date=2025-06-01 |website=NFLTradeRumors.co |language=en-US}}</ref> He signed a reserve/future contract with the Steelers on January 24, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=11 players signed to Reserve/Future contracts|url=http://www.steelers.com/news/transactions/article-1/11-players-signed-to-ReserveFuture-contracts/a171abb2-df36-4b4e-a52c-370eaec85887|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912004234/http://www.steelers.com/news/transactions/article-1/11-players-signed-to-ReserveFuture-contracts/a171abb2-df36-4b4e-a52c-370eaec85887|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 12, 2017|website=Steelers.com|date=January 24, 2017}}</ref>
On September 2, 2017, Milton was waived by the Steelers.<ref>{{cite web|title=Steelers trim roster to 53|url=http://www.steelers.com/news/transactions/article-1/Steelers-trim-roster-to-53/1611796e-088e-41cb-97f4-8a08469496f1|website=Steelers.com|date=September 2, 2017|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117184517/http://www.steelers.com/news/transactions/article-1/Steelers-trim-roster-to-53/1611796e-088e-41cb-97f4-8a08469496f1|archivedate=January 17, 2018}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.ulmwarhawks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=19000&ATCLID=1382949 Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks bio]
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