{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1993)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Tyler Catalina | image = | caption = | current_team = | number =68 | position = Offensive tackle | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|1|24}} | birth_place = Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S. | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 6 | weight_lbs = 315 | high_school = Wachusett Regional<br>(Holden, Massachusetts) | college = Rhode Island (2013–2015), <br> Georgia (2016) | undraftedyear = 2017 | pastteams = * Washington Redskins ({{NFL Year|2017}}–{{NFL Year|2018}}) * Minnesota Vikings ({{NFL Year|2019}})* * Carolina Panthers ({{NFL Year|2019}})* * Ottawa Redblacks ({{CFL Year|2020}}–{{CFL Year|2021}}) * Tampa Bay Bandits ({{USFL Year|2022}}) * DC Defenders ({{XFL Year|2023}})* | status = | highlights = * Second-team All-CAA (2015) * Third-team All-CAA (2014) | statweek = | statseason = | statlabel1 = Games played | statvalue1 = 9 | statlabel2 = Games started | statvalue2 = 2 }} '''Tyler Catalina''' (born January 24, 1993) is an American former football offensive tackle. He played college football at Rhode Island for three seasons before finishing his career at Georgia. He was signed by the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent in 2017.
==College career== Catalina played collegiately at Rhode Island (2013–15) and Georgia (2016). He started 12 games at right tackle as a freshman in 2013. He then started ten games at left tackle the following season, garnering third-team all-conference honors. The next year, he started 11 games at left tackle as a junior team captain in 2015, earning second-team All-CAA honors. In his lone season at Georgia, he started 12 games at left tackle.
==Professional career== ===Washington Redskins=== Catalina signed with the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent on May 4, 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Czarda, Stephen |date=May 4, 2017 |title=Redskins Sign Eight College Free Agents |url=http://www.redskins.com/news/article-1/Redskins-Sign-Eight-College-Free-Agents/9efbff6f-af0d-48d0-894b-f202fd3a859c |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911022010/http://www.redskins.com/news/article-1/Redskins-Sign-Eight-College-Free-Agents/9efbff6f-af0d-48d0-894b-f202fd3a859c |archive-date=September 11, 2017 |access-date=November 4, 2017 |website=Redskins.com}}</ref> After a strong performance in training camp and the preseason, Catalina made the Redskins final roster.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 5, 2017 |title=From Undrafted To Active Roster, Tyler Catalina Makes The Cut |url=https://www.redskins.com/news/from-undrafted-to-active-roster-tyler-catalina-makes-the-cut-19319250 |access-date=November 4, 2017 |website=Redskins.com}}</ref> He made his NFL debut in Week 8 against the Cowboys, starting at right guard in place of an injured Brandon Scherff. He was waived by the Redskins on November 11, 2017, but was re-signed five days later.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Czarda, Stephen |date=November 11, 2017 |title=Redskins Promote Brandon Banks And Maurice Harris To Active Roster |url=https://www.redskins.com/news/redskins-promote-brandon-banks-and-maurice-harris-to-active-roster-19746211 |website=Redskins.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=November 16, 2017 |title=11/16: Redskins Make Roster Moves |url=http://www.redskins.com/news/article-1/1116-Redskins-Make-Roster-Moves/6068d7b5-40f4-4603-854c-29ae620657f1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223113349/http://www.redskins.com/news/article-1/1116-Redskins-Make-Roster-Moves/6068d7b5-40f4-4603-854c-29ae620657f1 |archive-date=December 23, 2017 |website=Redskins.com}}</ref>
On September 1, 2018, Catalina was placed on injured reserve after having shoulder surgery.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 1, 2018 |title=9/1: Redskins Make Roster Moves |url=https://www.redskins.com/news/9-1-redskins-make-roster-moves |access-date=September 1, 2018 |website=Redskins.com |archive-date=September 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902052302/https://www.redskins.com/news/9-1-redskins-make-roster-moves |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was waived on July 31, 2019.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Copeland |first1=Kareem |last2=Carpenter |first2=Les |title=Redskins sign offensive tackle Donald Penn, guard Hugh Thornton |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/07/30/redskins-hope-sign-offensive-tackle-donald-penn-who-is-meeting-with-team-tuesday/ |access-date=31 July 2019 |newspaper=Washington Post}}</ref>
===Minnesota Vikings=== On August 1, 2019, Catalina was claimed off waivers by the Minnesota Vikings, but was waived ten days later.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 1, 2019 |title=Vikings Claim Via Waiver Tyler Catalina, Waive Tiano Pupungatoa |url=https://www.vikings.com/news/vikings-sign-tyler-catalina-waive-tiano-pupungatoa |website=Vikings.com |access-date=September 1, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=August 11, 2019 |title=Vikings Sign Nate Wozniak, Waive Tyler Catalina |url=https://www.vikings.com/news/vikings-sign-nate-wozniak-waive-tyler-catalina |website=Vikings.com |access-date=September 1, 2025}}</ref>
===Carolina Panthers=== On August 19, 2019, Catalina was signed by the Carolina Panthers.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 19, 2019 |title=Panthers makes roster moves ahead of third preseason game |url=https://www.panthers.com/news/panthers-makes-roster-moves-tyler-catalina-brandon-bell |website=Panthers.com |access-date=August 19, 2019 |archive-date=August 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190819140945/https://www.panthers.com/news/panthers-makes-roster-moves-tyler-catalina-brandon-bell |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was waived during final roster cuts on August 30, 2019.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Henson, Max |date=August 30, 2019 |title=Panthers announce first wave of 2019 roster cuts |work=Panthers.com |url=https://www.panthers.com/news/panthers-announce-first-wave-of-2019-roster-cuts-artis-payne-corn-elder |access-date=August 30, 2019}}</ref>
===Ottawa Redblacks=== Catalina signed with the Ottawa Redblacks on February 18, 2020.<ref>{{Cite news |date=February 18, 2020 |title=Transactions: February 18, 2020 |work=OttawaRedblacks.com |url=https://www.ottawaredblacks.com/2020/02/18/transactions-february-18-2020/ |access-date=February 20, 2020}}</ref> After the CFL canceled the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Catalina chose to opt-out of his contract with the Redblacks on September 3, 2020.<ref>{{Cite news |date=August 26, 2020 |title=Tracking players who have exercised opt-outs |work=CFL.ca |url=https://www.cfl.ca/2020/08/26/tracking-cflers-exercised-opt-outs/ |access-date=October 5, 2020}}</ref> He re-signed with the Redblacks on February 5, 2021.<ref>{{Cite news |date=February 5, 2021 |title=Redblacks re-sign Hayes, Mulumba-Tshimanga and Catalina |work=OttawaRedblacks.com |url=https://www.ottawaredblacks.com/2021/02/05/redblacks-re-sign-hayes-mulumba-tshimanga-catalina/ |access-date=February 17, 2021}}</ref>
===Tampa Bay Bandits=== Catalina was selected by the Tampa Bay Bandits on February 22, 2022, with the eighth pick of the fifth round of the 2022 USFL draft.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shelton |first1=J.C. |title=Former Georgia OT Tyler Catalina drafted by the USFL |url=https://ugawire.usatoday.com/2022/02/24/former-uga-georgia-bulldogs-ot-tyler-catalina-drafted-usfl/ |access-date=February 27, 2022 |work=UGA Wire |date=February 24, 2022}}</ref>
=== DC Defenders === On January 1, 2023, Catalina was selected by the DC Defenders in the fifth round of the 2023 XFL Supplemental Draft.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Supplemental Draft Picks |url=https://www.xfl.com/supplemental-draft-2023 |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=www.xfl.com |language=en |archive-date=January 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230102041146/https://www.xfl.com/supplemental-draft-2023 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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==External links== *[https://gorhody.com/sports/football/roster/tyler-catalina/909 Rhode Island Rams bio]
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