Adonis K. Alexander (born November 7, 1996) is an American professional football cornerback for the Michigan Panthers of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at Virginia Tech, and was selected by the Washington Redskins in the sixth round of the 2018 NFL supplemental draft.
 Alexander with the Washington Redskins in 2019 | |||||
| No. 36 – Michigan Panthers | |||||
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||
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| Born: | November 7, 1996 Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school: | Independence (Charlotte, North Carolina) | ||||
| College: | Virginia Tech (2015–2017) | ||||
| Supplemental draft: | 2018 / round: 6 | ||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||
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Early life and college
editAlexander attended Independence High School in Charlotte, North Carolina. He then attended Virginia Tech, and was ruled academically ineligible for his final year, preventing him from entering the 2018 NFL draft.[1] However, he entered in to the 2018 NFL supplemental draft.
Professional career
editWashington Redskins
editAlexander was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the sixth round of the 2018 supplemental draft.[2]
Alexander was waived on August 31, 2019, but was signed to the practice squad the following day.[3][4] He was released on October 1, 2019.[5]
Los Angeles Rams
editOn November 14, 2019, Alexander was signed to the Los Angeles Rams practice squad.[6] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Rams on December 31, 2019.
Alexander was waived on September 4, 2020.[7]
San Francisco 49ers
editOn January 4, 2021, Alexander signed a reserve/future contract with the San Francisco 49ers.[8] Alexander was waived on May 4, 2021.[9]
New Orleans Saints
editOn August 4, 2021, Alexander signed with the New Orleans Saints.[10] He was waived/injured and placed on injured reserve on August 18, 2021.[11] He was waived on August 21.
New Orleans Breakers
editAlexander was selected in the 8th round of the 2022 USFL draft by the New Orleans Breakers.[12] He was transferred to the inactive roster on April 22, 2022.[13] He was transferred to the active roster on April 30.[14]
Alexander re-signed with the Breakers on October 3, 2023.[15] The Breakers folded when the XFL and USFL merged to create the United Football League (UFL).[16]
Michigan Panthers
editOn January 5, 2024, Alexander was selected by the Michigan Panthers during the 2024 UFL dispersal draft.[17] He re-signed with the team on August 19, 2024.[18]
References
edit- ^ Paylor, Terez (July 10, 2018). "The Story of Adonis: This NFL supplemental draft candidate offers loads of intrigue". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
- ^ "Redskins Select Adonis Alexander In Sixth Round Of Supplemental Draft, Waive Sam Irwin-Hill". Redskins.com. July 11, 2018.
- ^ "Redskins Make Roster Moves". Redskins.com. August 31, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- ^ "Redskins Sign Nine Players To Practice Squad". Redskins.com. September 1, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- ^ "Redskins Waive WR Robert Davis, Release CB Adonis Alexander From Practice Squad". Redskins.com. October 1, 2019.
- ^ "Rams sign second-year DB Adonis Alexander to practice squad". The Rams Wire. USA Today. November 14, 2019.
- ^ "Rams waive 17 players ahead of 53-man roster deadline". TheRams.com. September 4, 2020.
- ^ "49ers Announce Roster Moves". 49ers.com. January 4, 2021. Archived from the original on October 9, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- ^ "49ers Waive Three Players". 49ers.com. May 4, 2021. Archived from the original on May 19, 2022. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
- ^ "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. August 4, 2021.
- ^ "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. August 18, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
- ^ Camenker, Jacob (February 23, 2022). "USFL Draft tracker: Complete results, rosters for new football league". Sporting News.
- ^ @USFLBreakers (April 22, 2022). "Roster Updates" (Tweet). Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ @USFLBreakers (April 30, 2022). "Roster Updates" (Tweet). Retrieved April 30, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ @USFLBreakers (October 3, 2023). "Free Agent Signings" (Tweet). Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ Seifert, Kevin (January 1, 2024). "Newly formed United Football League sets 8 markets, tabs coaches". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
- ^ "UFL - Team Rosters". www.theufl.com. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
- ^ @UFL_PR (August 19, 2024). "The #UFL has announced the following transactions" (Tweet). Retrieved August 20, 2024 – via Twitter.
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