Adam Redmond
{{Short description|American football player (born 1993)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Adam Redmond
| image = File:Adam Redmond.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Redmond with the Dallas Cowboys in 2020
| current_team =
| number = 61, 51
| position = Center
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|5|19|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Strongsville, Ohio, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 6
| weight_lbs = 290
| high_school = Walsh Jesuit {{nowrap|(Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio)}}
| college = Harvard
| undraftedyear = 2016
| pastteams =
- Indianapolis Colts ({{NFL Year|2016}}–{{NFL Year|2017}})
- Buffalo Bills ({{NFL Year|2017}}–{{NFL Year|2018}})*
- Dallas Cowboys ({{NFL Year|2018}}–{{NFL Year|2020}})
- Chicago Bears ({{NFL Year|2021}})*
- Baltimore Ravens ({{NFL Year|2021}})
| highlights =
- First-team All-Ivy League (2015)
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 18
| pfr = RedmAd00
}}
Adam Redmond (born May 19, 1993) is an American former professional football center. He was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent after the 2016 NFL draft. He played college football at Harvard.
Early life
Redmond attended Walsh Jesuit High School, where he received Division Two All-district honors in his last 2 years as a starter at offensive tackle and long snapper. He accepted a football scholarship from Harvard University. As a sophomore in 2013, he started 9 games at left tackle.
As a junior in 2014, he started all 10 games at left tackle and received honorable-mention All-Ivy League honors. As a senior in 2015, he started all 10 games at center and was named first-team All-Ivy League.{{cite web|url=https://www.beaconjournal.com/article/20160408/NEWS/304089209|title=Browns notebook: Walsh Jesuit grad Adam Redmond among local NFL hopefuls to work out for hometown team next week|website=beaconjournal.com|accessdate=May 2, 2021}} He played a total of 31 career games and studied sociology.
Professional career
=Indianapolis Colts=
Redmond was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Indianapolis Colts after the 2016 NFL draft on May 2.{{cite web|title=Indianapolis Colts Agree to Terms with 21 Undrafted Free Agents|url=https://blogs.colts.com/2016/05/02/indianapolis-colts-agree-to-terms-with-21-undrafted-free-agents/|date=May 2, 2016|access-date=May 26, 2021|website=Blogs.Colts.com|archive-date=September 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180903045826/http://blogs.colts.com/2016/05/02/indianapolis-colts-agree-to-terms-with-21-undrafted-free-agents/|url-status=dead}} He was released by the Colts on September 3, 2016, and was signed to the practice squad the next day.{{cite web|title=Indianapolis Colts Make Roster Moves|url=https://blogs.colts.com/2016/09/03/indianapolis-colts-make-roster-moves-161/|date=September 3, 2016|access-date=May 26, 2021|website=Blogs.Colts.com|archive-date=February 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190213002231/http://blogs.colts.com/2016/09/03/indianapolis-colts-make-roster-moves-161/|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Indianapolis Colts Sign Nine Players to Practice Squad|url=https://blogs.colts.com/2016/09/04/indianapolis-colts-sign-nine-players-to-practice-squad/|date=September 4, 2016|access-date=May 26, 2021|website=Blogs.Colts.com|archive-date=February 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190213054423/http://blogs.colts.com/2016/09/04/indianapolis-colts-sign-nine-players-to-practice-squad/|url-status=dead}} He spent time on and off the Colts' practice squad during the season before signing a reserve/future contract with the team on January 2, 2017.{{cite web|title=Indianapolis Colts Sign Seven Players to Reserve/Future Contracts|url=https://blogs.colts.com/2017/01/02/indianapolis-colts-sign-seven-players-to-reservefuture-contracts-2/|website=Blogs.Colts.com|date=January 2, 2017|access-date=May 26, 2021|archive-date=May 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511020342/https://blogs.colts.com/2017/01/02/indianapolis-colts-sign-seven-players-to-reservefuture-contracts-2/|url-status=dead}}
On September 2, 2017, Redmond was waived by the Colts and was signed to the practice squad the next day.{{cite web|title=Colts Announce Final 2017 Roster Cuts|url=http://www.colts.com/news/article-1/Colts-Announce-Final-2017-Roster-Cuts/5dc30820-9391-401e-8bdd-40852df5769e|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109151022/http://www.colts.com/news/article-1/Colts-Announce-Final-2017-Roster-Cuts/5dc30820-9391-401e-8bdd-40852df5769e|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 9, 2017|author=Walker, Andrew|website=Colts.com|date=September 2, 2017}}{{cite web|title=Colts Add Seven To Initial 2017 Practice Squad|url=http://www.colts.com/news/article-1/Colts-Add-Seven-To-Initial-2017-Practice-Squad/e37c1c68-292e-4307-a0b3-9e2c96ac92f0|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109152320/http://www.colts.com/news/article-1/Colts-Add-Seven-To-Initial-2017-Practice-Squad/e37c1c68-292e-4307-a0b3-9e2c96ac92f0|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 9, 2017|author=Walker, Andrew|website=Colts.com|date=September 3, 2017}} He was promoted to the active roster on September 9.{{cite web|title=Colts Bring Up Adam Redmond To Active Roster|url=https://www.colts.com/news/colts-bring-up-adam-redmond-to-active-roster-19339947|author=Walker, Andrew|website=Colts.com|date=September 9, 2017|access-date=May 26, 2021}} He appeared in the first 4 games, before being waived on October 6.{{cite web|title=Colts Sign TE Henry Krieger-Coble; Waive C Adam Redmond|url=https://www.colts.com/news/colts-sign-te-henry-krieger-coble-waive-c-adam-redmond-19517887|website=Colts.com|date=October 6, 2017|access-date=May 26, 2021}}
=Buffalo Bills=
On October 10, 2017, Redmond was signed to the Buffalo Bills' practice squad.{{cite web|title=Bills add two to practice squad|url=https://blogs.buffalobills.com/2017/10/10/bills-add-two-to-practice-squad/|author=Brown, Chris|website=Blogs.BuffaloBills.com|date=October 10, 2017|access-date=May 26, 2021|archive-date=May 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509082153/https://blogs.buffalobills.com/2017/10/10/bills-add-two-to-practice-squad/|url-status=dead}} He signed a reserve/future contract with the Bills on January 8, 2018.{{cite web|title=Bills sign nine practice squad players to reserve/future contracts|url=http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-1/Bills-sign-nine-practice-squad-players-to-reservefuture-contracts/fd31708f-af97-424a-a212-9d28564f4d83|author=Brown, Chris|website=BuffaloBills.com|date=January 8, 2018|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180111202514/http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-1/Bills-sign-nine-practice-squad-players-to-reservefuture-contracts/fd31708f-af97-424a-a212-9d28564f4d83|archivedate=January 11, 2018|access-date=January 9, 2018}} On September 1, 2018, Redmond was waived by the Bills.{{cite web|title=Bills make these moves to reach the 53-man roster limit|url=https://www.buffalobills.com/news/bills-make-these-moves-to-reach-the-53-man-roster-limit|website=BuffaloBills.com|date=September 1, 2018|access-date=May 26, 2021}}
=Dallas Cowboys=
On September 2, 2018, Redmond was claimed off waivers by the Dallas Cowboys.{{cite web|title=Cowboys Claim Guard, Veteran Safety Off Waivers|url=https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/cowboys-claim-guard-veteran-safety-off-waivers|author=Eatman, Nick|website=DallasCowboys.com|date=September 2, 2018|access-date=May 26, 2021}} He appeared in 10 games as a backup offensive lineman. In 2019, he was declared inactive in the first 9 games, before being placed on the injured reserve list on November 16.{{cite web|title=Cowboys place Adam Redmond on IR, promote Josh Jones|url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2019/11/16/cowboys-place-adam-redmond-on-ir-promote-josh-jones/|author=Williams, Charean|work=Pro Football Talk|publisher=NBC Sports|date=November 16, 2019|access-date=May 26, 2021}}
On March 9, 2020, Redmond signed a one-year deal with the Cowboys.{{cite web|title= Cowboys Re-Sign C Adam Redmond|url=https://nfltraderumors.co/cowboys-re-sign-c-adam-redmond/|author=Bouda, Nate|website=NFLTradeRumors.co|date=March 9, 2020|access-date=May 26, 2021}} He was released on September 2, 2020.{{Cite web|last=Gantt|first=Darin|date=2020-09-02|title=Cowboys releasing quarterback Clayton Thorson|url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/09/02/cowboys-releasing-quarterback-clayton-thorson/|access-date=May 26, 2021|website=ProFootballTalk|language=en-US}} He was re-signed to the practice squad on October 12, 2020.{{cite news |author=Bouda, Nate |title=Cowboys Sign OL Adam Redmond To Practice Squad |url=https://nfltraderumors.co/cowboys-sign-ol-adam-redmond-to-practice-squad/ |website=NFLTradeRumors.co |date=October 12, 2020 |accessdate=October 29, 2020}} He was elevated to the active roster on October 24 and November 21 for the team's weeks 7 and 11 games against the Washington Football Team and Minnesota Vikings, and reverted to the practice squad after each game.{{cite news |title=Cowboys LT Cam Erving activated from injured reserve, expected to start vs. Washington |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/cowboys/2020/10/24/cowboys-lt-cam-erving-activated-from-injured-reserve-expected-to-start-vs-washington/ |website=DallasNews.com |date=October 24, 2020 |accessdate=November 6, 2020}}{{cite news |author=Henry, Asa |title=Cowboys activate OT Brandon Knight, add Tyler Biadasz to IR |url=https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/2020/11/21/dallas-cowboys-week-11-roster-moves-brandon-knight-tyler-biadasz-rashard-robinson-adam-redmond/ |website=USAToday.com |date=November 21, 2020 |accessdate=December 27, 2020}} He was promoted to the active roster on November 25, 2020.{{cite news |author=Henry, Asa |title=Cowboys sign Adam Redmond, elevate two CBs ahead Thanksgiving |url=https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/2020/11/25/dallas-cowboys-roster-updates-week-12-adam-redmond-washington-football-team/ |website=USAToday.com |date=November 25, 2020 |accessdate=December 27, 2020}} He was waived on December 12, 2020,{{cite news |author=Henry, Asa |title=Cowboys' Biadasz returns from IR, backup released, 2 elevated from PS |url=https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/2020/12/12/dallas-cowboys-week-14-roster-moves-tyler-biadasz-adam-redmond-william-sweet-chris-westry/ |website=USAToday.com |date=December 12, 2020 |access-date=January 27, 2021}} and re-signed to the practice squad four days later.{{cite news |author=Phillips, Rob |title=Awuzie Activated; Diggs Designated To Return |url=https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/awuzie-activated-diggs-designated-to-return |website=DallasCowboys.com |date=December 16, 2020 |access-date=February 2, 2021}} He signed a reserve/future contract with the Cowboys on January 4, 2021.{{cite news |title=Jan. 4 Updates |url=https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/updates-january-2021 |website=DallasCowboys.com |date=January 4, 2021 |access-date=February 15, 2021}} He was released on May 5, 2021.{{cite news |author=Phillips, Rob |title=Cowboys Part Ways With 6 Players, Including Woods |url=https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/cowboys-part-ways-with-6-players-including-woods |website=DallasCowboys.com |date=May 5, 2021 |access-date=May 5, 2021}}
=Chicago Bears=
On May 19, 2021, Redmond signed with the Chicago Bears.{{cite web|title=Roster Moves: Bears sign OL Redmond, waive OL Cervenka|url=https://www.chicagobears.com/news/roster-moves-bears-sign-ol-redmond-waive-ol-cervenka|author=Mayer, Larry|website=ChicagoBears.com|date=May 19, 2021|access-date=May 26, 2021}} He was released on August 31, 2021.{{cite web|title=Roster Moves: Bears announce 53-man roster|url=https://www.chicagobears.com/news/roster-moves-bears-announce-53-man-roster|author=Mayer, Larry|website=ChicagoBears.com|date=August 31, 2021}}
=Baltimore Ravens=
On October 20, 2021, Redmond was signed to the Baltimore Ravens practice squad. His contract expired on January 10, 2022.
References
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External links
- [https://gocrimson.com/sports/football/roster/adam-redmond/2101 Harvard Crimson bio]
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