Brady Sheldon
{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1993)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Brady Sheldon
| image = Brady Sheldon 58 Packers training camp 2019 (1).jpg
| caption = Sheldon at the Green Bay Packers' 2019 training camp
| current_team =
| number =
| position = Linebacker
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|2|23}}
| birth_place = Novi, Michigan, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 5
| weight_lbs = 230
| high_school = Novi (Novi, Michigan)
| college = Ferris State
| undraftedyear = 2017
| pastteams =
- Oakland Raiders ({{NFL Year|2017}})
- Cleveland Browns ({{NFL Year|2018}})*
- Green Bay Packers ({{NFL Year|2018|2019}})*
- Cincinnati Bengals ({{NFL Year|2019}})
- New York Jets ({{NFL Year|2020}})
- Toronto Argonauts ({{CFL Year|2021}})
- Edmonton Elks ({{CFL Year|2022}})
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 5
| statlabel2 = Total tackles
| statvalue2 = 1
| status =
| cflstatus = American
| cfl = brady-sheldon/164337/
}}
Brady Sheldon (born February 23, 1993) is an American professional gridiron football linebacker who is a free agent. He was most recently a member of the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Ferris State.
Professional career
=Oakland Raiders=
Sheldon signed with the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent on July 14, 2017.{{cite web|title=Raiders Add Three Free Agents|url=http://www.raiders.com/news/article-1/raiders-add-three-free-agents/a3514fff-ba5b-4c9b-ae5e-182d426ec571|website=Raiders.com|date=July 14, 2017|access-date=December 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171122031324/https://www.raiders.com/news/article-1/raiders-add-three-free-agents/a3514fff-ba5b-4c9b-ae5e-182d426ec571|archive-date=November 22, 2017|url-status=dead}} He was waived by the Raiders on September 2, 2017.{{cite web|title=Raiders Announce Transactions|url=http://www.raiders.com/news/article-1/Raiders-Announce-Transactions/f671cc9c-caa3-429f-992e-5629667b4dec|website=Raiders.com|date=September 2, 2017|access-date=December 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171209084351/https://www.raiders.com/news/article-1/Raiders-Announce-Transactions/f671cc9c-caa3-429f-992e-5629667b4dec|archive-date=December 9, 2017|url-status=dead}} He was re-signed to the practice squad on November 21, 2017. He was promoted to the active roster on December 22, 2017.{{cite web|title=Raiders Announce Transactions|url=http://www.raiders.com/news/article-1/Raiders-Announce-Transactions---December-22-2017/7bf8a8e7-7052-423a-b203-f3f6c8041bb3|website=Raiders.com|date=December 22, 2017|access-date=December 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180312202247/http://www.raiders.com/news/article-1/Raiders-Announce-Transactions---December-22-2017/7bf8a8e7-7052-423a-b203-f3f6c8041bb3|archive-date=March 12, 2018|url-status=dead}}
On June 12, 2018, Sheldon was waived by the Raiders.{{cite web|title=Raiders sign DT Ahtyba Rubin and DT Frostee Rucker|url=https://www.raiders.com/news/raiders-sign-dt-ahtyba-rubin-and-dt-frostee-rucker|website=Raiders.com|date=June 12, 2018}}
=Cleveland Browns=
On June 13, 2018, Sheldon was claimed off waivers by the Cleveland Browns.{{cite web|title=Browns claim LB Brady Sheldon|url=http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/article-5/Browns-claim-LB-Brady-Sheldon/4f411809-ded1-4ae7-a0ef-c6f4bdc197d1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615012822/http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/article-5/Browns-claim-LB-Brady-Sheldon/4f411809-ded1-4ae7-a0ef-c6f4bdc197d1|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 15, 2018|website=ClevelandBrowns.com|date=June 13, 2018}}
On September 1, 2018, Sheldon was waived by the Browns and was re-signed to the practice squad.{{cite web|title=Browns announce 53-man roster|url=https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/browns-announce-53-man-roster|author=Gribble, Andrew|website=ClevelandBrowns.com|date=September 1, 2018}}{{cite web|title=Browns announce 11 practice squad players|url=https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/browns-announce-11-practice-squad-players|website=ClevelandBrowns.com|date=September 3, 2018}} He was released on October 30, 2018.
=Green Bay Packers=
On November 6, 2018, Sheldon was signed to the Green Bay Packers practice squad.{{cite web|title=Packers place WR Geronimo Allison on IR, release S Whitehead|url=https://www.packers.com/news/packers-place-wr-geronimo-allison-on-ir-release-s-whitehead|website=Packers.com|date=November 6, 2018|access-date=November 7, 2018|archive-date=November 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181107104201/https://www.packers.com/news/packers-place-wr-geronimo-allison-on-ir-release-s-whitehead|url-status=dead}} He signed a reserve/future contract with the Packers on December 31, 2018.{{cite web|title=Packers sign 10 free agents|url=https://www.packers.com/news/packers-sign-10-free-agents|website=Packers.com|date=December 31, 2018}}
On August 31, 2019, Sheldon was waived by the Packers and was signed to the practice squad the next day.{{cite web|url=https://www.packers.com/news/packers-announce-roster-moves-x5219|title=Packers announce roster moves|date=August 31, 2019|work=Packers.com}}{{cite web|url=https://www.packers.com/news/packers-sign-10-players-to-practice-squad|title=Packers sign 10 players to practice squad|date=September 1, 2019|work=Packers.com}} He was released on October 1.{{cite web|title=Packers sign LB B.J. Bello to practice squad|url=https://www.packers.com/news/packers-sign-lb-b-j-bello-to-practice-squad|website=Packers.com|date=October 1, 2019}}
=Cincinnati Bengals=
On November 5, 2019, Sheldon was signed to the Cincinnati Bengals practice squad.{{cite web|title=Bengals Sign Sheldon To Practice Squad|url=https://www.bengals.com/news/bengals-sign-sheldon-to-practice-squad|website=Bengals.com|date=November 5, 2019}} He was promoted to the active roster on December 17, 2019.{{cite web|title=Bengals Sign Brady Sheldon To Roster, Waive Anthony Zettel|url=https://www.bengals.com/news/bengals-sign-brady-sheldon-to-roster-waive-anthony-zettel|website=Bengals.com|date=December 17, 2019}} He was waived on September 3, 2020.{{Cite web|title=Bengals Waive O'Shea Dugas, Brady Sheldon and Bryce Sterk|url=https://www.bengals.com/news/bengals-waive-o-shea-dugas-brady-sheldon-and-bryce-sterk|access-date=2020-09-03|website=www.bengals.com|language=en-US}}
=New York Jets=
On December 8, 2020, Sheldon signed with the practice squad of the New York Jets.{{cite web|title=Jets Sign DB Elijah Campbell to Active Roster|url=https://www.newyorkjets.com/news/jets-sign-db-elijah-campbell-to-active-roster|author=Greenberg, Ethan|website=NewYorkJets.com|date=December 8, 2020}} He was elevated to the active roster on December 26 and January 2, 2021, for the team's weeks 16 and 17 games against the Cleveland Browns and New England Patriots, and reverted to the practice squad after each game.{{cite news |author=Greenberg, Ethan |title=Jets Activate RB La'Mical Perine from Injured Reserve |url=https://www.newyorkjets.com/news/jets-activate-rb-la-mical-perine-from-injured-reserve |website=NewYorkJets.com |date=December 26, 2020 |access-date=February 8, 2021}}{{cite news |author=Greenberg, Ethan |title=Jets Activate RG Greg Van Roten from Injured Reserve, Waive K Sam Ficken |url=https://www.newyorkjets.com/news/jets-activate-rg-greg-van-roten-from-injured-reserve-waive-k-sam-ficken |website=NewYorkJets.com |date=January 2, 2021 |access-date=February 15, 2021}} His practice squad contract with the team expired after the season on January 11, 2021.{{cite news |title=Four players set free |url=https://www.fantasyguru.com/jets-four-players-set-free/ |website=FantasyGuru.com |date=January 11, 2021 |access-date=February 17, 2021}}
=Toronto Argonauts=
File:41, Brady Sheldon, Nov 16, 2021.jpg
On November 9, 2021, it was announced that Sheldon had signed with the Toronto Argonauts.{{cite news |title=Argos add trio: Huff, Coleman, Sheldon |url=https://www.argonauts.ca/2021/11/09/argos-add-trio-huff-coleman-sheldon/ |website=Toronto Argonauts |date=November 9, 2021}} He played in one regular season game, on November 16, 2021, where he had three defensive tackles. He spent part of 2022 training camp with the team, but was released after the first pre-season game on May 29, 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.argonauts.ca/2022/05/29/argos-transactions-may-29-2022/ |title=Argos transactions – May 29, 2022 |publisher=Toronto Argonauts |date=May 29, 2022}}
=Edmonton Elks=
On May 31, 2022, The Edmonton Elks signed Sheldon.{{cite news |title=Elks Sign Linebacker Sheldon |url=https://www.goelks.com/2022/05/31/442914/ |website=Edmonton ELks |date=May 31, 2022}} He became a starter by Week 2 of the regular season. However, he was released on December 1, 2022 after tearing his ACL and MCL.{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/2022/12/01/decoud-carter-washington-among-elks-cuts/ |title=Decoud, Carter, Washington among Elks cuts |date=December 1, 2022 |publisher=cfl.ca}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.argonauts.ca/players/brady-sheldon/164337/ Toronto Argonauts bio]
- [http://www.ferrisstatebulldogs.com/sports/fball/2016-17/bios/sheldon_brady_0qrz?view=bio Ferris State Bulldogs bio]
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Category:Sportspeople from Novi, Michigan
Category:Players of American football from Michigan
Category:American football linebackers
Category:Ferris State Bulldogs football players
Category:Oakland Raiders players
Category:Cleveland Browns players
Category:Green Bay Packers players
Category:Cincinnati Bengals players