Christian Yount
{{Short description|American football player (born 1988)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Christian Yount
| image = Christian Yount.jpg
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption = Yount with the Cleveland Browns in 2012
| current_team =
| number = 46, 57
| position = Long snapper
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=y|1988|7|8}}
| birth_place = San Pedro, California, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lbs = 256
| high_school = Las Flores (CA) Tesoro
| college = UCLA
| undraftedyear = 2011
| pastteams =
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers ({{NFL Year|2011}})
- Cleveland Browns ({{NFL Year|2011}}–{{NFL Year|2014}})
- New England Patriots ({{NFL Year|2016}})*
| status =
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 60
| statlabel2 = Total tackles
| statvalue2 = 10
}}
Christian Alexander Yount (born July 8, 1988) is a former American football long snapper. He was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent in 2011 and has also played for the Cleveland Browns. Yount played college football for the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA).
Professional career
=Tampa Bay Buccaneers=
After going unselected in the 2011 NFL draft, Yount signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Originally, he made the roster out of training camp, but was released by the team on September 14, only to be re-signed on September 17. He was waived again on October 25.
=Cleveland Browns=
On November 29, 2011, Yount signed with the Cleveland Browns.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ohio.com/news/break-news/cleveland-browns-sign-long-snapper-christian-yount-to-replace-ryan-pontbriand-1.247922|title=Cleveland Browns sign long snapper Christian Yount to replace Ryan Pontbriand|last=Ulrich|first=Nate|website=www.ohio.com|access-date=April 23, 2016}}
On August 6, 2013, Yount signed a five-year contract extension.{{cite web|work=ESPN.com|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/trainingcamp13/story/_/id/9544724/christian-yount-gets-new-deal-rebuilding-cleveland-browns|title=Christian Yount signs extension|date=August 6, 2013|access-date=July 2, 2014}} On May 29, 2015, Yount was waived.{{cite web|url=http://www.dawgsbynature.com/2015/5/29/8689863/browns-waive-long-snapper-christian-yount|title=Browns Waive Long Snapper Christian Yount|last=Pokorny|first=Chris|date=May 29, 2015|work=dawgsbynature.com|url-status=live|access-date=March 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530055948/http://www.dawgsbynature.com/2015/5/29/8689863/browns-waive-long-snapper-christian-yount |archive-date=May 30, 2015 }}
=New England Patriots=
On April 22, 2016, Yount signed with the New England Patriots.{{Cite web|url=http://www.patriots.com/news/2016/04/22/patriots-sign-lb-tony-steward-and-ls-christian-yount|title=Patriots sign LB Tony Steward and LS Christian Yount|website=New England Patriots|access-date=April 23, 2016}} Yount was released on July 21, 2016.{{Cite web|url=http://www.patriots.com/news/2016/07/21/patriots-release-lb-cj-johnson-and-ls-christian-yount|title=Patriots release LB C.J. Johnson and LS Christian Yount|website=New England Patriots|date=July 21, 2016|access-date=July 21, 2016}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130603015834/http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/team/roster/Christian-Yount/6c3d8e35-bf69-4d57-ab2d-ece10b2c061c Cleveland Browns bio]
- [http://www.uclabruins.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30500&ATCLID=208194933 UCLA Bruins football bio]
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Category:Players of American football from Los Angeles
Category:American football long snappers
Category:UCLA Bruins football players
Category:Tampa Bay Buccaneers players
Category:Cleveland Browns players
Category:New England Patriots players