Delrick Abrams
{{Short description|American football player (born 1997)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2021}}
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| position = Cornerback
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|04|06}}
| birth_place = Bogalusa, Louisiana, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
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| weight_lb = 180
| high_school = Varnado
| college = Colorado
| undraftedyear = 2020
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- Atlanta Falcons ({{NFL Year|2020}})
- Los Angeles Rams ({{NFL Year|2021}})*
- Tampa Bay Bandits ({{USFL Year|2022}})
- Memphis Showboats ({{USFL Year|2023}}–{{UFL Year|2024}})
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Delrick Abrams Jr. (born April 6, 1997) is an American professional football cornerback. He was signed by the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent in 2020 following his college football career with the Colorado Buffaloes.
Professional career
Abrams signed with the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent following the 2020 NFL draft on April 27, 2020.{{Cite news |last=McFadden, Will |date=April 27, 2020 |title=Falcons agree to terms with 20 undrafted college free agents |work=AtlantaFalcons.com |url=https://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/falcons-agree-to-terms-with-20-undrafted-college-free-agents |access-date=October 7, 2020}} He was waived during final roster cuts on September 5,{{Cite news |last=McFadden, Will |date=September 5, 2020 |title=Falcons 2020 roster announced |work=AtlantaFalcons.com |url=https://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/falcons-2020-roster-announced |access-date=October 7, 2020}} and signed to the team's practice squad the next day.{{Cite news |last=McFadden, Will |date=September 6, 2020 |title=Falcons sign 14 players to practice squad |work=AtlantaFalcons.com |url=https://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/falcons-sign-13-players-to-practice-squad |access-date=October 7, 2020}} He was elevated to the active roster on September 26 for the team's week 3 game against the Chicago Bears,{{Cite news |last=McFadden, Will |date=September 26, 2020 |title=Falcons place A.J. Terrell on reserve/COVID-19 list |work=AtlantaFalcons.com |url=https://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/falcons-place-a-j-terrell-on-reserve-covid-19-list |access-date=October 6, 2020}} and reverted to the practice squad after the game.{{Cite news |last=McFadden, Will |date=September 28, 2020 |title=Falcons add Jordan Miller to active roster, send three to practice squad |work=AtlantaFalcons.com |url=https://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/falcons-add-jordan-miller-to-active-roster-send-three-to-practice-squad |access-date=October 6, 2020}} He made his NFL debut in the game, playing one snap on defense and 10 snaps on special teams. He was elevated again on October 5 and December 19 for the weeks 4 and 15 games against the Green Bay Packers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and reverted to the practice squad again following each game.{{Cite news |last=McFadden, Will |date=October 5, 2020 |title=Falcons add kicker Elliott Fry to active roster |work=AtlantaFalcons.com |url=https://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/falcons-add-kicker-elliott-fry-to-active-roster |access-date=October 25, 2020}}{{Cite news |last=Conway, Kelsey |date=December 19, 2020 |title=Falcons flex Delrick Abrams Jr. to active roster for Bucs game |work=AtlantaFalcons.com |url=https://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/falcons-flex-delrick-abrams-jr-to-active-roster-for-bucs-game |access-date=February 3, 2021}} He signed a reserve/future contract on January 4, 2021.{{Cite web |last=McFadden, Will |date=January 4, 2021 |title=Falcons sign 11 players to reserve/future contracts |url=https://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/falcons-sign-11-players-to-reserve-future-contracts |website=AtlantaFalcons.com}}
On August 31, 2021, Abrams was waived by the Falcons.{{cite web|title=Falcons announce 53-man roster|url=https://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/falcons-announce-53-man-roster|website=AtlantaFalcons.com|date=August 31, 2021}}
On December 18, 2021, Abrams was signed to the Los Angeles Rams practice squad, but was released three days later.{{Cite web |last=Chavkin |first=Daniel |date=December 18, 2021 |title=Rams Sign Five To Practice Squad |url=https://nfltraderumors.co/rams-sign-five-to-practice-squad/ |access-date=2025-02-02 |website=NFL Trade Rumors}}
Abrams was selected with the first pick of the eighth round of the 2022 USFL draft by the Tampa Bay Bandits.{{cite news |last1=Wadleigh |first1=Matt |title=Delrick Abrams Jr. drafted in the new USFL |url=https://coloradobuffaloeswire.usatoday.com/2022/02/23/delrick-abrams-jr-drafted-new-usfl/ |access-date=March 1, 2022 |work=Colorado Buffaloes Wire |date=February 23, 2022}}
Abrams and all other Tampa Bay Bandits players were all transferred to the Memphis Showboats after it was announced that the Bandits were taking a hiatus and that the Showboats were joining the league.{{cite web |last1=Knight |first1=Joey |title=Tampa Bay Bandits won't play in United States Football League in 2023 |url=https://www.tampabay.com/sports/bucs/2022/11/15/usfl-tampa-bay-bandits-hiatus-memphis-showboats-todd-haley/ |website=tampabay.com |access-date=1 December 2022}} Abrams re-signed with the Showboats on September 30, 2023.{{cite tweet |user=USFLShowboats |title=Free Agent Signings |number=1708294004272775336 |date=September 30, 2023 |access-date=October 1, 2023}}
Personal life
Abrams appeared on the third season of the Netflix documentary series Last Chance U while attending Independence Community College in 2017.{{Cite news |last=Howell, Brian |date=August 20, 2018 |title=JUCO transfer Delrick Abrams eager to make impression with Colorado Buffaloes football |work=DenverPost.com |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2018/08/20/delrick-abrams-colorado-buffaloes-football/ |access-date=October 7, 2020}}
References
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External links
- [https://cubuffs.com/sports/football/roster/delrick-abrams-jr-/12721 Colorado Buffaloes football bio]
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Category:Sportspeople from Washington Parish, Louisiana
Category:Players of American football from Louisiana
Category:American football cornerbacks
Category:Colorado Buffaloes football players
Category:Atlanta Falcons players
Category:Independence Pirates football players