Eddie Pleasant
{{Short description|American football player (born 1988)}}
{{for|the composer of songs for Hank Williams and Jim Reeves|Eddie Pleasant (songwriter)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Eddie Pleasant
| image = Eddie Pleasant.JPG
| alt =
| caption = Pleasant with the Houston Texans in 2014
| number = 35, 26
| position = Safety
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|12|17}}
| birth_place = Compton, California, U.S.
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 10
| weight_lbs = 210
| high_school = John F. Kennedy
(La Palma, California)
| college = Oregon
| undraftedyear = 2012
| pastteams = * Houston Texans ({{NFL Year|2012}}–{{NFL Year|2017}})
- New England Patriots ({{NFL Year|2018}})*
- Arizona Cardinals ({{NFL Year|2018}})
- Green Bay Packers ({{NFL Year|2018}})
| highlights = * First-team All-Pac-12 (2011)
| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 124
| statlabel2 = Sacks
| statvalue2 = 2.5
| statlabel3 = Pass deflections
| statvalue3 = 17
| statlabel4 = Forced fumbles
| statvalue4 = 1
| statlabel5 = Interceptions
| statvalue5 = 3
| pfr = PleaEd00
}}
Edward Joseph Pleasant (born December 17, 1988) is an American former professional football safety. He was signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2012. He played college football at Oregon.
Professional career
=Houston Texans=
Pleasant was signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent on May 14, 2012. He was released on August 31, 2012 and was signed to the practice squad the next day.{{cite web|title=Texans announce transactions, reduce roster to 53|url=http://www.houstontexans.com/news/article-2/Texans-announce-transactions-reduce-roster-to-53/cf959248-b1a4-4503-a446-b95275e6b3bc|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180121071640/http://www.houstontexans.com/news/article-2/Texans-announce-transactions-reduce-roster-to-53/cf959248-b1a4-4503-a446-b95275e6b3bc|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 21, 2018|website=HoustonTexans.com|date=August 31, 2012}}{{cite web|title=Texans make roster move, sign 7 to practice squad|url=http://www.houstontexans.com/news/article-2/Texans-make-roster-move-sign-7-to-practice-squad/94e613f4-bb27-4eba-840f-bbcbf2c8991a|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180121072409/http://www.houstontexans.com/news/article-2/Texans-make-roster-move-sign-7-to-practice-squad/94e613f4-bb27-4eba-840f-bbcbf2c8991a|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 21, 2018|website=HoustonTexans.com|date=September 1, 2012}} He was signed to the active roster on December 21, 2012.{{cite web|title=Texans promote S Eddie Pleasant from practice squad|url=http://www.houstontexans.com/news/article-2/Texans-promote-S-Eddie-Pleasant-from-practice-squad/54cbe695-1891-4f79-b753-095fc3c99789|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180121072308/http://www.houstontexans.com/news/article-2/Texans-promote-S-Eddie-Pleasant-from-practice-squad/54cbe695-1891-4f79-b753-095fc3c99789|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 21, 2018|website=HoustonTexans.com|date=December 21, 2012}}
Pleasant re-signed with the Texans on April 1, 2015.{{cite web|work=HoustonTexans.com|url=http://www.houstontexans.com/news/article-2/WR-Nate-Washington-signs-with-Texans/e5480910-cac3-4bcd-926a-d92831b8237b|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180121072152/http://www.houstontexans.com/news/article-2/WR-Nate-Washington-signs-with-Texans/e5480910-cac3-4bcd-926a-d92831b8237b|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 21, 2018|title=WR Nate Washington signs with Texans|date=April 1, 2015|accessdate=January 9, 2016}}
From 2015 to 2017, Pleasant was a leader on special teams and provided depth as a backup strong safety.
=New England Patriots=
On July 24, 2018, Pleasant signed with the New England Patriots.{{cite web|title=Patriots Sign DB Eddie Pleasant and G Nate Theaker; Release WR Cody Hollister|url=https://www.patriots.com/news/patriots-sign-db-eddie-pleasant-and-g-nate-theaker-release-wr-cody-hollister|website=Patriots.com|date=July 24, 2018}} He was released on August 26, 2018.{{cite web|title=Report: Patriots to release Eddie Pleasant|url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/08/26/report-patriots-to-release-eddie-pleasant/|author=Williams, Charean|work=Pro Football Talk|publisher=NBC Sport|date=August 26, 2018}}
=Arizona Cardinals=
On October 20, 2018, Pleasant signed with the Arizona Cardinals.{{cite web|title=Cardinals Sign Veteran Safety Eddie Pleasant|url=https://www.azcardinals.com/news/cardinals-sign-veteran-safety-eddie-pleasant|author=Urban, Darren|website=AZCardinals.com|date=October 20, 2018}} He was released on November 13, 2018.{{cite web|title=Justin Pugh Done For Season After Knee Injury|url=https://www.azcardinals.com/news/justin-pugh-done-for-season-after-knee-injury|author=Urban, Darren|website=AZCardinals.com|date=November 13, 2018}}
=Green Bay Packers=
On November 28, 2018, Pleasant was signed by the Green Bay Packers.{{cite web|title=Packers sign S Eddie Pleasant, release LB Korey Toomer|url=https://www.packers.com/news/packers-sign-s-eddie-pleasant-release-lb-korey-toomer|website=Packers.com|date=November 28, 2018|access-date=November 29, 2018|archive-date=May 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511133644/https://www.packers.com/news/packers-sign-s-eddie-pleasant-release-lb-korey-toomer|url-status=dead}}
NFL career statistics
=Regular season=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | |||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team ! colspan="2"| Games ! colspan="4"| Tackles ! colspan="6"| Interceptions ! colspan="2"| Fumbles | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Comb | Total | Ast | Sack | Int | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | PD | FF | FR |
| 2012 | HOU
| 2 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2013 | HOU
| 16 || 1 || 21 || 20 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2015 | HOU
| 14 || 0 || 6 || 5 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2015 | HOU
| 16 || 0 || 36 || 24 || 12 || 0.5 || 2 || −1 || −0.5 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 0 || 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2016 | HOU
| 14 || 0 || 20 || 16 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 0 || 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2017 | HOU
| 16 || 0 || 32 || 25 || 7 || 2.0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 1 || 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2018 | ARI
| 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2018 | GB
| 5 || 1 || 7 || 4 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | ||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| Total | 84 || 2 || 124 || 96 || 28 || 2.5 || 3 || −1 || || 0 || 0 || 17 || 1 || 1 | ||||||||||||
| colspan="17"|Source: [http://www.nfl.com/player/ravengreene/2561207/careerstats NFL.com] |
References
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External links
{{Commons}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20180121125731/http://www.houstontexans.com/team/roster/eddie-pleasant/9878c8fc-96aa-46ea-b6dc-4ae06b147edf/ Houston Texans bio]
- [http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=1149816 Oregon Ducks bio]
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Category:Players of American football from Compton, California
Category:American football safeties
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Category:New England Patriots players