Larry Pinkard
{{Short description|American football player (born 1992)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Larry Pinkard
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| position = Wide receiver
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|2|25}}
| birth_place = Washington, D.C., U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lbs = 196
| high_school = Washington (DC) Ballou
| college = Old Dominion
| undraftedyear = 2015
| pastteams =
- Green Bay Packers ({{NFL Year|2015}})*
- Oakland Raiders ({{NFL Year|2015}})*
- Jacksonville Jaguars ({{NFL Year|2017}})
- Cleveland Browns ({{NFL Year|2018}})*
| highlights =
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Larry Pinkard (born February 25, 1992) is an American former professional football wide receiver. He played college football at Old Dominion. He was originally signed as an undrafted free agent by the Green Bay Packers. He was also a member of the Oakland Raiders, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Cleveland Browns.
Professional career
=Green Bay Packers=
Pinkard was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent on May 8, 2015.{{cite web|title=Packers sign 17 rookie free agents|url=http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-roster-moves/article-1/Packers-sign-17-rookie-free-agents/a5e6be04-ac0a-4c8a-a346-7ce9dafdf381|website=Packers.com|date=May 8, 2015|accessdate=August 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150509200534/http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-roster-moves/article-1/Packers-sign-17-rookie-free-agents/a5e6be04-ac0a-4c8a-a346-7ce9dafdf381|archive-date=May 9, 2015|url-status=dead}} He was waived/injured on September 5, 2015 and placed on injured reserve.{{cite web|title=Packers reduce roster to 53|url=http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-roster-moves/article-1/Packers-reduce-roster-to-53/17b708be-109c-4a48-95ed-f8099d64992a|website=Packers.com|date=September 5, 2015|accessdate=August 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171207140431/http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-roster-moves/article-1/packers-reduce-roster-to-53/17b708be-109c-4a48-95ed-f8099d64992a|archive-date=December 7, 2017|url-status=dead}} He was released on September 14, 2015.{{Cite web|url=https://247sports.com/nfl/green-bay-packers/article/packers-waive-rookie-wide-receiver-larry-pinkard-39445279/|title=Packers waive rookie wide receiver Larry Pinkard|last=Carriveau|first=Brian|date=September 14, 2015|website=24/7 Sports|publisher=|access-date=November 21, 2017}}
=Oakland Raiders=
On December 15, 2015, Pinkard was signed to the Oakland Raiders' practice squad.{{cite web|title=Raiders Sign LS Thomas Gafford|url=http://www.raiders.com/news/article-1/Raiders-Sign-LS-Thomas-Gafford/21b9d77e-273c-4fd3-baf8-8875de7664bc|website=Raiders.com|date=December 15, 2015|accessdate=August 25, 2017|archive-date=August 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170826081839/http://www.raiders.com/news/article-1/Raiders-Sign-LS-Thomas-Gafford/21b9d77e-273c-4fd3-baf8-8875de7664bc|url-status=dead}}
=Jacksonville Jaguars=
On April 17, 2017, Pinkard was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars.{{cite web|title=Jaguars add to offense, sign WR Larry Pinkard, FB Tommy Bohanon|url=http://www.foxsports.com/florida/story/jacksonville-jaguars-sign-tommy-bohanon-larry-pinkard-041717|website=FoxSports.com|date=April 17, 2017|accessdate=August 25, 2017}} He was waived on September 1, 2017.{{cite web|title=Roster at 75: Notable names among transactions|url=http://www.jaguars.com/news/article-JaguarsNews/Roster-at-75-Notable-names-among-transactions/2052c97a-5b4b-49f6-a846-b4bc1622c399|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904105807/http://www.jaguars.com/news/article-JaguarsNews/Roster-at-75-Notable-names-among-transactions/2052c97a-5b4b-49f6-a846-b4bc1622c399|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 4, 2017|author=Oehser, John|website=Jaguars.com|date=September 1, 2017}} He was signed to the practice squad on September 12, 2017. He was promoted to the active roster on November 18, 2017.{{cite web|title=Jaguars make roster moves|url=http://www.jaguars.com/news/article-JaguarsNews/Jaguars-make-roster-moves/c5b8d69a-98bf-43ff-945f-9f9ee155ada4|website=Jaguars.com|date=November 18, 2017}} He was waived/injured on December 23, 2017 and was placed on injured reserve.{{cite web|title=Jaguars promote Jaelen Strong to 53-player roster|url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2017/12/23/jaguars-promote-jaelen-strong-to-53-player-roster/|author=Williams, Charean|website=ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com|date=December 23, 2017}} On February 23, 2018, he was waived by the Jaguars.{{cite web|title=Jaguars cut three others along with Chris Ivory|url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/02/23/jaguars-cut-three-others-along-with-chris-ivory/|author=Alper, Josh|website=ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com|date=February 23, 2018}}
=Cleveland Browns=
On February 26, 2018, Pinkard was claimed off waivers by the Cleveland Browns.{{cite web|title=Browns claim WR Larry Pinkard|url=http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/article-5/Browns-claim-WR-Larry-Pinkard/be2b444a-8be4-4ee2-aa03-19c99a354671|website=ClevelandBrowns.com|date=February 26, 2018|access-date=February 27, 2018|archive-date=February 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180227041350/http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/article-5/Browns-claim-WR-Larry-Pinkard/be2b444a-8be4-4ee2-aa03-19c99a354671|url-status=dead}} He was waived by the Browns less than two months later, on April 12.{{cite web|title=Browns release 7 players|url=http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/article-5/Browns-release-7-players/66bb8ce1-785f-4839-8fd5-b35fc0c21fd4|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616103806/http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/article-5/Browns-release-7-players/66bb8ce1-785f-4839-8fd5-b35fc0c21fd4|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 16, 2018|website=ClevelandBrowns.com|date=April 12, 2018}}
Personal life
His parents are Larry Green and Michele Pinkard-Green. He has four siblings, two sisters, Lashelle and LaTonya, and two brothers, Jacqua and Ayinde. He majored in sports management.{{Citation needed|date=December 2017}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.odusports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=208409169 Old Dominion Monarchs bio]{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
- [http://www.packers.com/team/roster/larry-pinkard/bacb644d-59c1-4061-8199-0d65bdfa8367/ Green Bay Packers bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160906050107/http://www.packers.com/team/roster/Larry-Pinkard/bacb644d-59c1-4061-8199-0d65bdfa8367 |date=September 6, 2016 }}
- [http://www.raiders.com/team/roster/Larry-Pinkard/9218c766-557f-46a1-acf7-9867ee2582c6 Oakland Raiders bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419191018/http://www.raiders.com/team/roster/Larry-Pinkard/9218c766-557f-46a1-acf7-9867ee2582c6 |date=April 19, 2017 }}
- [http://www.jaguars.com/team/roster/Larry-Pinkard/73872c61-44ca-494a-b530-fa032c508883 Jacksonville Jaguars bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170522160035/http://www.jaguars.com/team/roster/Larry-Pinkard/73872c61-44ca-494a-b530-fa032c508883 |date=May 22, 2017 }}
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Category:Players of American football from Washington, D.C.
Category:American football wide receivers
Category:Old Dominion Monarchs football players
Category:Old Dominion University alumni
Category:Green Bay Packers players
Category:Oakland Raiders players