Mark Asper
{{Short description|American football player (born 1985)}}
{{for|the politician|Mark Esper}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Mark Asper
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| current_team =
| number = 72, 62
| position = Guard
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|11|08|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Rexburg, Idaho, U.S.
| high_school = Idaho Falls (ID) Bonneville
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 6
| weight_lbs = 319
| college = Oregon
| draftyear = 2012
| draftround = 6
| draftpick = 178
| pastteams =
- Buffalo Bills ({{NFL Year|2012}})*
- Minnesota Vikings ({{NFL Year|2012}})
- Jacksonville Jaguars ({{NFL Year|2012}})
- Buffalo Bills ({{NFL Year|2013}})
- New York Giants ({{NFL Year|2014}})*
- Denver Broncos ({{NFL Year|2014}})*
- Miami Dolphins ({{NFL Year|2014|2015}})*
- New England Patriots ({{NFL Year|2015}})*
| status =
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 7
| pfr = AspeMa00
}}
Mark Vaughn Asper (born November 8, 1985) is an American former professional football guard. He was selected in the sixth round, 178th overall, by the Buffalo Bills in the 2012 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=2012 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2012/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-14 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He played college football at Oregon. He was also a member of the Minnesota Vikings, Jacksonville Jaguars, New York Giants, Denver Broncos, Miami Dolphins, and the New England Patriots
Professional career
Projected as a seventh round selection by Sports Illustrated, Asper was ranked as the No. 18 offensive tackle available in the 2012 NFL draft.{{cite web|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/draft-2012/breakdowns/by_position/T.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140513051901/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/draft-2012/breakdowns/by_position/T.html|archive-date=2014-05-13|title=2012 NFL Draft - Summary - Positions T|website=SI.com}} SI noted his "limited upside in the NFL" and labeled him "as an inexpensive utility lineman".{{cite web|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/draft-2012/players/70472.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515062620/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/draft-2012/players/70472.html|archive-date=2012-05-15|title=2012 NFL Draft - Players|website=SI.com}}
He was cut by the Bills on August 31, 2012, and subsequently claimed off waivers by the Minnesota Vikings on September 1, 2012.{{cite web|last=Wiederer|first=Dan|title=Vikings wave bye-bye to Bowman, Brown as Jefferson, Asper arrive|url=http://www.startribune.com/sports/vikings/168283706.html|publisher=Star Tribune|accessdate=September 2, 2012}}
Asper was claimed off waivers from the Vikings by the Jacksonville Jaguars on December 24, 2012. He was released by the Jaguars on August 25, 2013.
On September 1, 2013, he was signed to the practice squad of the Buffalo Bills.
On July 29, 2014, Asper was signed as a free-agent by the New York Giants.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sportsmedia101.com/newyorkgiants/2014/07/29/new-york-giants-awarded-former-buffalo-bills-og-mark-asper-off-waivers/|title=New York Giants Awarded Former Buffalo Bills OG Mark Asper Off Waivers}} On September 22, 2014, Asper was waived off the practice squad for Eric Herman.
On December 17, 2014, he was signed by the Miami Dolphins to their practice squad.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/dolphins-sign-pair-to-practice-squad/|title=Dolphins sign pair to practice squad|website=CBSSports.com}}
On August 6, 2015, he signed with the New England Patriots. The Patriots released Asper on August 27, 2015.{{Cite web |url=http://www.patriots.com/news/2015/08/27/patriots-release-ot-mark-asper-lb-cameron-gordon-and-dt-antonio-johnson |title=Patriots release OT Mark Asper, LB Cameron Gordon and DT Antonio Johnson |access-date=August 27, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405225824/http://www.patriots.com/news/2015/08/27/patriots-release-ot-mark-asper-lb-cameron-gordon-and-dt-antonio-johnson |archive-date=April 5, 2016 |url-status=dead }}
References
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External links
- [http://www.vikings.com/team/roster/Mark-Asper/76557e8e-0c9e-480d-910d-0b20d9f1545c Minnesota Vikings bio]
- [http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=1148913 Oregon Ducks bio]
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