Sam Mustipher
{{Short description|American football player (born 1996)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{infobox NFL biography
| name = Sam Mustipher
| image =
| caption =
| current_team = Tennessee Titans
| number = 60
| position = Center
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|08|13}}
| birth_place = Owings Mills, Maryland, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lbs = 332
| high_school = Our Lady of Good Counsel {{avoid wrap|(Olney, Maryland)}}
| college = Notre Dame (2014–2018)
| undraftedyear = 2019
| pastteams =
- Chicago Bears ({{NFL Year|2019}}–{{NFL Year|2022}})
- Baltimore Ravens ({{NFL Year|2023}})
- Denver Broncos ({{NFL Year|2024}})*
- Los Angeles Chargers ({{NFL Year|2024}})
- Tennessee Titans ({{NFL Year|2025}}–present)
| status = Active
| highlights =
| statleague = NFL
| statseason = 2024
| statweek =
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 64
| statlabel2 = Games started
| statvalue2 = 43
| pfr = MustSa01
}}
Sam Mustipher (born August 13, 1996) is an American professional football center for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and was signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2019. He has also played for the Baltimore Ravens and Los Angeles Chargers.
Early life
Mustipher played football at Our Lady of Good Counsel in Olney, Maryland. He played on both the offensive and defensive lines. As a senior, Mustipher was named to the Maryland consensus all-state team and the USA Today All-USA Washington D.C. team. A consensus top-250 national recruit, he was selected to play in the Under Armour All-America Game in 2014.
Mustipher was a consensus four-star prospect, and received offers from 26 schools, including Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State, and Notre Dame.{{Cite web |title=Sam Mustipher Recruiting Profile |url=https://247sports.com/Player/Sam-Mustipher-10535/high-school-2758/ |access-date=October 17, 2020 |publisher=247Sports}}{{Cite web |title=Sam Mustipher |url=https://n.rivals.com/content/prospects/2014/sam-mustipher-18720 |access-date=October 17, 2020 |publisher=Rivals}} Mustipher committed to Notre Dame on April 16, 2013. He signed his letter of intent during the signing period in February 2014, and enrolled in August.{{Cite web |title=Sam Mustipher Timeline Events |url=https://247sports.com/Player/Sam-Mustipher-10535/TimelineEvents/ |access-date=October 17, 2020 |publisher=247 Sports}}
{{College athlete recruit start|40=no|collapse=no|year=2014}}
{{College athlete recruit entry
| recruit = Sam Mustipher
| position = C
| hometown = Owings Mills, Maryland
| highschool = Our Lady of Good Counsel
| feet = 6
| inches = 3
| weight = 285
| 40 =
| commitdate = April 16, 2013
| 247 stars = 4
| rivals stars = 4
}}
{{College athlete recruit end
| 40 = no
| year = 2014
| rivals ref title = Notre Dame Football Commitment List (23)
| 247 ref title = Notre Dame College Football Recruiting Commits
| scouts =
| 247 overall = 22 (OG), 11 (MD)
| rivals overall = 12 (OG), 3 (MD)
| accessdate = October 17, 2020
}}
College career
Mustipher redshirted the 2014 season. In his sophomore season, he saw action in nine games, primarily on special teams and as a reserve offensive lineman. In 2016 as a junior, Mustipher started all 12 games at center. In his senior season in 2017, Mustipher started all 13 games at center, leading a rushing attack that ran for 3,503 yards and scored 35 touchdowns. In addition, Mustipher did not surrender a sack or quarterback hit all season. In 2018, his graduate season, Mustipher was named a captain and once again started all 12 games at center.
Professional career
{{nfl predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 2 1/4
| weight = 306
| dash = 5.63
| ten split = 1.96
| twenty split = 3.25
| shuttle = 4.84
| cone drill = 8.25
| vertical = 26.5
| broad ft = 8
| broad in = 5
| bench = 20
| arm span = 32 1/8
| hand span = 9
| note = All values from 2019 Notre Dame Pro Day{{Cite web |title=Sam Mustipher NFL Combine Stats |url=https://nflcombineresults.com/playerpage.php?f=Sam&l=Mustipher&i=27788 |access-date=October 17, 2020 |publisher=NFLCombineResults.com}}
}}
=Chicago Bears=
After going unselected in the 2019 NFL draft, Mustipher was signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent on May 2, 2019.{{Cite web |last=Barbieri |first=Alyssa |date=April 27, 2019 |title=NFL Draft: Bears sign Notre Dame O-linemen Sam Mustipher, Alex Bars |url=https://bearswire.usatoday.com/2019/04/27/nfl-draft-bears-sign-notre-dame-o-linemen-sam-mustipher-alex-bars/ |access-date=October 16, 2020 |publisher=Bears Wire}}{{Cite web |last=Mayer |first=Larry |date=May 2, 2019 |title=Roster moves: Bears sign 22 undrafted rookies |url=https://www.chicagobears.com/news/roster-moves-bears-sign-22-undrafted-rookies |access-date=October 30, 2020 |website=ChicagoBears.com}} He was waived during final roster cuts on August 31, 2019,{{Cite web |last=Biggs |first=Brad |last2=Campbell |first2=Rich |last3=Kane |first3=Colleen |last4=Wiederer |first4=Dan |date=August 31, 2019 |title=Bears' notable roster cuts include Jonathan Bullard, Kylie Fitts and Ryan Nall. Here's the full list. |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/bears/ct-bears-roster-cuts-tracker-53-20190831-tsozt6zhfza4pbhmj7n4ivbtmi-story.html |access-date=October 16, 2020 |website=Chicago Tribune}} and he was subsequently signed to the team's practice squad the next day.{{Cite web |last=Perez |first=Bryan |date=September 3, 2019 |title=Meet the Chicago Bears 2019 practice squad |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/bears/meet-chicago-bears-2019-practice-squad |access-date=October 16, 2020 |website=NBC Sports Chicago}}{{Cite web |last=Mayer |first=Larry |date=September 1, 2019 |title=Bears add 10 familiar faces to practice squad |url=https://www.chicagobears.com/news/bears-add-10-familiar-faces-to-practice-squad |access-date=October 30, 2020 |website=ChicagoBears.com}}
Mustipher was signed to a reserve/future contract with the team at the conclusion of the season on December 30, 2019.{{Cite web |last=Mayer |first=Larry |date=December 30, 2019 |title=Roster Moves: Bears ink nine to reserve/future contracts |url=https://www.chicagobears.com/news/roster-moves-bears-ink-nine-to-reserve-future-contracts |access-date=October 16, 2020 |website=ChicagoBears.com |archive-date=December 31, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191231031951/https://www.chicagobears.com/news/roster-moves-bears-ink-nine-to-reserve-future-contracts |url-status=dead }} Like in 2019, Mustipher was among the Bears' last roster cuts prior to the 2020 season on September 5, 2020, before joining the practice squad the next day.{{Cite web |last=Barbieri |first=Alyssa |date=September 5, 2020 |title=2020 Bears roster cuts: Tracking each player released before deadline |url=https://bearswire.usatoday.com/lists/chicago-bears-roster-cuts-tracker-2020/ |access-date=October 16, 2020 |website=Bears Wire |publisher=USA Today}}{{Cite web |last=Mayer |first=Larry |date=September 6, 2020 |title=Roster Moves: Bears sign 16 to practice squad |url=https://www.chicagobears.com/news/roster-moves-bears-sign-16-to-practice-squad |access-date=October 16, 2020 |website=ChicagoBears.com}} He was promoted to the active roster on October 14, 2020, after James Daniels was placed on injured reserve.{{Cite web |last=Alper |first=Josh |date=October 14, 2020 |title=Bears promote OL Sam Mustipher to take James Daniels' roster spot |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2020/10/14/21516574/bears-james-daniels-injured-reserve-sam-mustipher-notre-dame-practice-squad-promote-alex-bars-week-6 |access-date=October 16, 2020 |website=Chicago Sun-Times}} He made his NFL debut on special teams against the Carolina Panthers in Week 6. He appeared in his first game on offense as a center the following week against the Los Angeles Rams after Cody Whitehair left the game with an injury. Mustipher was one of the lowest rated players on the team through the first six weeks of the season by Pro Football Focus.{{Cite web |date=October 17, 2022 |title=Bears PFF grades: Worst players through 6 games in 2022 |url=https://bearswire.usatoday.com/lists/chicago-bears-lowest-pff-grades-through-6-games-2022-nfl/ |access-date=September 30, 2023 |website=Bears Wire |language=en-US}}
=Baltimore Ravens=
Mustipher signed with the Baltimore Ravens on May 15, 2023.{{cite web|title=Ravens Sign Former Bears Starting Center Sam Mustipher|url=https://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/ravens-sign-former-bears-starting-center-sam-mustipher|author=Brown, Clifton|website=BaltimoreRavens.com|date=May 15, 2023}} He was released on August 29, and re-signed to the practice squad.{{cite web|title=10 Takeaways From Ravens' Initial 53-Man Roster|url=https://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/takeaways-ravens-roster-cuts-53-man-2023|author=Mink, Ryan|website=BaltimoreRavens.com|date=August 29, 2023}}{{cite web|title=Ravens Add One More, Practice Squad Now Full|url=https://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/ravens-set-initial-practice-squad-2023|author=Mink, Ryan|website=BaltimoreRavens.com|date=August 31, 2023}} He was elevated to the active roster on September 9.{{Cite web |date=September 9, 2023 |title=Ravens elevate Daryl Worley, Sam Mustipher for Week 1 matchup vs. Texans |url=https://ravenswire.usatoday.com/2023/09/09/baltimore-ravens-news-daryl-worley-sam-mustipher-practice-squad-elevation-texans/ |access-date=September 10, 2023 |website=Ravens Wire |language=en-US}} He was signed to the active roster on September 19.{{cite web|title=Ravens Place Ar'Darius Washington on Injured Reserve|url=https://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/ardarius-washington-injured-reserve-chest-injury-transaction-sam-mustipher|author=Mink, Ryan|website=BaltimoreRavens.com|date=September 19, 2023}}
=Denver Broncos=
On April 4, 2024, Mustipher signed a one-year deal with the Denver Broncos.{{Cite web |title=Broncos sign unrestricted free agent C Sam Mustipher |url=https://www.denverbroncos.com/news/broncos-sign-unrestricted-free-agent-c-sam-mustipher |access-date=2024-04-04 |website=DenverBroncos.com |language=en-US}} On August 27, the Broncos released him.{{Cite web |last=DiLalla |first=Aric |date=August 27, 2024 |title=Broncos make series of roster moves to reach 53-player limit |url=https://www.denverbroncos.com/news/broncos-make-series-of-roster-moves-to-reach-53-player-limit-x7891 |access-date=2024-08-28 |website=DenverBroncos.com |language=en-US}}
= Los Angeles Chargers =
On August 28, 2024, Mustipher was signed to the Los Angeles Chargers practice squad.{{cite web|title=Los Angeles Chargers Acquire Quarterback Taylor Heinicke|url=https://www.chargers.com/news/los-angeles-chargers-acquire-quarterback-taylor-heinicke-2024|website=Chargers.com|date=August 29, 2024}} He was promoted to the active roster on October 30.{{cite web|title=Chargers Sign Sam Mustipher to Active Roster|url=https://www.chargers.com/news/chargers-sign-sam-mustipher-to-active-roster-2024|website=Chargers.com|date=October 30, 2024}}
=Tennessee Titans=
On April 18, 2025, Mustipher signed with the Tennessee Titans.{{Cite web |last=Wyatt |first=Jim |date=April 17, 2025 |title=Titans Sign Offensive Linemen Sam Mustipher, Brenden Jaimes and Olisaemeka Udoh, Waive Tackle Nicholas Petit-Frere |url=https://www.tennesseetitans.com/news/titans-sign-offensive-linemen-sam-mustipher-brenden-jaimes-and-olisaemeka-udoh-waive-tackle-nicholas-petit-frere |access-date=18 April 2025 |website=Tennessee Titans}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.tennesseetitans.com/team/players-roster/sam-mustipher/ Tennessee Titans bio]
- [https://und.com/roster/sam-mustipher/ Notre Dame Fighting Irish bio]
{{Tennessee Titans roster navbox}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mustipher, Sam}}
Category:Sportspeople from Owings Mills, Maryland
Category:Players of American football from Baltimore County, Maryland
Category:American football centers
Category:Notre Dame Fighting Irish football players
Category:Chicago Bears players
Category:Baltimore Ravens players
Category:Denver Broncos players
Category:Los Angeles Chargers players