Alex Daniels

Alex Daniels
No. --     Free Agent
Linebacker / Fullback
Personal information
Date of birth: November 27, 1986 (1986-11-27) (age 25)
Place of birth: Lorain, Ohio
Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Weight: 259 lb (117 kg)
Career information
College: Cincinnati
Undrafted in 2010
No regular season or postseason appearances
Career history
*Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • None
Stats at NFL.com

Alex Daniels (born November 27, 1986) is an American football linebacker and fullback who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent in 2010.

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College career

Daniels spent his first two years at Minnesota before transferring to Cincinnati. He sat out the 2007 season, and played 2 more years at Cincinnati. He played fullback, running back, and linebacker at Minnesota, before transferring to Cincinnati where he played defensive tackle.

Professional career

Oakland Raiders

Daniels went undrafted in the 2010 NFL Draft. He later signed with the Oakland Raiders to play defensive end.[1] Shortly into training camp, they moved him to fullback, and then back to defensive end. He was waived/injured on September 4, 2010, and cleared waivers and reverted to injured reserve. They waived him with an injury settlement on September 15, 2010.[2]

Dallas Cowboys

Daniels signed to the Dallas Cowboys' practice squad on October 5, 2010, after a workout with the team earlier in the day.[3] He will be moved back to fullback, and will also play tight end. He was cut on November 24, 2010.[4] The Cowboys re-signed him to the practice squad on November 29, 2010, when Andrew Sendejo was promoted to the active roster.[5] He was switched back to defensive end. Daniels was released from the practice squad on December 29, 2010. He was re-signed after the season on January 3, 2011. He was waived/injured on August 16, and after clearing waivers, reverted to injured reserve on August 19. He was released from injured reserve with an injury settlement on September 1.

References

  1. ^ "Alex Daniels". KFFL. 2010-03-10. http://www.kffl.com/player/22862/nfl. Retrieved 2010-10-05. 
  2. ^ "Raiders release Alex Daniels". NBC Sports. 2010-09-15. http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/39200272/sports/player_news. Retrieved 2010-10-05. 
  3. ^ "Cowboys work out nine players, sign fullback to practice squad". Dallas News. 2010-10-05. http://cowboysblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2010/10/cowboys-work-out-nine-players.html. Retrieved 2010-10-05. 
  4. ^ "Cowboys add safety Andrew Sendejo to practice squad". Dallas News. 2010-11-24. http://cowboysblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2010/11/cowboys-add-safety-andrew-send.html. Retrieved 2010-11-24. 
  5. ^ "Cowboys promote safety, cut defensive end". ESPN Dallas. 2010-11-29. http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas/cowboys/post/_/id/4675006/cowboys-promote-safety-cut-defensive-end. Retrieved 2010-11-29. 

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