Asante Cleveland
 Cleveland with the New England Patriots in 2015 | |||||||||
| No. 44 San Diego Chargers | |||||||||
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| Position: | Tight end | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | March 21, 1992 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Sacramento, California | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 260 lb (118 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Sacramento (CA) Christian Brothers | ||||||||
| College: | Miami (FL) | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2014 | ||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 12, 2015 | |||||||||
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Asante Cleveland (born March 21, 1992) is an American football tight end for the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Miami and attended Christian Brothers High School in Sacramento, California. He has also been a member of the San Francisco 49ers and New England Patriots.
Early years
Cleveland played high school football for the Christian Brothers High School Falcons. He earned all-league honors as a junior after leading the team with 21 receptions for 262 yards and four touchdowns. He recorded 24 receptions for 412 yards and seven touchdowns his senior year.[1]
College career
Cleveland played from 2010 to 2013 for the Miami Hurricanes.[1]
Professional career
San Francisco 49ers
Cleveland was signed by the San Francisco 49ers on May 10, 2014 after going undrafted in the 2014 NFL Draft. He was released by the 49ers on August 30 and signed to the team's practice squad on August 31, 2014.[2][3] He was promoted to the active roster on September 20, 2014.[2] Cleveland made his NFL debut on September 21, 2014 against the Arizona Cardinals.[4]
New England Patriots
Cleveland was traded to the New England Patriots for Jordan Devey on August 18, 2015.[5] He was released by the Patriots on September 5 and signed to the team's practice squad on September 6, 2015.[6][7] He was promoted to the active roster on November 27, 2015[8] and appeared briefly, recording one catch for 1 yard, in the Patriots' 30-24 loss to the Denver Broncos on November 29, 2015.[9] Cleveland was released by the Patriots on December 25, 2015.[10]
San Diego Chargers
Cleveland signed with the San Diego Chargers on December 28, 2015.[11]
References
- 1 2 "#82 Asante Cleveland". hurricanesports.com. Retrieved September 23, 2014.
- 1 2 "Asante Cleveland". kffl.com. Retrieved September 23, 2014.
- ↑ "TRANSACTIONS". 49ers.com. Retrieved September 23, 2014.
- ↑ "Asante Cleveland". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 23, 2014.
- ↑ Hanzus, Dan (August 18, 2015). "Niners trade Asante Cleveland to Patriots for lineman". nfl.com. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
- ↑ Kyed, Doug (September 5, 2015). "Patriots Roster Cuts Tracker: Brandon LaFell Kept On PUP, Reggie Wayne Released". nesn.com. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
- ↑ Kyed, Doug (September 6, 2015). "Patriots Sign Kenbrell Thompkins To Practice Squad, Cut Cameron Fleming". nesn.com. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
- ↑ Reiss, Mike (November 27, 2015). "TE Asante Cleveland promoted from Patriots' practice squad". espn.go.com. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
- ↑ "NFL box score". bostonglobe.com. November 29, 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
- ↑ Alper, Josh (December 25, 2015). "Patriots waive Asante Cleveland". profootballtalk.nbcsports.com. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
- ↑ Florio, Mike (December 28, 2015). "Chargers claim Asante Cleveland". profootballtalk.nbcsports.com. Retrieved December 28, 2015.