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Bobby Richardson
No. 78, 68, 74, 96, 73, 91
Position:Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1992-11-30) November 30, 1992 (age 31)
Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:286 lb (130 kg)
Career information
High school:Tampa (FL) Plant
College:Indiana
Undrafted:2015
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:40
Sacks:0.5
Forced fumbles:0
Interceptions:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at CFL.ca

Bobby Richardson (born November 30, 1992) is a former American football defensive end. He was signed by the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2015.[1][2] He played college football at Indiana.

Professional career

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New Orleans Saints

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Richardson signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted rookie free agent in 2015. Richardson started 2015 as a starting defensive end for the Saints. In the Saints' Week 15 matchup against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Richardson recorded his first career interception. Saints cornerback Delvin Breaux tipped a ball thrown by Jaguar quarterback Blake Bortles and it flew through the air, allowing Richardson to catch it. On September 3, 2016, he was waived by the Saints.[3] He was then signed to the Saints' practice squad. On September 14, 2016, he was released from their practice squad.[4]

Washington Redskins

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On September 19, 2016, Richardson was signed to the Washington Redskins' practice squad.[5] He was released on October 19, 2016.[6]

Kansas City Chiefs

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Richardson was signed to the Kansas City Chiefs practice squad on October 26, 2016. He was released on November 9, 2016.

Denver Broncos

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On February 24, 2017, Richardson signed with the Broncos.[7] On May 3, 2017, Richardson was waived by the Broncos.[8]

New York Giants

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On August 15, 2017, Richardson signed with the New York Giants.[9] He was waived on September 2, 2017.[10]

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

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Richardson signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League on April 20, 2018.[11] He re-signed with the team on December 6, 2018,[12] but retired on May 6, 2019.[13]

Tampa Bay Vipers

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In October 2019, Richardson was among the Tampa Bay Vipers' open-round choices in the 2020 XFL Draft.[14] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[15]

References

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  1. ^ Undrafted Saints rookie Bobby Richardson 'doesn't want to fall into the crowd'
  2. ^ Undrafted Saints rookie Bobby Richardson doesn't want to waste opportunity
  3. ^ Katzenstein, Josh. "After cuts, New Orleans Saints have first 53-man roster of 2016". NOLA.com.
  4. ^ "New Orleans Saints release RB C.J. Spiller". NewOrleansSaints.com. September 14, 2016. Archived from the original on September 18, 2017.
  5. ^ Czarda, Stephen. "Kedric Golston Placed On Injured Reserve, Matt Ioannidis On Active Roster". Redskins.com. Archived from the original on September 20, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  6. ^ "10/19: Redskins Make Roster Moves". Redskins.com. October 19, 2016. Archived from the original on October 20, 2016. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  7. ^ Mason, Andrew (February 24, 2017). "Broncos sign DE Bobby Richardson". Broncos.com. Archived from the original on February 25, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  8. ^ Swanson, Ben (May 3, 2017). "Broncos re-sign defensive end Billy Winn, waive Bobby Richardson". DenverBroncos.com. Archived from the original on May 4, 2017. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
  9. ^ Alper, Josh (August 15, 2017). "Giants sign Bobby Richardson, place Corbin Bryant on IR". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
  10. ^ Eisen, Michael (September 2, 2017). "New York Giants announce 2017 53-man roster". Giants.com. Archived from the original on December 5, 2017.
  11. ^ "Tiger-Cats Sign Five International Players". TiCats.ca. April 20, 2018. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
  12. ^ "Five Players Re-Sign with Tiger-Cats". December 6, 2018. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
  13. ^ "Tiger-Cats Release 14, Richardson Retires". OurSportsCentral.com. May 6, 2019. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
  14. ^ Talbot, Damond (October 16, 2019). "XFL Draft Phase 5: The Final Rounds of the Draft, Find out who was selected". NFL Draft Diamonds. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  15. ^ Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
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