Cornelius Lucas
 Lucas in the 2019 NFL season | |||||||
| No. 73 – Chicago Bears | |||||||
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| Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||||
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| Born: | July 18, 1991 New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 328 lb (149 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Edna Karr (New Orleans, Louisiana) | ||||||
| College: | Kansas State | ||||||
| Undrafted: | 2014 | ||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 14, 2019 | |||||||
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Cornelius Lucas (born July 18, 1991) is an American football offensive tackle for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Kansas State. He has also been a member of the Detroit Lions, Los Angeles Rams, and New Orleans Saints.
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | |||||||||
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| 6 ft 8+3⁄8 in (2.04 m) |
316 lb (143 kg) |
36+3⁄4 in (0.93 m) |
10 in (0.25 m) | |||||||||
| All values from NFL Draft.[1][2] | ||||||||||||
Detroit Lions
Lucas was signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent on May 12, 2014.[3][4] He played in 35 games and started six for the Lions from 2014 to 2016. As an exclusive-rights free agent, he was tendered by the Lions on March 9, 2017.[5] On September 3, 2017, Lucas was waived by the Lions.[6]
Los Angeles Rams
On September 12, 2017, Lucas was signed by the Los Angeles Rams.[7] He made his first and only start of the season in the Week 17 matchup against the 49ers at right tackle.
On April 16, 2018, Lucas re-signed with the Rams.[8] He was released on August 31, 2018.[9]
New Orleans Saints
On December 20, 2018, Lucas was signed by the New Orleans Saints, but was released two days later.[10][11] He was re-signed on December 27, 2018, but was released four days later.[12]
Chicago Bears
On January 23, 2019, Lucas signed a reserve/future contract with the Chicago Bears.[13]
In Week 3 of the 2019 season, he started at right tackle in place of an ailing Bobby Massie; the Bears went on to win 31–15.[14] During the year, he also saw action on tackle-eligible plays as an extra blocker.[15]
References
- ^ "NFL Draft Prospect - Luke Lucas". NFL.com. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
- ^ "Kansas State OT Cornelius Lucas : 2014 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
- ^ "Detroit Lions' early contact helped land UDFA target Cornelius Lucas". MLive.com.
- ^ "Undrafted Lions OT Cornelius Lucas shows 'great potential' in debut". DetroitNews.com. Archived from the original on September 11, 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
- ^ "Detroit Lions tender offer to OT Cornelius Lucas". Freep.com.
- ^ "Lions assigned G Zac Kerin and T Brian Mihalik via waivers". DetroitLions.com. September 3, 2017. Archived from the original on December 9, 2017.
- ^ Lago, Kristen (September 12, 2017). "Rams Sign OT Cornelius Lucas, Waive Dielman and Jefferson". TheRams.com. Archived from the original on February 17, 2018.
- ^ Simmons, Myles (April 16, 2018). "Joyner, Longacre Sign Tenders, Rams add Two Free Agents". TheRams.com. Archived from the original on June 18, 2018.
- ^ "Rams Make Initial Roster Cuts". TheRams.com. August 31, 2018.
- ^ Williams, Charean (December 20, 2018). "Saints sign Cornelius Lucas, cut Derek Newton". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
- ^ "Saints activate Ted Ginn off IR, waive OL Cornelius Lucas". NOLA.com. December 22, 2018.
- ^ "Saints re-sign Derek Newton and Cornelius Lucas, cut Josh Robinson and Mitchell Loewen". NOLA.com. December 27, 2018.
- ^ "Bears sign OL Cornelius Lucas to reserve/future deal". 247Sports.com. January 23, 2019.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (September 26, 2019). "Lucas honored for excelling on late notice". Chicago Bears. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
- ^ Lieser, Jason (October 28, 2019). "Snap Judgment: Fewer snaps on defense made a difference for Bears". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
