Ego Ferguson
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| Born: | September 22, 1991 Miami, Florida | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 300 lb (136 kg) | ||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||
| College: | LSU | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2014 / round: 2 / pick: 51 | ||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Injured reserve | ||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2015 | |||||||||||
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Ego "JR" Ferguson, Jr. (born September 22, 1991) is an American football defensive end for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Bears in the second round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at LSU.
High school career
A native of Miami, Florida, but raised in Mims, Ferguson originally attended Saint John's Catholic Prep in Frederick, Maryland, before transferring to Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, Virginia, for his senior year of high school.[1][2] Regarded as a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Ferguson was ranked as the No. 6 strongside defensive end prospect in the class of 2010, behind Jackson Jeffcoat (No. 1) and William Gholston (No. 3).[3] Ferguson was ranked No. 7 defensive end prospect in the country by Scout.com.[4] After official visits to LSU, Notre Dame, California, Florida State, and Miami, Ferguson committed to the LSU Tigers.
College career
Ferguson was redshirted as a true freshman.[4] After two years as a back-up, Ferguson replaced Bennie Logan at right defensive tackle. Ferguson announced on January 3, 2014 that he would forgo his senior season and enter the 2014 NFL draft.[5] Ferguson earned honorable mention All-SEC honors as a junior in 2013.[4]
Professional career
2014 NFL draft
Ferguson was regarded as one of the best defensive tackle prospects for the 2014 NFL draft. [6]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Bench press | ||||||||
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| 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
315 lb (143 kg) |
32+1⁄2 | 10+3⁄4 | 24 reps | ||||||||
| All values from NFL Combine[7] | ||||||||||||
Chicago Bears
On May 9, 2014, Ferguson was drafted by the Chicago Bears with the 51st overall pick of the 2014 NFL draft. He signed a four-year contract on May 13, 2014.[8] Ferguson made his NFL debut on September 7, 2014, versus the Buffalo Bills.[9] In 2015 Ferguson appeared in 4 games before being placed on injured reserve with a knee injury.[10] On November 12, 2015, Ferguson was hit by the NFL with a 4-game suspension for violating the league's policy for performance-enhancing drugs.[11]
Season statistics
| Tackles | Sacks | Fumbles | Interceptions | Other | Ref. | ||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | GP | COMB | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | Fum YDs | TD | INT | Int YDs | AVG | LNG | TD | PD | STF | STF YDS | SFTY | KB | |
| 2014 | CHI | 16 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [12] |
| 2015 | CHI | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
References
- ^ "Ambitious Ferguson heads to Hargrave". Frederick News-Post. May 28, 2009.
- ^ "SJCP star Ferguson to finish career at Hargrave". Gazette. July 9, 2009.
- ^ "Yahoo Sports: Rivals.com Ranking – Rivals.com strongside defensive ends 2010". yahoo.com.
- ^ a b c "Ego Ferguson Bio". LSUsports.net. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ^ Randy Rosetta (January 3, 2014) "LSU DT Ego Ferguson off to the NFL draft, joining teammate Anthony Johnson". NOLA.com.
- ^ "NFL Draft – 2014 NFL Draft Prospects – CBSSports.com – NFLDraftScout.com". CBSSports.com.
- ^ "NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles – Ego Ferguson". nfl.com.
- ^ "Brad Biggs on Twitter". Twitter.
- ^ "Chicago Bears: Ego Ferguson". www.chicagobears.com. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ^ http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/ct-ego-ferguson-injured-reserve-20151017-story.html
- ^ Campbell, Rich (November 12, 2015). "Bears' Ego Ferguson suspended four games". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
- ^ "Ego Ferguson Stats". ESPN. Retrieved October 16, 2015.