Daniel Archibong | |
Number: | 72, 61, 96 |
Position: | Defensive end |
Birth Date: | 12 September 1997 |
Birth Place: | Springfield Township, Pennsylvania |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 6 |
Weight Lb: | 307 |
High School: | Springfield (Springfield Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania) |
College: | Temple |
Undraftedyear: | 2021 |
Pastteams: | |
Statleague: | NFL |
Statlabel1: | Total tackles |
Statvalue1: | 2 |
Statlabel2: | Sacks |
Statlabel3: | Forced fumbles |
Statlabel4: | Fumble recoveries |
Statlabel5: | Pass deflections |
Pfr: | A/ArchDa01 |
Daniel Archibong (born September 12, 1997) is a former American football defensive end. He played college football at Temple.
Archibong was a member of the Temple Owls for five seasons. He played two games as a true freshman before deciding to redshirt the rest of the season.[1] Archibong finished his collegiate career with 89 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss, 6.0 sacks and eight passes broken up in 48 games played.[2]
Archibong was signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent on May 1, 2021.[3] He was waived on August 31, 2021, at the end of training camp.[4]
Archibong was signed to the Pittsburgh Steelers' practice squad on September 1, 2021.[5] He was elevated to the active roster on November 21, 2021, for the team's Week 11 game against the Los Angeles Chargers and made his NFL debut in the game.[6] He was elevated once again to the active roster from the practice squad on November 27, 2021.[7] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Steelers on January 18, 2022.[8] On July 11, 2022, the Steelers placed Archibong on the reserve/retired list.