Doug Middleton Explained

Number:36, 39
Position:Safety
Birth Date:25 September 1993
Birth Place:Beaufort, South Carolina, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lbs:210
High School:Parkland Magnet
College:Appalachian State
Undraftedyear:2016
Pastteams:
Highlights:
  • First-team All-Sun Belt (2014)
Statlabel1:Total tackles
Statvalue1:44
Statlabel2:Pass deflections
Statvalue2:4
Statlabel3:Total touchdowns
Statvalue3:1

Douglas O'Neal Middleton Jr. (born September 25, 1993) is a former American football safety. He played college football at Appalachian State, and signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2016.

Early years and college career

Middleton attended Parkland High School in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and Appalachian State University, where he played college football for the Appalachian State Mountaineers.[1] As a junior in 2014, Middleton was named First-team All-Sun Belt Conference.[2]

Professional career

New York Jets

Middleton signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2016.[3] [4] He was waived on September 3, 2016, and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[5] [6] He was promoted to the active roster on December 8, 2016.[7] He scored his first and only career NFL touchdown in Week 17 against the Buffalo Bills, recovering a kickoff in the Bills' end zone.

On August 16, 2017, Middleton was waived/injured by the Jets after suffering a torn pectoral and placed on injured reserve.[8]

Middleton entered the 2018 season slated as the backup free safety to Marcus Maye. He played in seven games with four starts in place of the injured Maye, before suffering another torn pectoral in Week 7.[9] He was placed on injured reserve on October 23, 2018.[10]

On September 1, 2019, Middleton was released by the Jets.[11]

Miami Dolphins

On September 18, 2019, Middleton was signed by the Miami Dolphins.[12] He was released on October 12, and re-signed to the practice squad on October 31.[13] He was released on November 12.

Jacksonville Jaguars

On November 26, 2019, Middleton was signed to the Jacksonville Jaguars practice squad.[14] He was promoted to the active roster on December 18, 2019.[15]

On August 8, 2020, Middleton was released by the Jaguars.[16]

Tennessee Titans

Middleton had a tryout with the Indianapolis Colts on August 18, 2020,[17] and with the Tennessee Titans on August 23, 2020.[18] He signed with the Titans on September 2, 2020, but was released three days later.[19] [20]

Jacksonville Jaguars (second stint)

On September 18, 2020, Middleton was signed to the Jacksonville Jaguars practice squad.[21] He was promoted to the active roster on October 3, 2020.[22] He was released on October 5[23] and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[24] He was placed on the practice squad/COVID-19 list by the team on October 17, 2020,[25] and was activated back to the practice squad on October 22.[26] He was promoted to the active roster on November 7.[27] He was waived on November 9,[28] and re-signed to the practice squad two days later.[29] He was promoted to the active roster again on November 14.[30] He was waived again on November 21,[31] and re-signed to the practice squad again three days later.[32] He was promoted to the active roster again on November 25.[33] He was released after the season on May 4, 2021.[34]

Carolina Panthers

On August 4, 2021, Middleton was signed by the Carolina Panthers.[35] He was waived on August 28, 2021.[36] He was re-signed to the practice squad on October 13, but released the next day.

San Francisco 49ers

On December 1, 2021, Middleton was signed to the San Francisco 49ers practice squad.[37] He was released on January 26, 2022.[38]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Middleton's goals go beyond football. Brant . Wilkerson-New. Winston-Salem Journal. December 8, 2016.
  2. Web site: UL Lafayette's McGuire Headlines All-Sun Belt Conference Teams and Individual Award Winners . December 10, 2014 . Sun Belt Conference . www.sunbeltsports.org . December 14, 2016.
  3. Web site: Jets Sign 13 Undrafted Free Agents. Allen, Eric. NewYorkJets.com. May 5, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170905121224/http://www.newyorkjets.com/news/article-6/Jets-Sign-13-Undrafted-Free-Agents/efe7724d-90a2-471d-a104-42f4519b1166. 2017-09-05.
  4. Web site: Nearly drafted by the Eagles, Doug Middleton trying to stick with Jets. NJ.com. December 8, 2016.
  5. Web site: Jets Release 18 Players Ahead of Deadline. Lange, Randy. NewYorkJets.com. September 3, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170907213543/http://www.newyorkjets.com/news/article-9/Jets-Release-18-Players-Ahead-of-Deadline/2b32bd16-527f-46b2-a342-6d342cfc9b60. June 18, 2017. 2017-09-07.
  6. Web site: Jets Sign 6 to Their Practice Squad. Lange, Randy. NewYorkJets.com. September 4, 2016. June 18, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20160907015431/http://www.newyorkjets.com/news/article-9/Jets-Sign-6-to-Their-Practice-Squad/633607c1-1907-4cc6-88d5-ec784f7f038e. September 7, 2016. dead.
  7. Web site: Jets Place C Nick Mangold on IR. Lange, Randy. NewYorkJets.com. December 8, 2016. June 18, 2017.
  8. Web site: WR Kenbrell Thompkins Returns to Jets. Lange, Randy. NewYorkJets.com. August 16, 2017.
  9. Web site: Jets S Doug Middleton out for season with another torn pectoral. Jets Wire. USA Today. October 22, 2018.
  10. Web site: Jets Sign WR Rishard Matthews, Place S Doug Middleton on Injured Reserve. Allen, Eric. NewYorkJets.com. October 23, 2018.
  11. Web site: Jets Claim 4 Players, Add Another 7 to Practice Squad. Greenberg, Ethan. NewYorkJets.com. September 1, 2019.
  12. Web site: Dolphins sign Doug Middleton. Williams, Charean. Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports. September 18, 2019.
  13. Web site: Dolphins Promote Nik Needham, Waive Doug Middleton. MiamiDolphins.com. October 12, 2019.
  14. Web site: Jaguars Sign S Marcus Gilchrist to Active Roster. Jaguars.com. November 26, 2019.
  15. Web site: Jaguars make roster moves. Jaguars.com. December 18, 2019.
  16. Web site: Transactions: Jaguars reduce roster to 80 players. Oehser, John. Jaguars.com. August 8, 2020. August 8, 2020. October 9, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201009083302/https://www.jaguars.com/news/transactions-jaguars-reduce-roster-to-80-players. dead.
  17. AlbertBreer . Today’s tryout/visit list. . 1295842559017848832 . August 18, 2020 . August 21, 2020.
  18. AlbertBreer . And here's today's tryout/visit list. Ex-Ohio State QB Cardale Jones and ex-Lions RB Theo Riddick worked out for Vegas. . 1297633729515524098 . August 23, 2020 . August 24, 2020.
  19. Web site: Titans Agree to Terms with DB Doug Middleton. Wyatt, Jim. TennesseeTitans.com. September 2, 2020. September 2, 2020.
  20. Web site: Roster Moves: Titans Trim Roster to 53 Players. Wyatt, Jim. TennesseeTitans.com. September 5, 2020.
  21. Jaguars . We have signed third-year S Doug Middleton (@21DM_ERA) to the practice squad and released TE Matt Flanagan from the practice squad. . 1306940111075016710 . September 18, 2020 . October 5, 2020.
  22. News: Johnson, James . Jags promote 3 players from practice squad for Week 4 game vs. Bengals . USAToday.com . October 3, 2020 . October 24, 2020.
  23. News: Jaguars Release S Doug Middleton . NFLTradeRumors.co . October 5, 2020 . October 25, 2020.
  24. News: Johnson, James . Jags re-sign safety Doug Middleton to practice squad . USAToday.com . October 6, 2020 . October 25, 2020.
  25. News: DiRocco, Michael . Jaguars close facility and place 12 practice-squad players, Josh Mauro on reserve/COVID-19 list . ESPN.com . October 17, 2020 . October 31, 2020.
  26. News: Williams, Charean . Jaguars remove 11 players from reserve/COVID-19 . NBCSports.com . October 22, 2020 . October 31, 2020.
  27. News: Johnson, James . Jags make roster transactions on defense in preparation for Texans . USAToday.com . November 7, 2020 . December 10, 2020.
  28. News: Johnson, James . Jags add OL Garrett McGhin, K Aldrick Rosas to practice squad among other roster moves . USAToday.com . November 9, 2020 . December 10, 2020.
  29. News: Johnson, James . Jags safety Andrew Wingard designated to return from reserve/ injured list . USAToday.com . November 11, 2020 . December 10, 2020.
  30. Web site: Jaguars Make Roster Moves and Announce Updates for Tomorrow's Game. Jaguars.com. November 14, 2020.
  31. News: Johnson, James . Jags make several transactions to prepare for Steelers game . USAToday.com . November 21, 2020 . December 10, 2020.
  32. News: O'Brien, Mia . Jaguars place three on Injured Reserve, one on Reserve/COVID-19 list . FirstCoastNews.com . November 24, 2020 . December 10, 2020.
  33. News: Johnson, James . Jags designate LB Shaq Quarterman, DT Abry Jones to return from injured reserve . USAToday.com . November 25, 2020 . December 10, 2020.
  34. News: Johnson, James . LB Joe Giles-Harris among 4 released by Jags . USAToday.com . May 4, 2021 . May 5, 2021.
  35. Web site: Panthers sign safety Doug Middleton, waive Mason Stokke. 2021-08-04. www.panthers.com. en-US. 2021-08-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20210804121404/https://www.panthers.com/news/panthers-sign-safety-doug-middleton-waive-mason-stokke. dead.
  36. Web site: Panthers part ways with six more players. Gantt, Darin. Panthers.com. August 28, 2021.
  37. Web site: 49ers Announce a Series of Practice Squad Moves. 49ers.com. December 1, 2021. December 2, 2021. December 2, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211202021454/https://www.49ers.com/news/49ers-announce-a-series-of-practice-squad-moves. dead.
  38. Web site: 49ers Sign a Safety to the Team's Practice Squad. 49ers.com. January 26, 2022.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Doug Middleton".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.