Ethan Pocic Explained

Ethan Pocic
Current Team:Cleveland Browns
Number:55
Position:Center
Birth Date:5 August 1995
Birth Place:Lemont, Illinois, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:6
Weight Lbs:320
High School:Lemont
College:LSU
Draftyear:2017
Draftround:2
Draftpick:58
Pastteams:
Status:Active
Highlights:
Statseason:2023
Statlabel1:Games played
Statvalue1:85
Statlabel2:Games started
Statvalue2:68
Pfr:PociEt00

Ethan Pocic ([1]) (born August 5, 1995) is an American professional football center for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at LSU. Pocic has also played the guard position. He was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the second round of the 2017 NFL draft.

He was a second-team All-Southeastern Conference selection by SEC coaches as a junior in 2015.[2] As a senior in 2016, Pocic was a finalist for the Rimington Trophy.[3] [4] That year, he was a first-team All-SEC selection by the Associated Press.[5]

Professional career

Pre-draft

Pocic received an invitation to the Senior Bowl and helped the South defeat the North 16-15. During the Senior Bowl, he met with the San Diego Chargers, Philadelphia Eagles, Cleveland Browns, and Baltimore Ravens.[6] He also attended the NFL Combine and completed all the combine and positional drills. Although he attended LSU's Pro Day, he chose to only run positional drills for scouts and representatives. NFL draft experts and analysts projected Pocic to be a second or third round pick in the 2017 NFL draft. He was ranked the second best center in the draft by NFLDraftScout.com, Sports Illustrated,and ESPN, was ranked the fourth best interior offensive lineman in the draft by NFL analyst Bucky Brooks, and was ranked the fifth best interior offensive lineman by NFL analyst Mike Mayock.[7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

Seattle Seahawks

The Seattle Seahawks selected Pocic in the second round (58th overall) of the 2017 NFL draft.[12]

Pocic made his first career start on October 22, 2017, against the New York Giants in Week 7.[13] In his rookie season, Pocic started five games at left guard in place of an injured Luke Joeckel and the final six games of the season at right guard in place of an injured Oday Aboushi, allowing only two sacks all season.[14] He was named to the 2017 PFWA All-Rookie Team after a solid rookie season.[15]

On October 11, 2019, Pocic was placed on injured reserve with a back injury.[16] He was designated for return from injured reserve on November 27, 2019, and began practicing with the team again.[17] He was activated on December 13, 2019.[18] He was placed back on injured reserve on December 31, 2019.[19]

Pocic re-signed with the Seahawks on March 22, 2021.[20] He suffered a knee sprain in Week 1 and was placed on injured reserve on September 15, 2021.[21] He was activated on October 15.[22]

Cleveland Browns

On April 6, 2022, Pocic signed with the Browns.[23] He was named the Browns starting center to begin the season. He started the first 10 games before suffering a knee injury in Week 11. He was placed on injured reserve on November 22.[24] He was activated on December 23.[25]

On March 15, 2023, Pocic signed a three-year, $18 million contract extension with the Browns.[26]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: VMAC Views - Weight Room with Ethan Pocic . 9 March 2019.
  2. News: Kalland . Robby . December 8, 2015 . 2015 Coaches' All-SEC Team: Alabama leads the way with 10 selections . CBS Sports . November 2, 2016.
  3. Web site: LSU center Ethan Pocic named finalist for Rimington Trophy. Andrew Lopez, NOLA com The. Times-Picayune. NOLA.com.
  4. Web site: LSU center Ethan Pocic a finalists for Rimington Trophy. JAMES BEWERS SPECIAL TO THE. ADVOCATE. The Advocate.
  5. News: December 8, 2016 . It's a Sweep: No 1. Alabama Cleans up on AP All-SEC Team . ABC News . Associated Press . December 10, 2016.
  6. Web site: Senior Bowl: South team roster . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170507102520/http://www.seniorbowl.com/rosters-2017.php?squad=South . May 7, 2017 . June 1, 2017 . seniorbowl.com.
  7. Web site: Ethan Pocic, DS #2 C, LSU . June 1, 2017 . nfldraftscout.com.
  8. Web site: 2017 NFL Draft Rankings: Top Prospects by Position . June 1, 2017.
  9. Web site: Jeff Legwold . April 22, 2017 . Ranking the 2017 Draft's Top 100 Players . June 1, 2017 . ESPN.com.
  10. Web site: Mike Mayock . Mike Mayock . April 12, 2017 . Mike Mayock's 2017 NFL Draft position rankings 3.0 . June 1, 2017 . NFL.com.
  11. Web site: Bucky Brooks . Bucky Brooks . April 25, 2017 . Bucky Brooks' 2017 NFL Draft position rankings 3.0 . June 1, 2017 . NFL.com.
  12. Web site: Boyle, John . April 28, 2017 . Seattle Seahawks Select LSU Offensive Lineman Ethan Pocic With No. 58 Overall Pick In 2017 NFL Draft . Seahawks.com.
  13. Web site: Ethan Pocic Game Log - NFL. FOX Sports.
  14. Web site: Ethan Pocic Stats NFL Stats. FOX Sports.
  15. Web site: January 16, 2018 . 2017 All-Rookie Team named . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180118182220/http://www.profootballwriters.org/2018/01/16/chiefs-hunt-pfwa-rookie-co-offensive-rookie-year-saints-kamara-co-offensive-rookie-year-saints-lattimore-defensive-rookie-year-2017-rookie-team-named/ . January 18, 2018 . January 26, 2018 . ProFootballWriters.org.
  16. Web site: Boyle, John . October 11, 2019 . Seahawks Promote Guard Jordan Roos & Tight End Jacob Hollister From Practice Squad . Seahawks.com.
  17. News: Patton, Andy . November 29, 2019 . Seahawks designate Ethan Pocic to return from injured reserve . USAToday.com . November 29, 2019.
  18. Web site: Patton . Andy . December 13, 2019 . Rashaad Penny headed to injured reserve to make room for Ethan Pocic . 2024-07-29 . Seahawks Wire . USA Today.
  19. Web site: Boyle, John . December 31, 2019 . Seahawks Place Ethan Pocic On Injured Reserve, Promote Kyle Fuller From Practice Squad . Seahawks.com.
  20. News: Boyle, John . March 22, 2021 . Seahawks Re-Sign Center Ethan Pocic . Seahawks.com . March 22, 2021.
  21. Web site: Seahawks Promote LB Jon Rhattigan From Practice Squad, Place C Ethan Pocic On Injured Reserve. Boyle, John. Seahawks.com. September 15, 2021.
  22. Web site: Seahawks Place Russell Wilson & Chris Carson On Injured Reserve; Tre Brown & Ethan Pocic Activated From IR. Boyle, John. Seahawks.com. October 15, 2021.
  23. Web site: Browns sign C Ethan Pocic. ClevelandBrowns.com. April 6, 2022.
  24. Web site: Browns sign C Greg Mancz, place C Ethan Pocic on IR. ClevelandBrowns.com. November 22, 2022.
  25. Web site: Browns activate C Ethan Pocic from injured reserve, make other roster moves. ClevelandBrowns.com. December 23, 2022.
  26. Web site: Browns re-sign C Ethan Pocic to 3-year extension. ClevelandBrowns.com. March 15, 2023.

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