Jarrod Pughsley Explained

Jarrod Pughsley
Number:60
Position:Offensive guard
Birth Date:18 December 1990
Birth Place:Oakland, California, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:4
Weight Lbs:310
High School:Lima (OH)
College:Akron
Undraftedyear:2014
Pastteams:
Highlights:
Statlabel1:Games played
Statvalue1:2
Statlabel2:Games started
Pfr:PughJa00

Jarrod Wesley Pughsley[1] (born December 18, 1990) is a former American football offensive guard. He played football and basketball at Lima Senior High School in Lima, Ohio. He played college football at Akron, where he was a four-year letterman. Pughsley was named Third-team All-MAC his senior year in 2013. He played in 35 games, and started 23 of them, during his college career. After going undrafted in the 2014 NFL draft, he signed with the Dallas Cowboys. However, Pughsley suffered an injury and was released in July 2014. He was then a member of the Kansas City Chiefs from 2014 to 2016, spending the majority of the time on the practice squad. He played in two regular season games and one playoff game for the Chiefs in 2015. Pughsley was signed to the Baltimore Ravens' practice squad in November 2016 and was released by the team before the start of the 2017 regular season.

Early life

Pughsley was born in Oakland, California and moved to Ohio before he was three months old.[2]

He played high school football at Lima Senior High School in Lima, Ohio as an offensive lineman and was on the varsity team his final two seasons.[3] Pughsley was named Second-team All-Northwest District in his junior year and First-team All-Northwest District in his senior year. He also played basketball at Lima High and helped the team finish with a 19–6 record during the 2008–09 season.[4]

He graduated in 2009.[5] He received offers from Division II schools but instead decided to walk on at Akron.[6] [7] Pughsley's jersey number was retired by Lima Senior High School in February 2016, making him the youngest person to have their number retired by the school.[8] [5]

College career

Pughsley was a four-year letterman for the Akron Zips of the University of Akron from 2010 to 2013. He was redshirted in 2009.[4] He joined Akron as a walk on.[9] He earned a full football scholarship in 2011.[8] [6]

He played in ten games at offensive tackle in 2010.[4] [10] The following year, Pughsley played in the final two games of the year and made a start at left guard in the season finale.[4] He had missed the rest of the 2011 season due to injury.[4] [11] [2] [5] Pughsley played in 11 games, and started ten of those, in 2012. He started eight games at left tackle and two at left guard.[4] [12]

He played in 12 games, all starts at left tackle, in 2013 and earned Third-team All-MAC honors.[13] [14] [15] He was also one of eight recipients of the team's Harry "Doc" Smith Award, which is given to the "outstanding player in each class on offense and defense." Pughsley received the award as the outstanding senior on offense. He was also one of three recipients of the team's Captains Award.[14] Pughsley was the team captain on offense his senior year.[16] [3] [14]

During his college career, he played in 35 games, and started 23 of them.[9] [8]

Professional career

Pughsley was rated the 61st best offensive tackle in the 2014 NFL draft by NFLDraftScout.com. Gil Brandt of NFL.com said that Pughsley was an "offensive line prospect who could be a project-type player in the NFL".[17] [7]

Dallas Cowboys

Pughsley signed with the Dallas Cowboys in May 2014 after going undrafted in the 2014 NFL Draft.[9] [18] On May 22, he was waived/injured by the Cowboys after suffering a torn biceps that required surgery.[19] [20] He reverted to injured reserve on May six days later. On July 23, 2014, he was released by the team with an injury settlement.[21] [18]

Kansas City Chiefs

Pughsley was signed to the Kansas City Chiefs' practice squad on October 21, 2014.[22] [21] He was released by the Chiefs on November 5, signed to the team's practice squad on November 10, released on November 15, signed to the practice squad on November 19, released on November 26, signed to the practice squad on November 29, released on December 6, signed to the practice squad on December 13, released on December 20 and signed to the practice squad on December 26.[23] [18] [21] Pughsley signed a reserve/future contract with the Chiefs on December 30, 2014.[24] [21]

Pughsley was released by the Chiefs on September 5, 2015, and signed to the team's practice squad on September 8, 2015.[25] [23] [18] He was promoted to the active roster on December 8.[26] [27] [23] He played in two regular season games for the Chiefs during the 2015 season. He also played in the Chiefs' Divisional round playoff game against the New England Patriots on January 16, 2016.[28]

Pughsley was released by the Chiefs on September 3, 2016.[29] He was signed to the team's practice squad on September 4, 2016.[30] He was released by the Chiefs on November 8, 2016.[31]

Baltimore Ravens

On November 15, 2016, Pughsley was signed to the Baltimore Ravens' practice squad.[32] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Ravens on January 2, 2017.[33] He was waived during final roster cutdowns on September 1, 2017.[34]

Personal life

Pughsley's nickname is "Pugs".[3] [35] [36] While at the University of Akron, he was a member of the school's Student Athlete Advisory Council executive board.[37] He has also spent time instructing youth football camps.[8] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: JARROD PUGHSLEY . profootballarchives.com . October 14, 2016.
  2. Web site: Zips football: Jarrod Pughsley transforms from overweight walk-on to starting left tackle . ohio.com . April 18, 2012 . October 14, 2016 . Thomas, George M. . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20161014200906/http://www.ohio.com/news/top-stories/zips-football-jarrod-pughsley-transforms-from-overweight-walk-on-to-starting-left-tackle-1.300947 . October 14, 2016 .
  3. Web site: Spartan graduate Jarrod Pughsley taking things one day at a time in NFL . the419.com . July 16, 2015 . October 13, 2016 . Wolfe, Tony . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20161013190259/http://the419.com/spartan-graduate-jarrod-pughsley-taking-things-one-day-at-a-time-in-nfl/ . October 13, 2016 .
  4. Web site: Jarrod Pughsley . gozips.com . October 12, 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20161013030702/http://www.gozips.com/sports/fball/2013-14/bios/pughsley_jarrod_hhb5 . October 13, 2016 .
  5. Web site: Success gives Lima Senior grad Pughsley new set of goals . limaohio.com . February 27, 2016 . October 13, 2016 . Naveau, Jim . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20161013192326/http://limaohio.com/sports/168368/success-gives-lima-senior-grad-pughsley-new-set-of-goals . October 13, 2016 .
  6. Web site: Camp battles build Chiefs offensive tackle Jarrod Pughsley . kansascity.com . August 9, 2015 . October 14, 2016 . Kerkhoff, Blair . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20161014203351/http://www.kansascity.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/red-zone/article30555861.html . October 14, 2016 .
  7. Web site: Pughsley goes from walk-on to Dallas Cowboys . limaohio.com . May 11, 2014 . October 14, 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20161014224840/http://limaohio.com/archive/14724/news-localsports1-1324217-pughsley-goes-from-walk-on-to-dallas-cowboys . October 14, 2016 .
  8. Web site: Lima Senior to retire Jarrod Pughsley's jersey . the419.com . February 16, 2016 . October 13, 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20161013191003/http://the419.com/lima-senior-to-retire-jarrod-pughsleys-jersey/ . October 13, 2016 .
  9. Web site: Jarrod Pughsley Signs Free Agent Contract with Dallas Cowboys . gozips.com . May 11, 2014 . October 13, 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20161013175423/http://www.gozips.com/sports/fball/2014-15/releases/20140511w0lcig . October 13, 2016 .
  10. Web site: The University of Akron Football: 2011 Media Guide . static.psbin.com . October 14, 2016 .
  11. Web site: 2012 Akron Football Media Guide . static.psbin.com . October 14, 2016 .
  12. Web site: Akron Football: 2013 Media Guide . static.psbin.com . October 14, 2016 .
  13. Web site: Football Places Seven Student-Athletes on All-MAC Teams . gozips.com . December 4, 2013 . October 14, 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20161014202800/http://www.gozips.com/sports/fball/2013-14/releases/20131203uhmo12 . October 14, 2016 .
  14. Web site: Akron Football: 2014 Media Guide . static.psbin.com . October 14, 2016 .
  15. Web site: 76 Jarrod Pughsley . gozips.com . October 14, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161018225351/http://www.gozips.com/sports/fball/2013-14/bios/pughsley_jarrod_hhb5?view=career&pos=d . October 18, 2016 .
  16. Web site: Football Celebrates 2013 Season . gozips.com . December 8, 2013 . October 14, 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20161014204731/http://www.gozips.com/sports/fball/2013-14/releases/20131208nhfrb8 . October 14, 2016 .
  17. Web site: Pugs' Pughsley of Akron could be project-type player in NFL . blogs.nfl.com . March 24, 2014 . October 14, 2016 . Brandt, Gil . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20161014231023/http://blogs.nfl.com/2014/03/24/pugs-pughsley-of-akron-could-be-project-type-player-in-nfl/ . October 14, 2016 .
  18. Web site: JARROD PUGHSLEY . foxsports.com . October 13, 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20161013175448/http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/jarrod-pughsley-player-transactions . October 13, 2016 .
  19. Web site: Dallas Cowboys Transactions - 2014 . espn.com . October 13, 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20161013180111/http://www.espn.com/nfl/team/transactions/_/name/dal/year/2014 . October 13, 2016 .
  20. Web site: Cowboys add offensive tackle . proxy.espn.com . May 22, 2014 . October 13, 2016 . Archer, Todd . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20161013180218/http://proxy.espn.com/blog/dallas/cowboys/post?id=4728427 . October 13, 2016 .
  21. Web site: Jarrod Pughsley . kffl.com . October 13, 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20161013180451/http://www.kffl.com/player/29911/nfl/news/jarrod-pughsley . October 13, 2016 .
  22. Web site: Chiefs sign guard Jarrod Pughsley, release defensive tackle Jerel Worthy . kansascity.com . October 21, 2014 . October 13, 2016 . Paylor, Terez A. . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20161013181139/http://www.kansascity.com/sports/nfl/kansas-city-chiefs/article3212411.html . October 13, 2016 .
  23. Web site: JARROD PUGHSLEY . chiefs.com . October 10, 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20161010195920/http://www.chiefs.com/team/roster/jarrod-pughsley/b5ea0818-e9a6-4b90-8870-352729d8c1a0/ . October 10, 2016 .
  24. Web site: Former Packers tackle Derek Sherrod among 14 players to sign reserve-futures contracts with Chiefs . https://web.archive.org/web/20150102174129/http://www.kansascity.com/sports/nfl/kansas-city-chiefs/article5199693.html . dead . January 2, 2015 . kansascity.com . December 30, 2014 . October 13, 2016 . Paylor, Terez A..
  25. Web site: Chiefs Roster down to NFL-Mandated 53 . chiefs.com . September 5, 2015 . October 13, 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20161013183452/http://www.chiefs.com/news/article-2/Chiefs-Roster-down-to-NFL-Mandated-53/f840345b-1dbf-4de8-ae51-904c2e7a41a8 . October 13, 2016 .
  26. Web site: Chiefs sign offensive lineman Jarrod Pughsley to 53-man roster . kansascity.com . December 8, 2015 . October 13, 2016 . Paylor, Terez A. . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20161013184442/http://www.kansascity.com/sports/nfl/kansas-city-chiefs/article48655100.html . October 13, 2016 .
  27. Web site: Chiefs' Jarrod Pughsley expected to provide depth at guard, tackle . kansascity.com . December 9, 2015 . October 13, 2016 . Paylor, Terez A. . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20161013184221/http://www.kansascity.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/red-zone/article48852510.html . October 13, 2016 .
  28. Web site: Jarrod Pughsley . nfl.com . October 13, 2016.
  29. Web site: Chiefs Down to NFL Mandated Roster Limit . chiefs.com . September 3, 2016 . October 13, 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20161013185227/http://www.chiefs.com/news/article-2/Chiefs-Down-to-NFL-Mandated-Roster-Limit/eaa26747-962f-4a0c-a143-502c64f318ed . October 13, 2016 .
  30. Web site: Chiefs Announce Additional Roster Moves . chiefs.com . September 4, 2016 . October 13, 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20161013185356/http://www.chiefs.com/news/article-2/Chiefs-Announce-Additional-Roster-Moves/c8725899-0072-426f-b271-3f07240af7a3 . October 13, 2016 .
  31. Web site: Chiefs add QB Joel Stave, others to practice squad . November 8, 2016 . November 12, 2017 . Conner, Matt . ArrowheadPride.com.
  32. Web site: Ravens Promote DB Asa Jackson, Place DT Willie Henry on Injured Reserve . https://web.archive.org/web/20171112170211/http://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/article-1/Ravens-Promote-DB-Asa-Jackson-Place-DT-Willie-Henry-On-Injured-Reserve/1e6c3934-be9b-43bc-abca-9953be8a0500 . dead . November 12, 2017 . November 15, 2016 . November 12, 2017 . Mink, Ryan . BaltimoreRavens.com.
  33. Web site: Ravens Sign Six Players to Reserve/Future Contracts . January 2, 2017 . November 12, 2017 . Downing, Garrett . BaltimoreRavens.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20171112170210/http://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/article-1/Ravens-Sign-Six-Players-To-ReserveFuture-Contracts/6c8bc3e2-fc1c-4735-b902-cb9915e5299a. November 12, 2017.
  34. Web site: Ravens Announce 24 Roster Moves, Have 13 More To Make . September 1, 2017 . November 12, 2017 . Mink, Ryan . BaltimoreRavens.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180118220814/http://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/article-1/Ravens-Announce-24-Roster-Moves-Have-14-More-to-Make/914aba64-f454-47d9-932f-e409ccec1735. January 18, 2018.
  35. Web site: Chiefs sign guard Jarrod Pughsley, release defensive tackle Jerel Worthy . kansascity.com . October 21, 2014 . October 14, 2016 . Paylor, Terez A. . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20161014235355/http://www.kansascity.com/sports/nfl/kansas-city-chiefs/article3212411.html . October 14, 2016 .
  36. Web site: Chiefs' Jarrod Pughlsey enjoyed first regular-season action of career . chiefsdigest.com . December 25, 2015 . October 14, 2016 . Teope, Herbie . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20161014235532/http://www.chiefsdigest.com/chiefs-jarrod-pughlsey-enjoyed-first-regular-season-action-of-career/ . October 14, 2016 .
  37. Web site: Student-Athlete Profile: Offensive Lineman Jarrod Pughsley Stands Out for the Right Reasons . gozips.com . September 8, 2013 . October 13, 2016 . LeRoy, Dana . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20161013234024/http://gozips.com/sports/fball/2013-14/releases/20130908yvqdbd . October 13, 2016 .

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