Jonathan Massaquoi Explained

Jonathan Massaquoi
Number:96, 94
Position:Linebacker
Birth Date:11 May 1988
Birth Place:Monrovia, Liberia
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lbs:264
High School:Central Gwinnett
(Lawrenceville, Georgia)
College:Troy
Draftyear:2012
Draftround:5
Draftpick:164
Pastteams:
Statlabel1:Total tackles
Statvalue1:70
Statlabel2:Sacks
Statvalue2:6.0
Pfr:MassJo00

Jonathan Massaquoi (born 11 May 1988) is a Liberian former professional American football linebacker. He was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the fifth round of the 2012 NFL draft. He played college football at Troy.

College career

After playing his high school football at Central Gwinnett High School, Massaquoi attended Butler County Community College for a year before transferring to Troy University. During his two years at Troy he recorded 128 tackles and 19.5 sacks.

On 13 January 2012, Massaquoi announced that he would forgo his senior season and enter the 2012 NFL draft.[1]

Professional career

Atlanta Falcons

Massaquoi was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the 5th round (164th overall) in the 2012 NFL draft.[2] He was waived on 27 February 2015.[3]

Tennessee Titans

Massaquoi was claimed off waivers on 3 March 2015 by the Tennessee Titans.[4] On 6 September 2015, he was waived by the Titans.

Kansas City Chiefs

Massaquoi signed with the Kansas City Chiefs on 9 March 2016.[5] On 28 August 2016, Massaquoi was waived by the Chiefs.[6]

Birmingham Iron

In 2018, Massaquoi signed with the Birmingham Iron of the Alliance of American Football for the 2019 season.[7] In the season opener against the Memphis Express, Massaquoi recorded two sacks with seven tackles.[8]

Calgary Stampeders

After the AAF ceased operations in April 2019, Massaquoi signed with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League on 17 May 2019.[9]

Dallas Renegades

In 2019, Massaquoi was selected by the Dallas Renegades in the 2020 XFL Draft.[10] He was waived during final roster cuts on 22 January 2020.[11]

DC Defenders

Massaquoi was claimed off waivers by the DC Defenders on 22 January 2020.[12] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on 10 April 2020.[13]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.troytrojans.com/news/2012/1/13/FB_0113123422.aspx Troy's Jonathan Massaquoi to Enter NFL Draft
  2. Web site: 2012 NFL Draft Listing . 14 May 2023 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  3. Web site: Atlanta Falcons release Central's Jonathan Massaquoi. gwinnettdailypost.com. 28 February 2015. 3 March 2015. 6 March 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150306173712/http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/news/2015/feb/28/atlanta-falcons-release-central8217s-jonathan/. dead.
  4. Web site: ESPN.com. Jonathan Massaquoi looks worthy of being claimed by Titans. 3 March 2015. Paul. Kuharsky. 5 August 2016.
  5. News: KansasCity.com. Chiefs sign outside linebacker Jonathan Massaquoi. 9 March 2016. 5 August 2016. Terez. Paylor.
  6. Web site: Chiefs Waive Eight Players. https://web.archive.org/web/20171126141910/http://www.chiefs.com/news/article-2/Chiefs-Waive-Eight-Players/d2c43ffc-079a-49a0-a6e2-c44a206b2618. dead. 26 November 2017. Chiefs.com. 28 August 2016.
  7. Web site: Inabinett . Mark . Birmingham Iron adds former Auburn, Samford standouts . AL.com . 12 October 2018 . 20 November 2018.
  8. Web site: Birmingham Iron cruises in AAF debut win. Dudley. Evan. 10 February 2019. al.com. 16 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190216153109/https://www.al.com/sports/2019/02/birmingham-iron-cruises-in-aaf-debut-win.html. 16 February 2019. dead.
  9. News: Jonathan Massaqoui joins Stamps . Stampeders.com . 17 May 2019 . 17 May 2019.
  10. Web site: Bender. Bill. XFL Draft picks 2019: Complete results, rosters, players for new football league. Sporting News. 21 October 2019. 22 October 2019.
  11. News: Talbot, Damond . A Full List of XFL Roster Cuts, Who was released today? . NFLDraftDiamonds.com . 22 January 2020 . 23 January 2020.
  12. Web site: XFL Transactions . XFL.com . 30 January 2020.
  13. News: Condotta, Bob . XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue . SeattleTimes.com . 10 April 2020 . 17 July 2020.