Trystan Colon Explained

Trystan Colon
Current Team:Arizona Cardinals
Number:63
Position:Center
Birth Date:23 March 1998
Birth Place:Webb City, Missouri, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lbs:313
High School:Webb City (MO)
College:Missouri
Undraftedyear:2020
Pastteams:
Status:Active
Statleague:NFL
Statseason:2023
Statlabel1:Games played
Statvalue1:25
Statlabel2:Games started
Statvalue2:4
Pfr:ColoTr01

Trystan Colon (born March 23, 1998), formerly known as Trystan Colon-Castillo, is an American football center for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL).

High School Career

Colon was born in Webb City, Missouri to Heriberto "Eddie" and Neysa Rosaria Colon. His mother moved from Puerto Rico to go to college at Missouri Southern State University in Joplin and his father followed shortly after. His dad died in a motor vehicle accident in Joplin when Trystan was one year old.[1]

He was a three-year varsity football player for the Webb City High School Cardinals, during the 2013 through 2015 seasons as an offensive lineman. He contributed to two class 4 state championship teams and one runner-up team, that tallied an overall record of 43-2, and included a 15-0 season in 2014.[2] He also played basketball in high school.

College career

He played college football at Missouri. He earned the team's Lifter of the Year after his redshirt season. Due to his success as a true freshman, Colon started 13 games the following year, making it onto the Southeastern Conference coaches' All-Freshman squad. He also was given the Team Underclassmen Leadership Award. He started the final 38 games of his three years playing after his redshirt year.[3] He then started all 25 games for the Tigers in 2018 and 2019 but the team was ineligible to participate in a bowl game due to NCAA sanctions.[4]

Professional career

Baltimore Ravens

After not being selected in the 2020 NFL draft, Colon was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Baltimore Ravens.[5] He was waived on September 5, 2020, and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[6] [7] He was elevated to the active roster on October 10, 2020, for the team's week 5 game against the Cincinnati Bengals, and reverted to the practice squad after the game.[8] He was promoted to the active roster on October 12, 2020, and made his first career start against the Pittsburgh Steelers on December 2, 2020, due in part to the Ravens' team-wide COVID-19 outbreak.[9]

The Ravens placed an exclusive-rights free agent tender on Colon on March 10, 2021.[10] He signed a one-year contract on April 18.[11] The Ravens' announcement of this signing officially referred to him as Trystan Colon for the first time, per his request, and has remained the case since.[12] [13]

The Ravens placed an exclusive-rights free agent tender on Colon on March 9, 2022.[14] He played a total of 20 games in his three seasons, 2020 through 2022, with the Ravens.[15]

New York Jets

On March 22, 2023, Colon signed with the New York Jets.[16] On August 29, 2023, Colon was waived.[17]

Arizona Cardinals

On August 30, 2023, Colon was claimed off waivers by the Arizona Cardinals.[18] During the 2023 season, he played 14 games, four as a starter, most at left guard. On March 11, 2024, he signed a $1.75 million, one-year contract with the Arizona Cardinals.[19]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: His dad's smile: How Trystan Colon-Castillo was shaped by the father he never knew. Bennett. Durando. November 15, 2019. Columbia Missourian.
  2. Webb City Cards Statistics, 1985-2022, Webb City Sentinel, webbcity.net, Foos, Bob, January 2023.
  3. Web site: Trystan Colon-Castillo - Football. University of Missouri Athletics.
  4. News: Skretta, Dave . January 31, 2019 . Missouri says it will appeal 'unfair' NCAA penalties for academic misconduct in football, baseball and softball programs . www.chicagotribune.com . April 27, 2020.
  5. Web site: Brown, Clifton . April 30, 2020 . Ravens Sign Three Undrafted Free Agents . BaltimoreRavens.com.
  6. Web site: Mink, Ryan . September 5, 2020 . Ravens' Initial 53-Man Roster Is Set . BaltimoreRavens.com.
  7. Web site: Brown, Clifton . September 6, 2020 . Ravens Announce 16-Man Practice Squad . BaltimoreRavens.com.
  8. News: Oyefusi, Daniel . October 10, 2020 . Ravens elevate center Colon-Castillo, safety Gilchrist to active roster for divisional game vs. Bengals . Yahoo.com . October 28, 2020.
  9. Web site: Oyefusi . Daniel . October 12, 2020 . Ravens sign C Trystan Colon-Castillo to 53-man roster, place LB Otaro Alaka on injured reserve . Baltimore Sun . October 12, 2020.
  10. News: Mink, Ryan . March 10, 2021 . Ravens Place Tenders on Gus Edwards and Two Other Free Agents . BaltimoreRavens.com . March 10, 2021.
  11. News: Alper, Josh . April 18, 2021 . Trystan Colon-Castillo, Kristian Welch re-sign with Ravens . NBCSports.com . April 19, 2021.
  12. Baltimore Ravens . Baltimore Ravens . Ravens . 1383461324751994883 . April 17, 2021 . Trystan Colon and Kristian Welch have signed their exclusive rights tenders. https://t.co/DVgi4BQasi . en . December 7, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211015202004/https://twitter.com/ravens/status/1383461324751994883 . October 15, 2021 . live.
  13. Zrebiec . Jeff . jeffzrebiec . 1437548578537312256 . September 13, 2021 . Ravens go with a backup center in Trystan Colon as the 8th OL over Cleveland. And Geno Stone is the No. 4 S over Washington. Hayes' knee surely played into Ravens going with Ferguson as the 5th OLB. Hope is Jimmy Smith will be ready for Chiefs. Less sure on Wolfe's status. https://t.co/0VGkehvxsn . en . December 7, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211012085035/https://twitter.com/jeffzrebiec/status/1437548578537312256 . October 12, 2021 . live.
  14. Web site: Ravens Extend Six Tenders, Including to Quarterback Tyler Huntley . Mink, Ryan. baltimoreravens.com. March 9, 2022.
  15. Web site: March 27, 2024 . Team Roster Pages. . March 27, 2024 . Arizona Cardinals Official Website..
  16. Web site: Jets Sign OL Trystan Colon. Greenberg, Ethan. NewYorkJets.com. March 22, 2023.
  17. Web site: Final Cuts: Jets Move 31 More to Get Their Roster to 53 Players. Lange, Randy. Greenberg, Ethan. NewYorkJets.com. August 29, 2023.
  18. Web site: Mitchell . Walter . August 30, 2023 . Cardinals claim players off waivers including former Eagles’ safety K’Von Wallace . August 30, 2023 . Revenge of the Birds . en.
  19. Web site: Balzar . H . March 20, 2024 . Complete contract details, salary cap breakdown for OL Trystan Colon . March 27, 2024 . msn.com.

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