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DeutschNick Nelson (American football)
 Nelson with the Oakland Raiders in 2018 | |||||||||
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||
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| Born: | October 16, 1996 Florence, South Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Suitland (Suitland, Maryland) | ||||||||
| College: | Wisconsin | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2018 / round: 4 / pick: 110 | ||||||||
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Nick Nelson (born October 16, 1996) is a former American football cornerback. He played college football at Hawaii[1] and Wisconsin.[2]
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | Broad jump | Bench press | ||||||
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| 5 ft 10+5⁄8 in (1.79 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 30+3⁄4 in (0.78 m) | 9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) | 4.52 s | 10 ft 3 in (3.12 m) | 17 reps | ||||||
| All values from NFL Combine | ||||||||||||
Oakland Raiders
[edit]Nelson was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the fourth round (110th overall) of the 2018 NFL draft.[3]
On August 31, 2019, Nelson was waived by the Raiders and re-signed to the practice squad.[4][5] He was promoted to the active roster on December 11, 2019.[6] He was placed on injured reserve on December 24, 2019.[7]
On May 18, 2020, Nelson was waived by the Raiders with a failed physical designation,[8] and reverted to the team's reserve/physically unable to perform list the next day.[9] He was waived with a failed physical designation on September 1, 2020.[10]
Indianapolis Colts
[edit]On January 5, 2021, Nelson signed a reserve/future contract with the Indianapolis Colts.[11] He was waived/injured on August 17 and placed on injured reserve.[12]
Career stats
[edit]| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Fumbles | Interceptions | |||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Comb | Total | Ast | Sack | FF | FR | Yds | INT | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PD | ||
| 2018 | OAK | 10 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | OAK | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 12 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
References
[edit]- ^ Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Bio
- ^ Wisconsin Badgers bio
- ^ "NFL Draft 2018 Results: At pick 110 in the fourth round the Raiders select Nick Nelson, CB, Wisconsin". SilverAndBlackPride.com. July 3, 2018.
- ^ "Raiders announce transactions - 8.31.19". Raiders.com. August 31, 2019.
- ^ "Raiders finalize 10-man practice squad". Silver and Black Pride. SB Nation. September 2, 2019.
- ^ "Raiders sign Olsen Pierre and Eric Tomlinson and promote Nick Nelson". Raiders.com. December 11, 2019.
- ^ "Raiders claim defensive end Jeremiah Valoaga". Raiders.com. December 24, 2019. Archived from the original on December 24, 2019. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
- ^ "Raiders sign cornerback Prince Amukamara". Raiders.com. May 18, 2020.
- ^ "Raiders' Nick Nelson: Clears waivers, reverts to PUP-R". CBSSports.com. May 19, 2020. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- ^ "Nick Nelson: Waived after failed physical". CBSSports.com. September 1, 2020. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
- ^ "Colts Sign S Nick Nelson & TE Jordan Thomas To Reserve/Future Contracts". Colts.com. January 5, 2021.
- ^ "Colts Make Initial Roster Cuts, Training Camp Roster Now At 85 Players". Colts.com. August 17, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2023.