Carson Meier

Carson Meier (born June 29, 1995) is an American football tight end who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Oklahoma.

Carson Meier
Free agent
Position:Tight end
Personal information
Born: (1995-06-29) June 29, 1995
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
High school:Union High (Tulsa, OK)
College:Oklahoma
Undrafted:2019
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

College career

Meier was a member of the Oklahoma Sooners for five seasons, redshirting his true freshman season. He spent the next three seasons playing special teams and the H-back position, where he was used exclusively as a blocker. As a redshirt senior, Meier caught 19 receptions for 327 yards and four touchdowns and was named second team All-Big 12 Conference by the league's coaches.[1]

Professional career

Jacksonville Jaguars

Meier signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent April 27, 2019.[2] He was cut by the Jaguars at the end of training camp.[3]

Atlanta Falcons

Meier was signed to the Atlanta Falcons practice squad on September 3, 2019.[4] Meier was promoted to the Falcons' active roster on November 27.[5] He made his NFL debut the next day, starting at tight end against the New Orleans Saints.[6] He was waived on December 7, 2019.[7] Meier was re-signed to the Falcons' practice squad on December 10, 2019.[8] On December 30, 2019, Meier was signed to a reserve/future contract. He was waived with an injury settlement on August 14, 2020.[9][10]

References
  1. Bailey, Eric (April 21, 2019). "NFL Draft 2019: Oklahoma's Carson Meier wore a Brett Favre jersey daily at Darnaby Elementary. Now he wants to sport his own NFL jersey". Tulsa World. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
  2. Masri, Tarik (April 27, 2019). "NFL Draft 2019: Carson Meier goes undrafted, signs with Jacksonville Jaguars". The Oklahoma Daily. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  3. Kurland, Jon (August 31, 2019). "Jacksonville Jaguars make final cuts, trim roster to 53". BigCatCountry.com. SB Nation. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  4. McFadden, Will (September 3, 2019). "Falcons finish filling out practice squad, sign tight end Carson Meier". AtlantaFalcons.com. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  5. Williams, Charean (November 27, 2019). "Falcons promote Carson Meier from practice squad". Profootballtalk.com. NBC Sports. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  6. Choate, Dave (November 30, 2019). "Falcons snap counts from the turkey of an effort against the Saints". TheFalcoholic.com. SB Nation. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  7. McFadden, Will (December 7, 2019). "Falcons place Matt Bosher on IR, sign punter Ryan Allen". AtlantaFalcons.com.
  8. McFadden, Will (December 10, 2019). "Falcons place Calvin Ridley, Desmond Trufant on IR". AtlantaFalcons.com. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  9. McFadden, Will (August 14, 2020). "Falcons waive TE Carson Meier". AtlantaFalcons.com. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  10. Ledbetter, D. Orlando (August 14, 2020). "Falcons cut tight end Carson Meier". AJC.com. Retrieved August 14, 2020.


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