Frank Alexander (American football)

Frank Alexander (born December 17, 1989) is an American football defensive end who is a free agent. He played college football at the University of Oklahoma. He was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the fourth round of the 2012 NFL Draft.

Frank Alexander
Free agent
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1989-12-17) December 17, 1989
Zachary, Louisiana
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:270 lb (122 kg)
Career information
High school:Southern University Laboratory School
(Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
College:Oklahoma
NFL Draft:2012 / Round: 4 / Pick: 103
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:34
Sacks:3.5
Forced fumbles:0
Fumble recoveries:3
Player stats at NFL.com

Professional career

Carolina Panthers

Alexander was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the fourth round, with the 103rd overall pick, of the 2012 NFL Draft. He made his NFL debut in Week 1 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as a backup defensive end.

On May 5, 2014, Alexander was suspended 4 games for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy.[1] Shortly before that suspension was scheduled to end, he was suspended for 10 more games for another violation.[2]

In the second preseason game against the Miami Dolphins, Alexander suffered a torn Achilles tendon.[3] He was waived/injured on August 25, 2015.[4] He cleared waivers and was reverted to the Panthers' injured reserve list. On November 24, 2015, the NFL announced that Alexander would be suspended for a year for his third violation with marijuana.[5]

In the 2015 season, Alexander's Panthers reached Super Bowl 50 on February 7, 2016. The Panthers fell to the Denver Broncos by a score of 24–10.[6]

BC Lions

On March 7, 2017 Alexander and the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League agreed to a contract.[7][8]

Dallas Renegades

In 2019, Alexander was selected by the Dallas Renegades in the 2020 XFL Draft.[9] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[10]

Career stats
YearTeamGPGSTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
CombTotalAstSckSFTYPDefIntYdsAvgLngTDsFFFR
2012CAR 163181082.5030000002
2013 CAR 12 3 15 9 6 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014 CAR 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total2963420143.5050000002

References
  2. Newton, David (October 2, 2014). "Frank Alexander out until December". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  3. Gantt, Darin (August 23, 2015). "Panthers DE Frank Alexander tears Achilles, out for season". NBCSports.com. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
  4. Florio, Mike (August 25, 2015). "Panthers expose Frank Alexander to waivers". NBCSports.com. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
  5. Gantt, Darin (November 24, 2015). "Panthers DE Frank Alexander suspended a year for drug violation". NBCSports.com. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  6. "Super Bowl 50 - Denver Broncos vs. Carolina Panthers - February 7th, 2016". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  7. "Lions add three, including DL Frank Alexander". BC Lions. 2017-03-07. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
  8. Clipperton, Joshua (5 June 2017). "Alexander hoping to continue career with Lions". Waterloo Region Record. The Canadian Press. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  9. Bender, Bill (October 21, 2019). "XFL Draft picks 2019: Complete results, rosters, players for new football league". Sporting News. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  10. Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
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