Thurston Armbrister
Thurston Armbrister (born December 25, 1992) is an American football linebacker who is a free agent. He played college football at the University of Miami. He signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2015.
Armbrister with the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2015 | |||||||||||||
Free agent | |||||||||||||
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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||
Born: | Hollywood, Florida | December 25, 1992||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 241 lb (109 kg) | ||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||
High school: | Hollywood Hills (Hollywood, Florida) | ||||||||||||
College: | Miami (FL) | ||||||||||||
Undrafted: | 2015 | ||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of 2018 | |||||||||||||
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Early years
Armbrister attended Hollywood Hills High School where he played safety. Armbrister also played basketball and ran track and field in high school.
Professional career
Jacksonville Jaguars
On May 2, 2015, Armbrister signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent following the conclusion of the 2015 NFL Draft.[1] On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Jaguars.[2]
Detroit Lions
On September 4, 2016, Armbrister was claimed off waivers by the Lions.[3]
On September 2, 2017, Armbrister was waived by the Lions and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[4][5] He was promoted to the active roster on September 30, 2017.[6] He was waived on October 11, 2017 and was re-signed to the practice squad.[7] He was released on November 29, 2017, but re-signed two days later.
New York Giants
On January 9, 2018, Armbrister signed a futures contract with the New York Giants.[8] He was waived/injured on August 20, 2018 due to a hamstring injury and was placed on injured reserve.[9] He was released on October 2, 2018.
Arizona Cardinals
On November 28, 2018, Armbrister was signed to the Arizona Cardinals practice squad, and promoted to the active roster two days later.[10][11] He was placed on injured reserve on December 11, 2018.[12]
On February 20, 2019, Armbrister was waived by the Cardinals.[13]
Tampa Bay Vipers
Armbrister signed with the XFL's Team 9 practice squad during the regular season. He was signed off of Team 9 by the Tampa Bay Vipers on March 9, 2020.[14] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[15]
References
- "2015 undrafted free agent signings: Jaguars live tracker". bigcatcountry.com. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
- Oehser, John (September 3, 2016). "Down to 53: LB Davis, OG Bernadeau released". Jaguars.com. Archived from the original on August 13, 2017.
- "Lions sign 8 players to team's practice squad". DetroitLions.com.
- "Lions establish 53-man roster". DetroitLions.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017.
- "Lions assigned G Zac Kerin and T Brian Mihalik via waivers". DetroitLions.com. September 3, 2017. Archived from the original on December 9, 2017.
- "Lions sign LB Thurston Armbrister to active roster and place G Zac Kerin on IR". DetroitLions.com. September 30, 2017. Archived from the original on February 6, 2018.
- "Lions sign free agents DE Datone Jones and DT Caraun Reid". DetroitLions.com. October 11, 2017.
- "Giants Sign LB Thurston Armbrister, OT Laurence Gibson & RB Jalen Simmons". January 9, 2018.
- Eisen, Michael (August 20, 2018). "Giants sign RB Jhurell Pressley, LB Warren Long". Giants.com.
- "Cardinals announce signing of DE Cameron Malveaux, practice squad moves". Cards Wire. USA Today. November 28, 2018.
- "Cardinals fill final roster spot with LB Thurston Armbrister". Cards Wire. USA Today. November 30, 2018.
- "As Nkemdiche Goes To IR, Cardinals Bring Back Vincent Valentine". AZCardinals.com. December 11, 2018.
- "Cardinals waive LB Thurston Armbrister". Cards Wire. USA Today. February 20, 2019.
- "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
- 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.