Casey Dunn (American football)

Casey Dunn (born October 11, 1994) is a former American football center. He played college football at Auburn University. He signed with the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent in 2018.

Casey Dunn
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Dunn with the Washington Redskins in 2018
No. 55, 57
Position:Center
Personal information
Born: (1994-10-11) October 11, 1994 (age 29)
Trussville, Alabama, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:307 lb (139 kg)
Career information
High school:Hewitt-Trussville
College:Auburn
Undrafted:2018
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Games played:2
Player stats at NFL.com

College career edit

Dunn originally attended Jacksonville State University.[1] After playing for JSU for three years and completing his junior year, he transferred to Auburn University in May 2017.

Dunn graduated JSU with a degree in industrial leadership. Upon transferring to Auburn, he entered the Masters program in community planning.[2]

Professional career edit

Washington Redskins edit

Unselected in the 2018 NFL Draft, Dunn signed with the Washington Redskins after trying out at their rookie minicamp on May 2, 2018.[3] After making the Redskins initial 53-man roster, Dunn played in two games before being waived on November 9, 2018, and was placed on their practice squad a few days later.[4][5] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Redskins on December 31, 2018.[6]

On July 31, 2019, Dunn was waived/injured by the Redskins and placed on injured reserve the next day.[7] He was waived from injured reserve on September 24.[8]

New Orleans Saints edit

On December 25, 2019, Dunn was signed to the New Orleans Saints practice squad.[9] His practice squad contract with the team expired on January 13, 2020.[10]

Cleveland Browns edit

On August 16, 2020, Dunn signed with the Cleveland Browns.[11] He was waived with an injury designation on August 23, 2020,[12] and subsequently reverted to the team's injured reserve list the next day.[13] He was waived with an injury settlement on August 30, 2020.[14]

References edit

  1. ^ Ostendorf, Greg (November 17, 2017). "Swan song: Grad transfers Casey Dunn, Wilson Bell find new home at Auburn". AuburnTigers.com. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
  2. ^ Ferguson, Justin. "Casey Dunn's grad transfer to Auburn was about more than just football". SECCountry.com. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
  3. ^ Winkler, Adam (May 14, 2018). "Redskins sign three players following rookie minicamp tryouts". WTKR.com. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
  4. ^ "Redskins Sign Cassanova McKinzy To Active Roster, Waive Casey Dunn". Redskins.com. November 9, 2018.
  5. ^ "Redskins Place Geron Christian Sr. On Injured Reserve". Redskins.com. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  6. ^ "Redskins Sign Six Players To Reserve/Future Contracts". Redskins.com. December 31, 2018.
  7. ^ Copeland, Kareem; Carpenter, Les. "Redskins sign offensive tackle Donald Penn, guard Hugh Thornton". Washington Post. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  8. ^ "Redskins Waive C Casey Dunn, Release DT T.Y. McGill". Redskins.com. September 24, 2019. Archived from the original on September 26, 2019. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
  9. ^ "Saints sign S DeShawn Shead, place WR Krishawn Hogan on injured reserve". NOLA.com. December 25, 2019.
  10. ^ @HBalzer721 (January 14, 2020). "Practice-squad contracts expired yesterday: New England DE Eric Lee; New Orleans C Casey Dunn; Philadelphia RB De'Angelo Henderson, T Dieugot Joseph" (Tweet). Retrieved January 15, 2020 – via Twitter.
  11. ^ "Browns sign C Casey Dunn". ClevelandBrowns.com. August 16, 2020.
  12. ^ "Browns sign LB Malcolm Smith". ClevelandBrowns.com. August 23, 2020. Archived from the original on August 28, 2020. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  13. ^ "Browns' Casey Dunn: Reverts to IR". CBSSports.com. August 24, 2020. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  14. ^ "Casey Dunn: Waived with injury settlement". CBSSports.com. August 30, 2020. Retrieved August 31, 2020.

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