Austin Calitro

Austin Calitro (born January 10, 1994) is an American football linebacker for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Villanova.

Austin Calitro
Calitro with the Seattle Seahawks in 2018
No. 53 – Denver Broncos
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1994-01-10) January 10, 1994
Orlando, Florida
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school:Danbury
(Danbury, Connecticut)
College:Villanova
Undrafted:2017
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2020
Total tackles:84
Sacks:1.5
Forced fumbles:0
Fumble recoveries:0
Interceptions:0
Player stats at NFL.com

College career

Calitro was selected to the All-CAA Football first team. He also led Villanova in total tackles with 90 and forced fumbles with 3 in his junior season.

Professional career

New York Jets

Calitro signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2017.[1] He was waived by the Jets on May 15, 2017.[2]

San Francisco 49ers

On August 7, 2017, Calitro signed with the San Francisco 49ers.[3] He was waived on September 2, 2017.[4]

Seattle Seahawks

On September 4, 2017, Calitro was signed to the Seattle Seahawks' practice squad.[5] He was released on September 19, 2017.[6]

Cleveland Browns

On October 3, 2017, Calitro was signed to the Cleveland Browns' practice squad.[7] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Browns on January 1, 2018.[8]

On May 18, 2018, Calitro was waived by the Browns.[9]

Seattle Seahawks (second stint)

On June 13, 2018, Calitro signed with the Seattle Seahawks.[10] He played in his first NFL game on September 9, 2018 in a 27–24 loss to the Denver Broncos. He made five tackles.[11] On September 17, he started against the Chicago Bears on Monday Night Football in week 2.

On September 2, 2019, Calitro was waived by the Seahawks.[12]

Jacksonville Jaguars

On September 3, 2019, Calitro was claimed off waivers by the Jacksonville Jaguars.[13]

Calitro re-signed with the Jaguars on April 22, 2020.[14] On April 27, 2020, he was waived.[15]

Cincinnati Bengals

On April 28, 2020, Calitro was claimed off waivers by the Cincinnati Bengals.[16]

Denver Broncos

On September 4, 2020, Calitro was traded to the Denver Broncos for Christian Covington.[17] He was placed on injured reserve on September 28, 2020.[18] He was activated on October 31.[19]

References
  1. Allen, Eric (May 5, 2017). "Jets Sign Eight Undrafted Free Agents". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on October 12, 2017.
  2. Allen, Eric (May 15, 2017). "Jets Sign LB Jevaris Jones". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on May 25, 2017. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  3. "49ers Sign LB Austin Calitro, Place LB Malcolm Smith on IR". 49ers.com. August 7, 2017.
  4. "49ers Cut Roster Down to 53 Players". 49ers.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on March 2, 2018.
  5. Boyle, John (September 4, 2017). "Seahawks Sign 10 Players To Practice Squad". Seahawks.com. Archived from the original on September 8, 2017. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
  6. Drovetto, Tony (September 19, 2017). "Seahawks Sign DT Garrison Smith, Waive DE David Bass; Make Practice Squad Roster Moves". Seahawks.com. Archived from the original on December 25, 2017.
  7. "Browns place LB Dominique Alexander on IR, elevate LB Deon King". ClevelandBrowns.com. October 3, 2017.
  8. "Browns sign eight players". ClevelandBrowns.com. January 1, 2018. Archived from the original on April 8, 2018.
  9. "Browns claim DL Marcell Frazier". ClevelandBrowns.com. May 18, 2018. Archived from the original on May 19, 2018. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  10. Boyle, John (June 13, 2018). "Seahawks Sign LB Austin Calitro, Waive LB Dadi Nicolas". Seahawks.com.
  11. "Seattle Seahawks/Denver broncos box score". ESPN. ESPN. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  12. Boyle, John (September 2, 2019). "Seahawks Make Roster Moves; Add Two To Practice Squad". Seahawks.com.
  13. Alper, Josh (September 3, 2019). "Jaguars claim Austin Calitro". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
  14. "Jaguars' Austin Calitro: Sticking with Jags". CBSSports.com. April 22, 2020. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  15. "Austin Calitro: Parts Ways with Jacksonville". CBSSports.com. April 27, 2020. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  16. "Report: Bengals claim linebacker Austin Calitro off waivers". si.com. April 28, 2020. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  17. Alper, Josh (September 4, 2020). "Broncos trade Christian Covington to Bengals for Austin Calitro". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
  18. DiLalla, Aric (September 28, 2020). "Broncos place DL Jurrell Casey, LB Austin Calitro on injured reserve". DenverBroncos.com.
  19. DiLalla, Aric (October 31, 2020). "Broncos activate LB Austin Calitro, promote RB Jeremy Cox to active roster". DenverBroncos.com.
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