Cornelius Lucas

Cornelius Lucas (born July 18, 1991) is an American football offensive tackle for the Washington Football Team of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Kansas State. He has also been a member of the Detroit Lions, Los Angeles Rams, New Orleans Saints, and Chicago Bears.

Cornelius Lucas
Lucas with the Chicago Bears in 2019
No. 78 – Washington Football Team
Position:Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1991-07-18) July 18, 1991
New Orleans, Louisiana
Height:6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Weight:327 lb (148 kg)
Career information
High school:Edna Karr (New Orleans)
College:Kansas State
Undrafted:2014
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2020
Games played:67
Games started:24
Player stats at NFL.com

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand size
6 ft 8 3⁄8 in
(2.04 m)		 316 lb
(143 kg)		 36 3⁄4 in
(0.93 m)		 10 in
(0.25 m)
All values from NFL Draft.[1][2]

Detroit Lions

Lucas was signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent on May 12, 2014.[3][4] He played in 35 games and started six for the Lions from 2014 to 2016. As an exclusive-rights free agent, he was tendered by the Lions on March 9, 2017.[5] On September 3, 2017, Lucas was waived by the Lions.[6]

Los Angeles Rams

On September 12, 2017, Lucas was signed by the Los Angeles Rams.[7] He made his first and only start of the season in the Week 17 matchup against the 49ers at right tackle.

On April 16, 2018, Lucas re-signed with the Rams.[8] He was released on August 31, 2018.[9]

New Orleans Saints

On December 20, 2018, Lucas was signed by the New Orleans Saints, but was released two days later.[10][11] He was re-signed on December 27, 2018, but was released four days later.[12]

Chicago Bears

On January 23, 2019, Lucas signed a reserve/future contract with the Chicago Bears.[13] In Week 3 of the 2019 season, he started at right tackle in place of an ailing Bobby Massie; the Bears went on to win 31–15.[14] During the year, he also saw action on tackle-eligible plays as an extra blocker.[15]

Washington Football Team

On March 27, 2020, Lucas signed with the Washington Football Team.[16] Lucas started at left tackle in place of an injured Geron Christian in the Week 7 win against the Dallas Cowboys.[17] He started the next two games, but was forced to leave in the second half of the Week 10 game against the Detroit Lions due to an injury.[18] He missed the next two games, returning in Week 13 and started at left tackle for the rest of the season.

References
  1. "NFL Draft Prospect - Luke Lucas". NFL.com. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
  2. "Kansas State OT Cornelius Lucas : 2014 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
  3. "Detroit Lions' early contact helped land UDFA target Cornelius Lucas". MLive.com.
  4. "Undrafted Lions OT Cornelius Lucas shows 'great potential' in debut". DetroitNews.com. Archived from the original on September 11, 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
  5. "Detroit Lions tender offer to OT Cornelius Lucas". Freep.com.
  6. "Lions assigned G Zac Kerin and T Brian Mihalik via waivers". DetroitLions.com. September 3, 2017. Archived from the original on December 9, 2017.
  7. Lago, Kristen (September 12, 2017). "Rams Sign OT Cornelius Lucas, Waive Dielman and Jefferson". TheRams.com. Archived from the original on February 17, 2018.
  8. Simmons, Myles (April 16, 2018). "Joyner, Longacre Sign Tenders, Rams add Two Free Agents". TheRams.com. Archived from the original on June 18, 2018.
  9. "Rams Make Initial Roster Cuts". TheRams.com. August 31, 2018.
  10. Williams, Charean (December 20, 2018). "Saints sign Cornelius Lucas, cut Derek Newton". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
  11. "Saints activate Ted Ginn off IR, waive OL Cornelius Lucas". NOLA.com. December 22, 2018.
  12. "Saints re-sign Derek Newton and Cornelius Lucas, cut Josh Robinson and Mitchell Loewen". NOLA.com. December 27, 2018.
  13. "Bears sign OL Cornelius Lucas to reserve/future deal". 247Sports.com. January 23, 2019.
  14. Mayer, Larry (September 26, 2019). "Lucas honored for excelling on late notice". Chicago Bears. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  15. Lieser, Jason (October 28, 2019). "Snap Judgment: Fewer snaps on defense made a difference for Bears". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  16. "Redskins Sign T Cornelius Lucas". washingtonfootball.com. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  17. Paras, Matthew (October 14, 2020). "Washington's offensive line can run block. Pass blocking? Cover your eyes". WashingtonTimes.com. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  18. Phillips, Michael (November 20, 2020). "Morgan Moses will start at left tackle for the first time since 2014". Richmond.com. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
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