Jace Billingsley
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||
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| Born: | May 16, 1993 Winnemucca, Nevada, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 189 lb (86 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | Winnemucca (NV) Lowry | ||||
| College: | Eastern Oregon | ||||
| Undrafted: | 2016 | ||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||
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Jace Billingsley (born May 16, 1993) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at Eastern Oregon University, and was signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent after the 2016 NFL draft.
College career
In his last season at Eastern Oregon University, Billingsley finished fourth in the country with 1,931 all-purpose yards, 863 rushing yards, and 506 receiving yards.[1]
Professional career
Detroit Lions
Billingsley signed with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent on May 6, 2016.[2] On September 3, 2016, he was waived by the Lions and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[3][4] On December 31, 2016, he was promoted to the active roster, though he was a healthy scratch for the Lions' final regular season game against the Green Bay Packers and playoff game against the Seattle Seahawks.[5]
On September 2, 2017, Billingsley was waived by the Lions and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[6][7] He was promoted to the active roster on October 25, 2017.[8] In his second career NFL game, on Monday Night Football against the Packers, Billingsley recorded two special teams tackles in the Lions 30-17 victory. He was waived by the Lions on November 11, 2017.[9] He was re-signed on November 14, 2017.[10] He was waived again on November 22, 2017 and later re-signed to the practice squad.[11][12] He was promoted back to the active roster on December 29, 2017.[13]
On September 1, 2018, Billingsley was waived by the Lions.[14]
New England Patriots
On September 4, 2018, Billingsley was signed to the New England Patriots' practice squad.[15] He was released on September 12, 2018, and was re-signed six days later.[16] He was released again on September 26, 2018.[17]
References
- ^ Bond, Ronald. "Former EOU star headed for Motown". The Observer. Archived from the original on June 17, 2016. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
- ^ "Lions sign 12 undrafted rookie free agents". DetroitLions.com. May 6, 2016. Archived from the original on October 15, 2017.
- ^ "Lions establish 53-man roster". DetroitLions.com. September 3, 2016. Archived from the original on October 15, 2017.
- ^ "Lions sign 8 players to team's practice squad". DetroitLions.com. September 4, 2016. Archived from the original on October 15, 2017.
- ^ "Lions sign WR Jace Billingsley to active roster and place RB Theo Riddick on Reserve/Injured". DetroitLions.com. December 31, 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Alper, Josh (October 25, 2017). "Lions promote Jace Billingsley to active roster". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
- ^ "Lions activate T Taylor Decker and T Corey Robinson". DetroitLions.com. November 11, 2017.
- ^ "Lions sign free agents WR Jace Billingsley and DE George Johnson". DetroitLions.com. November 15, 2017.
- ^ "Lions awarded DE Dwight Freeney via waivers from Seattle". DetroitLions.com. November 22, 2017.
- ^ "Lions sign WR Bradley Marquez and S Rolan Milligan to active roster". DetroitLions.com. November 27, 2017. Archived from the original on February 1, 2018.
- ^ "Lions sign WR Jace Billingsley to the active roster and place C Travis Swanson on Reserve-Injured". DetroitLions.com. December 29, 2017.
- ^ "Lions establish 53-man roster". DetroitLions.com. September 1, 2018. Archived from the original on September 3, 2018. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
- ^ "Patriots Make Roster Moves". Patriots.com. September 4, 2018.
- ^ "Patriots Make Practice Squad Moves". Patriots.com. September 12, 2018.
- ^ "Patriots Place RB Rex Burkhead and LB Ja'Whaun Bentley on Injured Reserve; Announce Additional Roster Moves". Patriots.com. September 26, 2018.