George Winn (American football)

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George Winn
No. 38
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1990-11-10) November 10, 1990 (age 33)
Southfield, Michigan, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:218 lb (99 kg)
Career information
High school:University of Detroit (MI) Jesuit
College:Cincinnati
Undrafted:2013
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Rushing attempts:23
Rushing yards:74
Rushing average:3.2
Player stats at NFL.com

George Winn (born November 10, 1990) is a former American football running back. He played college football at Cincinnati. He originally signed with the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2013. He has also been a member of the New England Patriots, Oakland Raiders, Pittsburgh Steelers, Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions, New York Giants and Indianapolis Colts.

Professional career[edit]

Houston Texans[edit]

On April 28, 2013, Winn signed with the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent.

New England Patriots[edit]

On June 17, 2013, he signed with the New England Patriots.[1]

Oakland Raiders[edit]

On October 2, 2013, he signed with the Oakland Raiders as a member of the practice squad. The Raiders released Winn from the practice squad on October 15, 2013.[2]

Pittsburgh Steelers[edit]

The Steelers signed Winn to their practice squad on October 22, 2013.[3] He was released on November 19, 2013, and replaced by rookie Ray Graham, another undrafted free agent initially signed by the Houston Texans.

Dallas Cowboys[edit]

On December 4, 2013, Winn signed with the Dallas Cowboys practice squad.[4] The Cowboys waived Winn on December 17, 2013.[5]

Detroit Lions[edit]

During the 2014 offseason, Winn tried out for the Atlanta Falcons,[6] but was not signed. Afterwards, the Detroit Lions signed him on July 16, 2014.[7] He played twelve games for the Lions in 2014, gaining 73 yards on 19 carries.[8] He was placed on the Lions' practice squad at the start of the 2015 season, but moved to the main club on October 19 after an injury to Zach Zenner.[8]

On September 3, 2016, Winn was waived by the Lions and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[9][10] On September 9, 2016, he was released from the Lions practice squad, but was re-signed on September 21, 2016.[11] He released was on October 3, 2016.[12]

New York Giants[edit]

On October 31, 2016, Winn was signed to the New York Giants' practice squad, but was released on December 14, 2016.[13] He was re-signed to their active roster on December 20, 2016.[14] He was waived by the Giants on May 1, 2017.[15]

Indianapolis Colts[edit]

On August 9, 2017, Winn signed with the Indianapolis Colts.[16] He was placed on injured reserve on August 29, 2017.[17] He was waived by the Colts on April 24, 2018.[18]

Personal life[edit]

Winn is the cousin of former NFL wide receiver Derrick Mason .[19] His first cousin, L. Webber, is the sister-in-law of former NBA player Chris Webber.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Patriots Sign Rookie RB George Winn". patriots.com. Retrieved June 17, 2013.
  2. ^ Tafur, Vio (October 21, 2013). "Raiders return with offensive line still a mess". The San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  3. ^ Bouchette, Ed (October 22, 2013). "On the Steelers: Mike Tomlin is a man with a plan". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  4. ^ Cowboys fill out practice squad
  5. ^ "Durant to IR; Nevis Among 3 Released; LB Lemon Returns". Archived from the original on December 17, 2013. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
  6. ^ "Falcons to Have 24 Players in For Tryout". Archived from the original on May 18, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  7. ^ Wilkening, Mike (July 16, 2014). "Lions add tailback George Winn". NBCSports.com. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  8. ^ a b Birkett, Dave (October 19, 2015). "Lions to sign RB George Winn off practice squad". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  9. ^ "Lions establish 53-man roster". DetroitLions.com. September 3, 2016. Archived from the original on October 15, 2017.
  10. ^ "Lions sign 8 players to team's practice squad". DetroitLions.com. September 4, 2016. Archived from the original on October 15, 2017.
  11. ^ "Lions sign OL Chase Farris to practice squad, release RB George Winn". DetroitLions.com. Archived from the original on September 10, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
  12. ^ "Lions sign RB Mike James to practice squad". DetroitLions.com. October 3, 2016.
  13. ^ Benton, Dan (December 14, 2016). "Giants sign Adam Gettis to practice squad, terminate contracts of two others".
  14. ^ Eisen, Michael (December 20, 2016). "RB Shane Vereen, QB Ryan Nassib placed on IR". Giants.com.
  15. ^ Benton, Dan (May 1, 2017). "Giants waive QB Keith Wenning, RB George Winn". GiantsWire.USAToday.com.
  16. ^ "Indianapolis Colts Make Roster Moves". Blogs.Colts.com. August 9, 2017.
  17. ^ "Roster Move: Colts Sign RB Daryl Richardson". Colts.com. August 29, 2017. Archived from the original on August 29, 2017. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
  18. ^ "Roster Move: Colts Release RB-George Winn". Colts.com. April 24, 2018.
  19. ^ "Cincinnati Bearcats Profile". gobearcats.com.

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