Ledarius Mack
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| Born: | October 3, 1996 Vero Beach, Florida, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 234 lb (106 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school: | Lincoln Park (FL) | ||||
| College: | Buffalo | ||||
| Position: | Linebacker | ||||
| Undrafted: | 2020 | ||||
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| Career NFL statistics | |||||
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Ledarius Mack (born October 3, 1996) is an American football linebacker who is a free agent. Mack played college football at Buffalo and was signed as an undrafted free agent following the 2020 NFL draft. He is the younger brother of linebacker Khalil Mack.
Early life and education
[edit]Mack was born on October 3, 1996, in Vero Beach, Florida. He attended Lincoln Park High School and played college football at Buffalo.[1][2][3] He was redshirted his first season at Buffalo in 2017. He appeared in 14 games in 2018, posting 14 tackles with two sacks.[4][5] In 2019, he played in 13 games, making one start, and had eight sacks.[4]
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft 10+7⁄8 in (1.80 m) |
234 lb (106 kg) |
31+5⁄8 in (0.80 m) |
9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) |
4.66 s | 1.60 s | 2.63 s | 4.56 s | 6.97 s | 33.5 in (0.85 m) |
10 ft 8 in (3.25 m) | ||
| All values from Pro Day[6] | ||||||||||||
Mack signed with the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent following the 2020 NFL draft.[7][8][9] He was released at roster cuts but later signed to the practice squad. He did not make any appearances in his rookie season.[10]
Mack was waived/injured by the Bears on August 17, 2021 and placed on injured reserve. He was subsequently released with an injury settlement. He was re-signed by the Bears on October 13, to the practice squad.[11] Mack was promoted to the active roster for the first time in his career on November 20.[12] He made his NFL debut the following day against the Baltimore Ravens and recorded a tackle in the contest.[13] He was promoted to the active roster again on December 18.[14] He was waived on December 21 and re-signed to the practice squad.[15] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Bears on January 11, 2022.[16] He was waived on May 9.[17]
References
[edit]- ^ Miller, Dionne (May 1, 2020). "Khalil Mack's brother Ledarius says he's not surprised he landed in Chicago; 'it was just destined'". ABC7 Chicago.
- ^ Santucci, Jon. "LeDarius Mack following in his brother's footsteps". Treasure Coast.
- ^ Hammond, Sean (September 2, 2020). "Ledarius Mack hopes to crack Bears opening day roster". Daily Herald.
- ^ a b "Ledarius Mack - 2019 - Football". University at Buffalo.
- ^ "Ledarius Mack College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
- ^ "Ledarius Mack, Buffalo, OLB, 2020 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
- ^ Chamberlain, Gene. "Bears Bringing in Another Mack". Sports Illustrated Chicago Bears News, Analysis and More.
- ^ "Bears Early Undrafted Free Agent Signings Include Khalil Mack's Brother Ledarius". www.bleachernation.com. April 25, 2020.
- ^ Lenzi, Rachel (April 25, 2020). "UB's Ledarius Mack signs with Chicago Bears, joining older brother". The Buffalo News.
- ^ "Ledarius Mack Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ Mishler-Elmore, Beth (October 13, 2021). "Bears Sign 3 Including Familiar Face, Place Starter on IR". Heavy.com. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
- ^ Chamberlain, Gene (November 20, 2021). "Bears Promote Khalil Mack's Little Brother". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
- ^ "Ledarius Mack 2021 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (December 18, 2021). "Roster Moves: Bears activate Goldman, promote Ledarius Mack". ChicagoBears.com.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (December 21, 2021). "Roster Moves: Bears promote Graham; activate Burns, Shelley". ChicagoBears.com.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (January 11, 2022). "Roster Moves: Bears sign 11 to reserve/future contracts". ChicagoBears.com.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (May 9, 2022). "Roster Moves: Bears sign six undrafted rookies". ChicagoBears.com.