Alex Ross (American football)

Alex Ross (born September 25, 1992) is a former American professional gridiron football quarterback. He previously played for the BC Lions, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, and San Diego Fleet. He played college football at Coastal Carolina.

Alex Ross
No. 9, 5, 4
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1992-09-25) September 25, 1992
Alpharetta, Georgia
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:199 lb (90 kg)
Career information
High school:Buford High School
College:Coastal Carolina
Undrafted:2016
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career CFL statistics
Passing completions:5
Passing attempts:13
Passing yards:82
TD–INT:0–2
Player stats at CFL.ca

College career

Ross played college football for the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers from 2011 to 2015.[1]

Professional career

In April 2016, Ross agreed to attend the training camp of the Atlanta Falcons.[2][3]

He signed with the BC Lions in January 2017.[3] In April 2018, Ross was released by the Lions and then signed by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.[4] He was let go in September.[5]

In October 2018, Ross signed with the Memphis Express.[6] However, he was selected by the San Diego Fleet with the last pick of the 2019 AAF QB Draft.[7] During the fourth game of the 2019 AAF season against the Express, Ross replaced an injured Philip Nelson in the second quarter; he completed 8 of 18 passes for 80 yards, a touchdown (to Marcus Baugh) and an interception, and lost two fumbles in the 26–23 loss.[8][9][10] The league ceased operations in April 2019.[11]

Statistics
Year Team Games Passing Rushing Sacked Fumbles
GP GS Comp Att Pct Yds Avg TD Int Rate Att Yds Avg TD Sck SckY FUM Lost
2019 SD 1 0 8 18 44.4 80 4.4 1 1 53.0 6 33 5.5 0 4 10 3 2
Career 1 0 8 18 44.4 80 4.4 1 1 53.0 6 33 5.5 0 4 10 3 2

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References
  1. "Alex Ross - Football". Coastal Carolina University Athletics.
  2. "Coastal Carolina's Alex Ross Has Agreed with Atlanta Falcons". Coastal Carolina University Athletics.
  3. "Lions bring in former Coastal Carolina quarterback Alex Ross - Sportsnet.ca". www.sportsnet.ca.
  4. "Bombers sign recently-released Alex Ross". 19 April 2018.
  5. "Bombers release QB Alex Ross". 7 September 2018.
  6. "Memphis Express could see a shakeup at QB before the season even starts". The Commercial Appeal.
  7. "Alliance of American Football QB Draft: Aaron Murray, Christian Hackenberg highlight QBs taken in AAF event". CBSSports.com.
  8. Gordon, Grant (March 2, 2019). "Mike Singletary, Express notch first AAF victory". National Football League. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  9. Kercheval, Ben (March 2, 2019). "AAF Week 4 scores, highlights, updates: Express complete comeback, Apollos win in the snow". CBSSports.com. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  10. Togerson, Derek (March 2, 2019). "Fleet Sunk by Late Express Rally; Manziel Next?". KNSD. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  11. Michael Rothstein, Seth Wickersham (June 13, 2019). "Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  12. "San Diego Fleet Player Stats". aaf.com. Alliance of American Football. Archived from the original on February 20, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2019.


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