Andrew Tiller

Andrew J. Tiller (born March 13, 1989) is a former American football guard. He played college football at Syracuse.

Andrew Tiller
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Tiller with the 49ers in 2015
No. 67, 75, 68, 61, 60, 66
Position:Guard
Personal information
Born: (1989-03-13) March 13, 1989
Queens, New York, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:324 lb (147 kg)
Career information
High school:Central Islip
(Central Islip, New York)
College:Syracuse
NFL Draft:2012 / Round: 6 / Pick: 179
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Games Played:28
Games Started:14
Player stats at NFL.com

High school

Tiller played guard at Central Islip Senior High School, where he graduated. In 2006, Tiller won Newsday's Zellner Award for being the best lineman in Suffolk County.

College career

Tiller played his first two seasons at Nassau Community College where he became a 2008 Junior College Gridwire All-American. He then transferred to Syracuse University. During the 2009 season, Tiller started in 3 of 10 total games in his junior year. During the 2010 season, Tiller played in all 13 games and made notable contributions to the Orange football team. He finished his senior season in 2011 starting in all 12 games. His performances while in SU earned him three letters. While at Syracuse, Tiller was a Communications major.[1]

Professional career

New Orleans Saints

Tiller was selected in the sixth round, 179th overall, by the New Orleans Saints in the 2012 NFL Draft.[2][3] He was released by the Saints on August 31, 2013.

San Diego Chargers

Tiller was signed by the San Diego Chargers to their practice squad on September 25, 2013, but was released on September 28, 2013. Tiller was re-signed to the Chargers' practice squad on October 1, 2013. On November 18, 2013, he was released by the Chargers.

Green Bay Packers

Tiller was signed to the practice squad of the Green Bay Packers on November 20, 2013.[4] Tiller was released August 30, 2014.

San Francisco 49ers

Tiller was signed to the practice squad of the San Francisco 49ers on October 18, 2014. He was cut by the 49ers in order for the 49ers to make their 53-man roster. He was then signed to the 49ers' practice squad on September 6, 2015. In the middle of the season, he was signed to the 53-man roster and played two games alternating snaps with Jordan Devey.

Kansas City Chiefs

On May 10, 2017, Tiller signed with the Kansas City Chiefs.[5] He was waived on September 2, 2017.[6]

New Orleans Saints (second stint)

On January 4, 2018, Tiller signed a reserve/future contract with the Saints.[7] He was released on September 1, 2018.[8]

Orlando Apollos

In 2019, Tiller joined the Orlando Apollos of the Alliance of American Football.[9] The league ceased operations in April 2019.[10]

Tampa Bay Vipers

Tiller was drafted in the 4th round in phase two in the 2020 XFL Draft by the Tampa Bay Vipers.[11] He was placed on injured reserve before the start of the regular season on February 1, 2020.[12] He was activated from injured reserve on February 28, 2020.[13] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[14]

References
  1. Syracuse Orange Football Profile
  2. "2012 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  3. "Saints Select G Andrew Tiller in Sixth Round". Archived from the original on June 11, 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2012.
  4. "Packers shuffle offensive linemen on practice squad | Packersnews | packersnews.com". Archived from the original on October 18, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
  5. Smith, Michael David (May 10, 2017). "Chiefs sign free agent guard Andrew Tiller". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
  6. "Chiefs Roster Down to NFL Mandated 53". Chiefs.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on June 3, 2018.
  7. "Saints Sign G Andrew Tiller & DB Bradley Sylve To Futures Deals". January 4, 2018.
  8. "New Orleans Saints make roster reductions to 53". NewOrleansSaints.com. September 1, 2018.
  9. Conner, Matt (February 6, 2019). "Aaron Murray, Seantavius Jones among former Chiefs in AAF". Arrowhead Addict. FanSided. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  10. Michael Rothstein, Seth Wickersham (June 13, 2019). "Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  11. "OFFENSIVE LINEMEN DRAFT TRACKER". XFL.com. October 15, 2019. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  12. "XFL Injured Reserve". XFL.com. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  13. @XFLVipers (February 28, 2020). "TRANSACTION ALERT" (Tweet). Retrieved February 28, 2020 – via Twitter.
  14. Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
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