Artavis Pierce

Artavis Pierce (born May 17, 1996) is an American football running back for the DC Defenders of the XFL. He played college football at Oregon State.

Artavis Pierce
No. 28 – DC Defenders
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1996-05-17) May 17, 1996
Lake Alfred, Florida, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:208 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High school:Auburndale High School
College:Oregon State
Undrafted:2020
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2022
Rushing yards:34
Rushing average:5.7
Rushing touchdowns:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Professional career

Chicago Bears

Pierce signed with the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent following the 2020 NFL Draft on April 28, 2020.[1][2] He was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on July 27, 2020,[3] and activated six days later.[4] He was waived on September 5, as part of final roster cuts,[5] and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[6]

The Bears promoted Pierce to the active roster on September 29.[7][8] He made his NFL debut in Week 6 against the Carolina Panthers as a special teams player, while his first carries came four weeks later against the Minnesota Vikings, during which he rushed three times for nine yards.[9] Pierce's first touchdown was in Week 16, a victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars, with a three-yard rushing score that had been set up by a 23-yard run out of the Wildcat formation on the previous play.[10]

On August 31, 2021, Pierce was waived by the Bears and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[11][12] However he was subsequently released on September 8, 2021. On October 5, 2021, Pierce was re-signed to the practice squad following injuries to multiple running backs on the active roster.[13] He was waived from the practice squad on December 28, 2021.[14]

Cleveland Browns

On January 5, 2022, Pierce was signed to the Cleveland Browns' practice squad.[15]

DC Defenders

On November 17, 2022, Pierce was drafted by the DC Defenders of the XFL.[16] He was placed on the reserve list by the team on March 14, 2023, and activated on May 16.[17]

References
  1. "Auburndale High alum Pierce signs as UFA with Chicago Bears". Winter Haven Sun. May 12, 2020.
  2. "UFA With a Shot: Oregon St. Running Back Artavis Pierce". SI.com. April 26, 2020.
  3. Mayer, Larry (July 27, 2020). "Roster Move: Bears put Pierce on reserve/COVID-19 list". ChicagoBears.com. Archived from the original on July 29, 2020. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  4. Mayer, Larry (August 2, 2020). "Roster Moves: Bears activate Pierce, waive Maxwell". ChicagoBears.com. Archived from the original on August 4, 2020. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  5. Mayer, Larry (September 5, 2020). "Roster Moves: Chicago Bears announce 53-man roster". ChicagoBears.com. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  6. Mayer, Larry (September 6, 2020). "Roster Moves: Bears sign 16 to practice squad". ChicagoBears.com. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  7. Arnold, Geoffrey C. (September 30, 2020). "Chicago Bears promote former Oregon State Beaver Artavis Pierce to the active roster". Oregon Live. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  8. Wiederer, Dan (September 30, 2020). "3 things we learned from Chicago Bears practice, including Artavis Pierce's opportunity at running back and Tashaun Gipson's experience with quarterback changes". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  9. Arnold, Geoffrey C. (November 17, 2020). "Former Oregon State star Artavis Pierce gets first NFL carries for the Chicago Bears". The Oregonian. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  10. Arnold, Geoffrey C. (December 27, 2020). "Watch: Former Oregon State star Artavis Pierce scores first NFL touchdown". The Oregonian. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  11. Mayer, Larry (August 31, 2021). "Roster Moves: Bears announce 53-man roster". ChicagoBears.com.
  12. Mayer, Larry (September 1, 2021). "Roster Moves: Bears sign 13 players to practice squad". ChicagoBears.com.
  13. "Bears sign Artavis Pierce back to the practice squad, waive two players". Windy City Gridiron. SB Nation. October 5, 2021.
  14. "NFL injury updates, latest league news from Tuesday, Dec. 28". NFL.com. December 28, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  15. "Browns place Baker Mayfield, Sione Takitaki on injured reserve, make other roster moves". ClevelandBrowns.com. January 5, 2022.
  16. "Rosters for all eight XFL teams: Full draft results and where Vic Beasley, Martavis Bryant landed". ESPN.com. November 18, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
  17. "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved May 16, 2023.


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