Cedric Saunders

Cedric Saunders (born September 30, 1972 in Tallahassee, Florida) is the Vice President of Goal Line Football.

Cedric Saunders
Personal information
Born:(1972-09-30)September 30, 1972
Tallahassee, Florida
Career information
College:Ohio State
Position:Tight end
Undrafted:1994
Career history

Football career

Saunders attended the Ohio State University and was a four-year starter there as a receiver and posted 68 career receptions for a total of 853 yards. As a senior in 1993, he recorded 27 catches and earned second-team All-Big 10 honors; he was honorable mention selection as a junior. Saunders went along to play pro with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, he spent three seasons in training camp from (1994–96) and saw action on both the practice squad and the active roster as a tight end in 1995. He also played with the Scottish Claymores of NFL Europe in 1997.

Family

Saunders and his wife, Bashi, have four children together: two daughters, Reegan and CharlieBleu, and two sons, Cayden and Kai.

Occupation history

In 1999-00 he became an area scout for the Kansas City Chiefs, and then a director of player development in 2001-05 for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He joined the Detroit Lions in 2006 and has moved up in the administration.[1] He eventually served as senior vice president of football operations, until he was fired in January of 2016.[2] Saunders is now an NFLPA Certified Contract Advisor and vice president at Goal Line Football.[3]

References
  1. Klonke, Chuck (November 7, 2010). "Cedric Saunders". Detroit Lions. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2010.
  2. "Lions fire VP of football operations, source says". ESPN.com. January 22, 2016. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  3. "goallinefootball". goallinefootball. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
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