Dorian Etheridge
Dorian Etheridge (born November 21, 1998) is an American football linebacker who is a free agent. He played college football at Louisville.
Personal information | |||
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Born: | Charleston, West Virginia | November 21, 1998||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
Weight: | 230 lb (104 kg) | ||
Career information | |||
High school: | Capital (Charleston, West Virginia) | ||
College: | Louisville (2017–2020) | ||
Position: | Linebacker | ||
Undrafted: | 2021 | ||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2021 | |||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Early life and high school
Dorian Etheridge was born on November 21, 1998 in Charleston, West Virginia. Etheridge attended Capital High School where he competed as an outside linebacker. While playing for Capital High, Etheridge received Two-Time All-State Selection Honors by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association. [1]
College career
Etheridge was a three-star prospect and tabbed the No. 6 player in West Virginia according to Rivals.com and the No. 50-ranked outside linebacker by ESPN. He committed to Louisville over West Virginia, Virginia Tech, Pittsburgh, Maryland, Purdue and Marshall.[2] Etheridge played 4 years at Louisville as a linebacker. He appeared in 45 career games totaling 258 tackles, 24.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks and one interception.[3]
Professional career
After going unselected in the 2021 NFL Draft, Etheridge signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Falcons on May 1, 2021.[4] He made the Falcons roster out of training camp. He played in five games before being waived on November 2, 2021 and re-signed to the practice squad.[5] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Falcons on January 10, 2022.[6]
On August 30, 2022, Etheridge was waived/injured by the Falcons and placed on injured reserve.[7] He was released on September 8. On October 18, 2022, Etheridge was signed to the Falcons' practice squad. [8] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 9, 2023.[9] He was waived on July 29, 2023.[10]
References
- Parish, Andrew. "2021 NFL Draft: Dorian Etheridge Player Profile". Lastwordonsports.com. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
- "17 DORIAN ETHERIDGE". gocards.com.
- "DORIAN ETHERIDGE". AtlantaFalcons.com.
- McGavic, Matthew (May 2021). "Louisville LB Dorian Etheridge Signs UDFA Deal with Falcons". SI.com.
- Simmons, Myles (November 2, 2021). "Falcons sign Daren Bates, James Vaughters to 53-man roster". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
- "Falcons sign 17 to reserve/future contracts". AtlantaFalcons.com. January 10, 2022.
- Bair, Scott (August 30, 2022). "Falcons announce initial 53-man roster heading into 2022 regular season". AtlantaFalcons.com.
- McElhaney, Tori (October 18, 2022). "Falcons make significant roster moves to start Week 7". AtlantaFalcons.com.
- Deighton, John (January 9, 2023). "Falcons sign 18 players to Reserve/Future contracts". AtlantaFalcons.com.
- "Eddie Goldman placed on exempt/left squad list, linebacker released". AtlantaFalcons.com. July 29, 2022.