American football player (born 1996)
American football player
Wyatt Cole Ray [ 1] football linebacker . He was signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent in 2019 following his college football career with Boston College .
Professional career
Cleveland Browns
Ray signed with the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent following the 2019 NFL draft on May 3, 2019.[ 4] [ 5]
Houston Texans
Ray was signed to the practice squad of the Houston Texans on September 2, 2019.[ 6] [ 7]
Buffalo Bills
Ray signed to the Buffalo Bills ' practice squad on October 8, 2019.[ 8] [ 9]
New York Jets
Ray signed to the New York Jets ' practice squad on November 25, 2019.[ 10] [ 11] [ 12]
Ray signed with the Tennessee Titans on August 13, 2020.[ 1] [ 13] [ 14] Chicago Bears , Jacksonville Jaguars , and Detroit Lions , and reverted to the practice squad after each game.[ 15] [ 16] [ 17] [ 18] Green Bay Packers on Sunday Night Football Aaron Rodgers during the 40–14 loss.[ 19]
He was released as a part of the final roster cuts on August 31, 2021.[ 20]
Cincinnati Bengals
On September 1, 2021, Ray was claimed off waivers by the Cincinnati Bengals .[ 21]
Jacksonville Jaguars
Ray signed with the Jaguars on June 14, 2022.[ 22] [ 23]
On September 22, 2022, Ray was signed to the Titans practice squad.[ 24] [ 25] [ 26] [ 27]
Denver Broncos
On December 14, 2022, Ray was signed to the Denver Broncos ' practice squad.[ 28] [ 29] [ 30]
Houston Roughnecks
On October 20, 2023, Ray was signed by the Houston Roughnecks of the XFL .[ 31] XFL and the USFL into the UFL .
San Antonio Brahmas
On January 5, 2024, Ray was drafted by the San Antonio Brahmas during the 2024 UFL dispersal draft .[ 32] [ 33]
Miami Dolphins
On August 12, 2024, Ray signed with the Miami Dolphins .[ 34] [ 35] [ 36]
Personal
Ray is the grandson of singer Nat King Cole and nephew of singer Natalie Cole .[ 10]
References
^ a b Wyatt, Jim (August 13, 2020). "Titans Agree to Terms with DE/OLB Wyatt Ray" . TennesseeTitans.com . Retrieved December 13, 2020 . ^ "Wyatt Ray Draft and Combine Prospect Profile" . NFL.com . Retrieved March 21, 2023 .^ "2019 Draft Scout Wyatt Ray, Boston College NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile" . draftscout.com . Retrieved March 21, 2023 .^ "Browns sign 15 undrafted free agents" . ClevelandBrowns.com . May 3, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2020 .^ Gribble, Andrew (August 31, 2019). "John Dorsey explains key decisions behind Browns' 53-man roster" . ClevelandBrowns.com . Retrieved December 13, 2020 . ^ "Texans sign CB Armstrong, TE Paulsen, add 10 players to practice squad" . HoustonTexans.com . September 2, 2019. Archived from the original on September 3, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2020 .^ "Texans sign TE Jerell Adams to practice squad" . HoustonTexans.com . October 3, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2020 .^ Wojton, Nick (October 8, 2019). "Bills sign DE Wyatt Ray to practice squad" . USAToday.com . Retrieved December 13, 2020 . ^ Wojton, Nick (November 6, 2019). "Bills add LB Tyrel Dodson, Brandon Hitner to practice squad" . USAToday.com . Retrieved December 13, 2020 . ^ a b "Jets sign linebacker Wyatt Ray, grandson of Nat King Cole" . USAToday.com . November 25, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2020 .^ Greenberg, Ethan (December 30, 2019). "Jets Sign 9 to Reserve/Future Contracts" . NewYorkJets.com . Retrieved December 13, 2020 . ^ Allen, Eric and Randy Lange (August 3, 2020). "Jets Release WR Quincy Enunwa" . NewYorkJets.com . Retrieved December 13, 2020 . ^ Wyatt, Jim (September 5, 2020). "Roster Moves: Titans Trim Roster to 53 Players" . TennesseeTitans.com . Retrieved December 13, 2020 . ^ Wyatt, Jim (September 7, 2020). "Titans Add 16 Players to Practice Squad" . TennesseeTitans.com . Retrieved December 13, 2020 . ^ Wyatt, Jim (November 7, 2020). "Titans Make 12 Roster Moves Before Sunday's Game vs Bears" . TennesseeTitans.com . Retrieved December 13, 2020 . ^ Wyatt, Jim (December 12, 2020). "Titans Make Several Roster Moves Before Sunday's Game vs Jaguars" . TennesseeTitans.com . Retrieved December 13, 2020 . ^ Wyatt, Jim (December 19, 2020). "Titans Make Several Roster Moves Before Sunday's Game vs Lions" . TennesseeTitans.com . Retrieved February 4, 2021 . ^ Wyatt, Jim (December 24, 2020). "Titans Make Several Roster Moves, Including Promoting OLB Wyatt Ray to Active Roster" . TennesseeTitans.com . ^ "Tennessee Titans at Green Bay Packers - December 27th, 2020" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved December 30, 2020 .^ Wyatt, Jim (August 31, 2021). "Titans Trim Roster to 53 By Parting Ways with 17 Players" . TennesseeTitans.com . Retrieved August 31, 2021 . ^ "Bengals Make Player Moves, Sign 15 To The Practice Squad" . Bengals.com . September 1, 2021.^ "Roster Moves: OLB Wyatt Ray signed, DE/OLB Jordan Smith placed on injured reserve" . Jaguars.com . June 14, 2022.^ "Roster Moves: Jaguars waive 5 and release 1 ahead of Preseason Week 3" . Jaguars.com . August 22, 2022.^ Wyatt, Jim (September 22, 2022). "Roster Moves: Titans Promote TE Kevin Rader to Active Roster, Place OL Jamarco Jones on Injured Reserve" . TennesseeTitans.com . ^ Wyatt, Jim (September 24, 2022). "Roster Moves: Titans Place LT Taylor Lewan on Injured Reserve, Promote OLB Wyatt Ray to 53-Man Roster" . TennesseeTitans.com . ^ Wyatt, Jim (October 4, 2022). "Titans Make a Flurry of Roster Moves on Active Roster, Practice Squad" . TennesseeTitans.com . ^ Wyatt, Jim (December 6, 2022). "Titans Make Several Roster Moves on 53-Man Roster, Practice Squad" . TennesseeTitans.com . Retrieved December 6, 2022 . ^ DiLalla, Aric (December 14, 2022). "Broncos sign WR Freddie Swain off Miami's practice squad" . DenverBroncos.com . ^ Swanson, Ben (January 9, 2023). "Broncos sign nine players to future contracts" . DenverBroncos.com . ^ DiLalla, Aric (March 20, 2023). "Broncos waive CB Lamar Jackson, release OLB Wyatt Ray" . DenverBroncos.com . ^ "15 Players Sign Letters of Intent With XFL" . www.xfl.com . Retrieved October 20, 2023 .^ Staff Reports (January 6, 2024). "UFL Dispersal Draft Results for Former XFL, USFL Teams" . Sports Illustrated UFL on FanNation News, Analysis and More . Retrieved January 7, 2024 . ^ @UFL_PR (August 12, 2024). "The #UFL has announced the following transactions" (Tweet ). Retrieved August 12, 2024 – via Twitter . ^ Stites, Adam (August 12, 2024). "Dolphins sign 2 linebackers, place 2 linebackers on IR" . Dolphins Wire . Retrieved August 12, 2024 . ^ "Miami Dolphins Make Roster Moves" . MiamiDolphins.com . August 27, 2024.^ "Wyatt Ray: Dropped by Miami" . CBS Sports . September 4, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024 .
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