Jason Michael Spriggs (born May 17, 1994) is an American former professional football player who was a offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Indiana Hoosiers.
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| Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||||||
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| Born: | May 17, 1994 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 301 lb (137 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Concord (Elkhart, Indiana) | ||||||||
| College: | Indiana | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2016 / round: 2 / pick: 48 | ||||||||
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Early life
editSpriggs was born to Rick and Michelle Spriggs on May 17, 1994, in Elkhart, Indiana.[1][2] He attended Concord High School where he lettered in basketball, lacrosse, track and field, and also played offensive tackle, defensive end, and long snapper for head coach Tim Dawson.[1] During his early football career he was a three-year starter and recorded 58 tackles (19 for loss), seven sacks, three forced fumbles and recoveries, and three passes defensed.[1] He had a touchdown off of a fumble recovery. He was also a team captain, and was named the team's most valuable offensive lineman in 2011 and most valuable defensive lineman in 2010.[1] Spriggs was named to the Indiana Football Coaches Association All-State Top 50 team in 2011.[3]
Coming out of high school, Spriggs measured in at 6-foot-6-inches tall and weighed in at 249 pounds.[2] He was ranked as a three star prospect by ESPN.com.[2] He was ranked as the 22nd best prospect in the state, and the 135th best in the country.[2] He received attention from a number of schools, and received scholarship offers from Indiana, Ball State, Buffalo, Eastern Michigan, Miami of Ohio, Northern Illinois, Toledo, and Western Michigan.[2] He was described by an ESPN analyst as having some raw tools, and who could possibly project to tight end at the college level.[2] He was listed on Rivals.com as a three star prospect at tight end.[4]
College career
editSpriggs ultimately accepted a scholarship from Indiana University and started all 12 games in his first year on the offensive line.[1] He led the team with 80 knockdowns that year and allowed only two sacks in the 961 downs he played.[1] As a whole, the offensive line did not allow a sack in five games.[1] He was named an Honorable Mention to the All-Big Ten Conference team by the coaches and media, and was named to the ESPN.com Big Ten All-Freshman team.[1][5]
Going into his second year, Spriggs again started all 12 games at the left tackle position. He was named the Indiana Player of the week for his efforts in a game against Purdue.[1] Following the year, he was again named an All-Big Ten Honorable Mention by the coaches and media.[1]
Spriggs' junior year proved to be one of his best statistically.[1] He played in eleven games and started ten of them at left tackle. He allowed two sacks in 689 snaps and allowed Tevin Coleman to set a school record with 2,000 rushing yards in a season.[1] He was named a conference honorable mention by the media.[1]
In his final year as a Hoosier, Spriggs was named a team captain and allowed only two sacks in 475 pass attempts, starting at left tackle. He had a team-leading 79 knockdowns. His team became the first since 1995 to lead the league in total passing and scoring offense. His efforts had him named as a first-team All-American by the Football Writers Association of America.[6]
Professional career
editPre-draft
editSpriggs was predicted to be a second round pick in the NFL Draft by Lance Zierlein. He commented that he had a good frame for the position, exhibited quick movement, showed good combination as a zone blocker, and was active with his hands. He was concerned about his strength, but overall he believed that he had a good chance to be a starting left tackle at the professional level.[7]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | Wonderlic |
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| 6 ft 5 5⁄8 in (1.97 m) |
301 lb (137 kg) |
34 1⁄8 in (0.87 m) |
10 1⁄8 in (0.26 m) |
4.94 s | 1.76 s | 2.90 s | 4.44 s | 7.70 s | 31 1⁄2 in (0.80 m) |
9 ft 7 in (2.92 m) |
31 reps | 20[8] |
| All values from NFL Combine[7] | ||||||||||||
Green Bay Packers
editSpriggs was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the second round (48th overall) of the 2016 NFL draft.[7] On May 9, 2016, the Packers signed Spriggs to a four-year contract reported to be worth a total of $5.00 million, which includes a $1.83 million signing bonus.[9]
On September 21, 2017, Spriggs was placed on injured reserve with a hamstring injury.[10] He was activated off injured reserve to the active roster on November 18, 2017.[11] He started five games at right tackle before being placed back on injured reserve on December 26, 2017, with a knee injury.[12]
In 2018, Spriggs played in 13 games, starting two at right tackle in place of an injured Bryan Bulaga.
On August 6, 2019, Spriggs was waived/injured by the Packers.[13] After clearing waivers, he was placed on injured reserve a day later.
Chicago Bears
editOn April 17, 2020, Spriggs signed a one-year contract with the Chicago Bears.[14] He was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on November 3, 2020,[15] and activated six days later.[16]
Atlanta Falcons
editOn July 26, 2021, Spriggs signed with the Atlanta Falcons.[17]
Indianapolis Colts
editOn June 12, 2022, Spriggs signed with the Indianapolis Colts.[18] He was released on August 12, 2022.[19]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Jason Spriggs". Web. University of Indiana. p. 1. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f "Jason Spriggs". Web. ESPN. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
- ^ "Indiana Football Coaches Association 2011 Top 50 All-State Football Team" (PDF). Web. Indiana Football Coaches Association. 2011. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
- ^ "Jason Spriggs". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
- ^ "2012 All-Big Ten Conference Football Teams". Web. Big-Ten. November 27, 2012. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
- ^ "2015 Autonation FWAA All-America team unveiled" (Press release). Football Writers Association of America. December 14, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
- ^ a b c Zierlein, Lance. "Jason Spriggs". Web. National Football League. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
- ^ "Green Bay Packers' picks in the 2016 NFL draft". JSOnline.com. April 30, 2016. Archived from the original on April 21, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
- ^ "Packers sign 2nd-round pick Jason Spriggs to rookie contract". AcmePackingCompany.com. May 9, 2016. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
- ^ "Packers sign DT Ricky Jean Francois". Packers.com. September 21, 2017. Archived from the original on September 22, 2017. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
- ^ "Packers activate T Jason Spriggs from I.R." Packers.com. November 18, 2017. Archived from the original on May 26, 2018.
- ^ "Packers place T Jason Spriggs on IR, sign TE Emanuel Byrd". Packers.com. December 26, 2017.
- ^ "Packers claim RB Keith Ford off waivers". Packers.com. August 6, 2019. Archived from the original on August 6, 2019. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (April 17, 2020). "Roster Moves: Bears announce five transactions". Chicago Bears. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
- ^ Lieser, Jason (November 3, 2020). "Bears put OT Jason Spriggs, RG Germain Ifedi on reserve/COVID-19 list; RT Bobby Massie to IR". SunTimes.com. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
- ^ Lieser, Jason (November 9, 2020). "Bears activate OT Jason Spriggs from reserve/COVID-19 list". SunTimes.com. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
- ^ Moran, Gaby (July 26, 2019). "Falcons Sign Two in Free Agency". AtlantaFalcons.com. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
- ^ "Colts Sign DE Bryan Cox Jr., T Jason Spriggs; Waive DE Cullen Wick". Colts.com. June 10, 2022.
- ^ Simmons, Myles (August 12, 2022). "Colts release Jason Spriggs". NBC Sports. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
