Brett Toth
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Toth with the 2020 Philadelphia Eagles
No. 64 – Philadelphia Eagles
Position:Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1996-09-01) September 1, 1996 (age 27)
Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:304 lb (138 kg)
Career information
High school:West Ashley
College:Army
Undrafted:2018
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Games played:20
Games started:2
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Brett Toth (born September 1, 1996) is an American football offensive tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). Prior to joining the NFL, he attended and graduated from the United States Military Academy as a second lieutenant in the US Army, where he also played for the Army Black Knights football team.[1][2] Toth deferred his service to play in the NFL, where he signed as an undrafted free agent with the Eagles in 2019. He has been a member of the Arizona Cardinals and was a ROTC instructor at Arizona State University; he currently serves in a similar role at Temple University.[3]

Early life

Toth attended West Ashley High School in Charleston, South Carolina.[4][5]

United States Military Academy

Toth with Army in 2017

Toth studied physics and nuclear engineering at the United States Military Academy and became the last person to represent the Army Black Knights football team at the Senior Bowl in 2018.[6] He also played in the 2018 East–West Shrine Game.[7] As a junior for the 2016 Army Black Knights football team triple option offense, which finished second in the country with a 339.5 yards of offense per game.[8] During his senior season, the 2017 Army Black Knights led the nation in offense.[9] During that season, Army rushed 785 times last season and attempted just 65 forward passes.[7] Toth served as a graduate assistant for the 2018 Black Knights and he executed the engineering officer training, earning a platoon leader role.[9]

Professional career

Pre-draft

Pre-draft measurables
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
6 ft 5+3⁄4 in
(1.97 m) 		291 lb
(132 kg) 		33+3⁄8 in
(0.85 m) 		10+1⁄4 in
(0.26 m)		 5.14 s 1.78 s 2.96 s 4.75 s 7.40 s 25.0 in
(0.64 m)		 8 ft 7 in
(2.62 m)		 16 reps
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[10][11]

When Toth entered his commitment at West Point, there was a 5-year service commitment. However, the policy was changed to 24 months during his stay.[7] There had been precedent (such as Joe Cardona of the 2015 NFL Draft) for military school graduates to be allowed to defer their 24-month service policy,[12] but in 2017, United States Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis rescinded the policy to allow military service academy student-athlete graduates to delay their assignments to explore professional sports opportunities. In June 2019, United States President Donald Trump requested that a policy be established to facilitate athletic pursuits and 2019 NFL Draft selectee Austin Cutting was the first to sign a professional contract following the new policy.[13] When Toth applied for his waiver in August 2019, he was stationed at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri.[13] Toth cites Alejandro Villanueva, Collin Mooney and Josh McNary as his role models.[7] Toth had served a year as a second lieutenant before being granted a deferment.

Philadelphia Eagles

In August 2019, he signed a three-year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles even though he had already missed all of training camp and two preseason games.[14]

Arizona Cardinals

The Eagles waived Toth, but he was claimed by the Arizona Cardinals at the end of the 2019 preseason.[15] He was placed on the reserve/non-football illness list by the Cardinals on October 19, 2019.[16]

On September 4, 2020, Toth was waived/injured by the Cardinals,[17] and reverted to the team's injured reserve list two days later.[18] He was waived from injured reserve on October 6, 2020.[19]

Philadelphia Eagles (second stint)

On October 7, 2020, Toth was claimed off waivers by the Eagles,[20] where he made his NFL debut in Week 6 against the Baltimore Ravens.

On November 2, 2021, Toth was waived by the Eagles and re-signed to the practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on November 30.[21] Toth got extended playing time at center in week 17 against the Dallas Cowboys when the Eagles were resting their starters, but suffered a knee injury in the second quarter. He was placed on injured reserve on January 10, 2022.[22] He was placed on the Active/PUP list on July 27, 2022.[23] He was placed on the reserve list to start the season on August 23, 2022.[24] Without Toth, the Eagles made Super Bowl LVII but lost 38-35 to the Kansas City Chiefs.[25]

Toth was released on August 27, 2023 and re-signed to the practice squad.[26][27]

Carolina Panthers

On October 24, 2023, Toth was signed by the Carolina Panthers off the Eagles practice squad.[28] He was waived on December 4.[29]

Philadelphia Eagles (third stint)

On December 7, 2023, Toth was signed to the Eagles practice squad.[30] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 18, 2024.[31]

References

  1. ^ Alper, Josh (September 6, 2019). "Brett Toth "very grateful" to United States Army for allowing him to play". NBC Sports. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  2. ^ Conway, Tyler (September 1, 2019). "Report: Army 2nd Lieutenant Brett Toth Claimed by Cardinals After Eagles Release". Bleacher Report. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  3. ^ Kracz, Ed (January 1, 2021). "Brett Toth Set to Make First NFL Start as Eagles OL Undergoes More Change". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  4. ^ "Brett Toth #78 OL". NFL.com. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  5. ^ Hartsell, Jeff (August 16, 2019). "Charleston's Brett Toth gets Army waiver to sign with NFL's Eagles". The Post and Courier. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  6. ^ Vilona, Bill (January 25, 2018). "Army's Brett Toth makes Senior Bowl history". PNJ.com. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  7. ^ a b c d Jones, Mike (January 25, 2018). "Army OT Brett Toth draws NFL attention, but service comes first". USA Today. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
  8. ^ "B/R CFB 150: Top 25 Offensive Linemen". Bleacher Report. January 19, 2017. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  9. ^ a b Scott, Jelani (August 16, 2019). "Eagles sign tackle Brett Toth after military waiver". NFL.com. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  10. ^ "Brett Toth Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  11. ^ "2018 NFL Draft Scout Brett Toth College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  12. ^ Tomasson, Chris (April 29, 2019). "Austin Cutting to serve his country with Air Force but still could be Vikings' long snapper". St. Paul Pioneer Press. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
  13. ^ a b Hartsell, Jeff (August 14, 2019). "Trump decision could help West Ashley's Brett Toth get Army's permission to play in NFL". The Post and Courier. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
  14. ^ Zangaro, Dave (August 16, 2019). "Brett Toth gets military waiver, signs deal with Eagles". NBC Sports. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  15. ^ Conway, Tyler (September 1, 2019). "Report: Cardinals claim OT Brett Toth, cut by Eagles". USA Today. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  16. ^ Urban, Darren (October 19, 2019). "Cardinals Put Patrick Peterson Back On Active Roster". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  17. ^ Urban, Darren (September 4, 2020). "Cardinals Begin Cuts; Hakeem Butler Among Released". AZCardinals.com.
  18. ^ "Cardinals' Brett Toth: Back on IR". CBSSports.com. September 6, 2020. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  19. ^ Root, Jess (October 6, 2020). "Cardinals waive OL Brett Toth from IR, protect 3 practice squad players for Week 5". USAToday.com. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  20. ^ McPherson, Chris (October 7, 2020). "Eagles claim T Brett Toth off waivers". PhiladelphiaEagles.com.
  21. ^ McPherson, Chris (November 30, 2021). "Eagles place T/G Jack Driscoll on Injured Reserve; promote T/G Brett Toth from the practice squad". PhiladelphiaEagles.com.
  22. ^ Bowman, Paul (January 10, 2022). "Eagles Clear COVID List, Place Three on IR". SportsTalkPhilly.com.
  23. ^ "NFL news roundup: Latest league updates from Wednesday, July 27". NFL.com. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
  24. ^ "Eagles get to the 80-player limit". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. August 23, 2022.
  25. ^ "Super Bowl LVII - Philadelphia Eagles vs. Kansas City Chiefs - February 12th, 2023". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  26. ^ McPherson, Chris (August 27, 2023). "Eagles announce first wave of roster moves". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
  27. ^ "Eagles announce practice squad". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. August 30, 2023.
  28. ^ Rizzuti, Anthony (October 24, 2022). "Panthers sign 2 players on Tuesday". Panthers Wire. USA Today. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  29. ^ Gantt, Darin. "Panthers waive offensive lineman Brett Toth". panthers.com. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  30. ^ Erby, Glenn. "Eagles sign OL Brett Toth to the practice squad, release OL Ross Pierschbacher". Eagles Wire. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  31. ^ "Eagles sign 20 players to Reserve/Futures deals". Eagles Wire. USA Today. January 18, 2024.

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