Doug Worthington
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Worthington signing autographs in 2012
No. 90, 92
Position:Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1987-08-10) August 10, 1987 (age 36)
Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:288 lb (131 kg)
Career information
High school:Athol Springs (NY) St. Francis
College:Ohio State
NFL Draft:2010 / Round: 7 / Pick: 242
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:3
Fumble recoveries:1
Player stats at NFL.com

Doug Worthington, Jr. (born August 10, 1987) is a former American football defensive tackle. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers with the 242nd overall pick in the seventh round of the 2010 NFL Draft.[1] He played college football at Ohio State. He was also a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Washington Redskins, San Diego Chargers, and St. Louis Rams.

Professional career

Pittsburgh Steelers

Worthington was drafted in the seventh round by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 2010 NFL draft.[2] The Steelers signed him to a four-year contract. Worthington was waived on September 4, 2010, but signed to the practice squad two days later. On September 7, 2010, Worthington was released.[3]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

On November 3, 2010, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed Worthington to their practice squad.[4] On December 29, 2010, Worthington was promoted to the active 53-man roster.[5] Worthington was released on August 5, 2011.[6]

Washington Redskins

On August 7, 2011, the Washington Redskins signed Worthington.[7] Worthington was waived on September 3, 2011, but signed to the practice squad two days later. On December 20, 2011, Worthington was promoted to the Redskins' 53-man active roster.[8] He didn't play any games in the 2011 season.

Worthington was released on August 31, 2012, for final cuts before the start of the 2012 season.[9] The next day after not being claimed off waivers, he was re-signed to the team's practice squad.[10] On September 17, he was promoted to the active roster again to replace Adam Carriker, who was placed on the injured reserve list after suffering a quad injury in Week 2 against the St. Louis Rams.[11][12][13] He made his NFL debut in Week 4 against his former team, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Redskins waived-injured Worthington on June 12, 2013, due to a biceps tendon injury.[14] The next day he cleared waivers and was placed on the team's injured reserve.[15]

The Redskins re-signed Worthington to a one-year contract on February 7, 2014, but he was released on August 14, 2014.[16][17][18]

San Diego Chargers

Worthington signed with the San Diego Chargers on August 18, 2014.[19][20] He was released on August 29, 2014.

St. Louis Rams

The St. Louis Rams signed Worthington to their practice squad on December 15, 2014.[21] He signed a futures contract with the Rams on December 31.[22]

Worthington was waived for final roster cuts before the start of the 2015 season on September 1, 2015.[23] He was signed to the team's practice squad on September 6.[24] He was promoted to the active roster on October 28.[25] On November 17, he was waived,[26] but re-signed to the practice squad two days later. On December 31, 2015, Worthington was placed on injured reserve.[27]

References

  1. ^ NFL.com
  2. ^ "2010 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  3. ^ "Doug Worthington". sbnation.com. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
  4. ^ Bucs add DT's Practice Squad
  5. ^ "Buccaneers promote Doug Worthington". NationalFootballPost.com. Archived from the original on January 1, 2011. Retrieved December 29, 2010.
  6. ^ "Bucs sign DE Tim Crowder, QB Crompton, release two others". TampaBay.com. Retrieved October 5, 2011.
  7. ^ Jones, Mike (August 7, 2011). "Redskins sign defensive tackle Doug Worthington". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
  8. ^ Jones, Mike (December 20, 2011). "Redskins add DE Doug Worthington, TE Rob Myers to roster, cut TE Dominique Byrd". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
  9. ^ Campbell, Rich (August 31, 2012). "Redskins reducing their roster to 53 on Friday". WashingtonTimes.com. Archived from the original on September 1, 2012. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
  10. ^ Jones, Mike (September 1, 2012). "Redskins add CB Crezdon Butler to round out 53-man roster". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
  11. ^ Jones, Mike (September 17, 2012). "Brian Orakpo, Adam Carriker done for season". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
  12. ^ Tinsman, Brian (September 18, 2012). "Worthington, White Signed To Bolter Defense". Redskins.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved September 18, 2012.
  13. ^ Campbell, Rich (September 18, 2012). "LB Markus White, DL Doug Worthington to replace Brian Orakpo, Adam Carriker on Redskins' roster". WashingtonTimes.com. Archived from the original on September 20, 2012. Retrieved September 18, 2012.
  14. ^ Jones, Mike (June 12, 2013). "Redskins waive DE Worthington and TE Peterson, add WR Henderson, K Potter". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
  15. ^ El-Bashir, Tarik (June 13, 2013). "Redskins release FB Boyce, get to 90 player maximum". CSNWashington.com. Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
  16. ^ Carroll, Chuck (February 7, 2014). "Redskins Re-sign DE Worthington To One-Year Deal". 106.7 The Fan. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
  17. ^ Jones, Mike (February 7, 2014). "Redskins re-sign DE Doug Worthington". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  18. ^ Jones, Mike. "Redskins sign TE Matt Veldman, release DE Doug Worthington". Washington Post. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  19. ^ Twitter / Chargers: We've signed DT Doug Worthington. DE Damik Scafe will be waived injured today.
  20. ^ Williams, Eric (August 18, 2014). "Bolts bolster D-line depth, sign Worthington". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  21. ^ St. Louis Rams Add DT Doug Worthington to Practice Squad
  22. ^ Wagoner, Nick (December 31, 2014). "Rams add seven to offseason roster". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
  23. ^ Simmons, Myles (September 1, 2015). "Rams Reduce Roster to 75 players". StLouisRams.com. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  24. ^ Simmons, Myles (September 6, 2015). "Rams Announce Practice Squad". Archived from the original on July 29, 2017. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  25. ^ Chassen, Alexis (October 28, 2015). "St. Louis Rams sign Christian Bryant and Doug Worthington to active roster". LandGrantHolyLand.com. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  26. ^ Bate, Brandon (November 17, 2015). "St. Louis Rams: Several Roster Moves Made on Tuesday to Aid Ailing Offensive Line". Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  27. ^ "Rams place Nick Fairley, Doug Worthington on injured reserve". Retrieved January 1, 2016.

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