 Bierria with the Denver Broncos in 2018 | |||
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| Born: | July 26, 1995 Carson, California, U.S. | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Weight: | 223 lb (101 kg) | ||
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| High school: | Narbonne (Harbor City, California) | ||
| College: | Washington (2013–2017) | ||
| Position: | Linebacker | ||
| NFL draft: | 2018 / Round: 6 / Pick: 217 | ||
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Keishawn Bierria (born July 26, 1995) is an American football linebacker who is a free agent. He played college football at Washington. In the National Football League (NFL), Bierria has been a member of the Denver Broncos, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL), Edmonton Elks, Saskatchewan Roughriders and Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL), and the San Antonio Brahmas of the XFL.
Bierria played college football for the Washington Huskies. In his junior season he had five fumble recoveries in 2016, leading the Football Bowl Subdivision. Bierra had 60 tackles (four for loss), two forced fumbles, and two fumble recoveries in 2017. He was named Second-team All-Pac-12 Conference for the 2016 and 2017 seasons. He finished his four-year collegiate career having played in 54 games for the Huskies, contributing with 242 tackles, 19.5 tackles for loss, eight fumble recoveries, 7.5sacks, five forced fumbles and four passes defensed.
Bierria was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the sixth round (217th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft.[1] On October 1, 2019, Bierria was waived by the Broncos.[2]
On October 29, 2019, Bierria was signed to the practice squad of the Jacksonville Jaguars.
On December 18, 2019, Bierria was signed by the Arizona Cardinals off the Jaguars' practice squad.[3] On April 30, 2020, Bierria was released by the Cardinals.[4]
On February 25, 2021, Bierria was signed by the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL).[5] In his first season in the CFL he played in 13 regular season games and contributed with 50 defensive tackles, two quarterback sacks and one interception. Bierria was released by the Elks on the first day of free agency, February 9, 2022.[6]
Bierria signed with the CFL's Saskatchewan Roughriders on June 27, 2022.[7] He was released by the Riders on July 30, 2022.[8] He played in two games for the Riders during the 2022 season.
Bierria joined his third CFL team in the span of a few months when he signed a contract with the Montreal Alouettes on August 7, 2022.[9]
On December 14, 2023, Bierria signed with the San Antonio Brahmas of the XFL.[10] He was not part of the roster after the 2024 UFL dispersal draft on January 15, 2024.[11]