Olsen Pierre

Olsen Pierre
No. 72, 93
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1991-08-27) August 27, 1991 (age 33)
Rahway, New Jersey, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:293 lb (133 kg)
Career information
High school:Rahway (NJ)
College:Miami (FL)
Undrafted:2015
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:42
Sacks:5.5
Forced fumbles:1
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Olsen Pierre (born August 27, 1991) is a former American football defensive end. He played college football at the University of Miami.

Early years

Pierre grew up in Rahway, New Jersey and attended Rahway High School. He was a New York Giants fan during the height of Osi Umenyiora and the beginning of Jason Pierre-Paul’s pass-rushing careers. He admired the “go-getter” approach of Umenyiora, while Jason Pierre Paul like himself, are of Haitian descent which was also impressionable for him early on while pursuing a career in football.[1]

College career

Pierre started 36 of 40 games played at Miami (FL), notching 96 tackles, nine tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and six passes defensed.

Professional career

Chicago Bears

Pierre signed with the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent following the 2015 NFL draft.[2] He was released on August 30, 2015.[3]

Arizona Cardinals

Pierre was signed to Cardinals practice squad on October 21, 2015.[4] On January 26, 2016, he was signed to a future contract.[5]

On March 7, 2017, Pierre signed an exclusive rights tender with the Cardinals.[6] On April 18, he signed a one-year contract.[7] On October 1, 2017, he recorded his first career sack against the San Francisco 49ers.[8] On November 9, he made his first career start, getting four tackles and a sack against the Seattle Seahawks.[9] He recorded three more sacks to finish the 2017 season, all three in wins over the Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, and a strip-sack in the season finale against the Seahawks.[10][11][12] He ended his season with 30 tackles, 5.5 sacks, 2 passes defensed, and a forced fumble in 14 games.[13]

On April 3, 2018, Pierre re-signed with the Cardinals on a one-year contract.[14] He played in 10 games before being placed on injured reserve on December 4, 2018, with a knee injury.[15]

New York Giants

On March 15, 2019, Pierre was signed by the New York Giants.[16] He was released on November 9.[17]

Oakland Raiders

On December 11, 2019, Pierre was signed by the Oakland Raiders.[18]

References

  1. ^ Dunleavy, Ryan, ed. (June 27, 2019). "'The Jersey in me' — Olsen Pierre born to be Giants' pass-rusher but had to beat the football odds to get back home". NJ.com. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  2. ^ Mayer, Larry (May 3, 2015). "Bears add 15 undrafted free agents". ChicagoBears.com. Archived from the original on April 22, 2018.
  3. ^ Mayer, Larry (August 30, 2015). "Bears cut Jennings, Mundy to IR". ChicagoBears.com. Archived from the original on April 22, 2018.
  4. ^ Odegard, Kyle (October 21, 2015). "An Opportunity For Jermaine Gresham". AZCardinals.com. Archived from the original on May 30, 2017.
  5. ^ Odegard, Kyle (January 26, 2016). "Cardinals Sign 11 To Future Contracts". AZCardinals.com. Archived from the original on November 9, 2017.
  6. ^ Urban, Darren (March 7, 2017). "John Wetzel Gets Exclusive Rights Tender". AZCardinals.com. Archived from the original on May 24, 2018.
  7. ^ Urban, Darren (April 19, 2017). "Digging A Little Deeper For Cardinals Draft". AZCardinals.com. Archived from the original on April 23, 2018.
  8. ^ Odegard, Kyle (October 1, 2017). "Cardinals Defense Regains Late-Game Success". AZCardinals.com. Archived from the original on April 23, 2018.
  9. ^ Odegard, Kyle (November 9, 2017). "Cardinals May Lose D.J. Humphries, Tyvon Branch". AZCardinals.com. Archived from the original on April 23, 2018.
  10. ^ Kaye, Mike (November 26, 2017). "Late field goal sinks the Jaguars' comeback attempt, winning streak in 27-24 loss to the Cardinals". WTLV NBC 12.
  11. ^ Marotta, Vince (December 10, 2017). "Cardinals' victory over Titans won't win any beauty contests, but that's OK". Arizona Sports.
  12. ^ Odegard, Kyle (December 31, 2017). "Chandler Jones Sets Franchise Record For Sacks". AZCardinals.com. Archived from the original on April 23, 2018.
  13. ^ "Olsen Pierre". NFL.com.
  14. ^ Odegard, Kyle (April 3, 2018). "As Work Begins, Cardinals Don't Look Ahead". AZCardinals.com. Archived from the original on April 23, 2018. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
  15. ^ Urban, Darren (December 4, 2018). "Another To IR: Olsen Pierre Joins Kirk, Iupati With Season Over". AZCardinals.com.
  16. ^ Alper, Josh (March 15, 2019). "Olsen Pierre signs with Giants". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
  17. ^ Eisen, Michael (November 9, 2019). "Giants sign OL Evan Brown off practice squad, waive DL Olsen Pierre". Giants.com.
  18. ^ "Raiders sign Olsen Pierre and Eric Tomlinson and promote Nick Nelson". Raiders.com. December 11, 2019.


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