Alex Redmond

Alex Edward Redmond (born January 18, 1995) is an American football offensive guard for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at UCLA.

Early years
Redmond played high school football at Los Alamitos High School in Los Alamitos, California. He also lettered three years in wrestling at Los Alamitos, becoming the first wrestling state finalist in school history.

College career
Redmond played for the UCLA Bruins of the University of California, Los Angeles from 2013 to 2015. He started all 13 games at right guard in 2013, tying the school record for most single-season starts by a true freshman position player. He earned Honorable Mention All-Pac-12 honors in 2013. Redmond was also named a First Team Freshman All-American by the Sporting News, Athlon Sports and the Football Writers Association of America. He started eight games at right guard in 2014, earning Honorable Mention All-Pac-12 honors. He played in 12 games, starting 10, in 2015. Redmond was declared academically ineligible prior to the team's final game of the 2015 season, the Foster Farms Bowl. He also declared for the 2016 NFL Draft prior to the game. However, Redmond stated that he had always planned to enter the draft after three years. He also said that turning professional would help him support his daughter. He majored in history at UCLA.

Professional career
Redmond was rated the 21st best offensive guard in the 2016 NFL Draft by NFLDraftScout.com. Lance Zierlein of NFL.com predicted that he would be drafted in the seventh round or be a priority free agent.

After going undrafted, he signed with the Cincinnati Bengals on May 6, 2016. He was waived by the Bengals on September 3 and signed to the team's practice squad on September 4, 2016. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Bengals on January 2, 2017.

He became a full-time starter in 2018, starting 15 games at right guard.

Redmond was suspended the first four games of the 2019 season for violating the league's performance-enhancing drug policy.