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Thurston Armbrister
File:Thurston Armbrister jaguars.jpg
Armbrister with the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2015
Linebacker
Personal information
Date of birth: (1992-12-25) December 25, 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth: Hollywood, Florida
Career information
College: Miami (FL)
Undrafted in 2015
No regular season or postseason appearances
Career history
* Jacksonville Jaguars ( 2015)
Career highlights and awards
  • N/A
Career NFL statistics as of 2018
Total tackles     39
Sacks     0.0
Forced fumbles     0
Fumble recoveries     0
Interceptions     0

Thurston Armbrister (born December 25, 1992) is an American football linebacker who is currently a free agent. He played college football at the University of Miami. Armbrister signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2015.

Early years[]

Armbrister attended Hollywood Hills High School where he played safety. Armbrister also played basketball and ran track and field in high school.

Professional career[]

Jacksonville Jaguars[]

On May 2, 2015, Armbrister signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent following the conclusion of the 2015 NFL Draft.[1] On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Jaguars.[2]

Detroit Lions[]

On September 4, 2016, Armbrister was claimed off waivers by the Lions.[3]

On September 2, 2017, Armbrister was waived by the Lions and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[4][5] He was promoted to the active roster on September 30, 2017.[6] He was waived on October 11, 2017 and was re-signed to the practice squad.[7] He was released on November 29, 2017, but re-signed two days later.

New York Giants[]

On January 9, 2018, Armbrister signed a futures contract with the New York Giants.[8] He was waived/injured on August 20, 2018 due to a hamstring injury and was placed on injured reserve.[9] He was released on October 2, 2018.

Arizona Cardinals[]

On November 28, 2018, Armbrister was signed to the Arizona Cardinals practice squad, and promoted to the active roster two days later.[10][11] He was placed on injured reserve on December 11, 2018.[12]

On February 20, 2019, Armbrister was waived by the Cardinals.[13]

References[]

  1. "2015 undrafted free agent signings: Jaguars live tracker". bigcatcountry.com. http://www.bigcatcountry.com/2015/5/2/8537755/2015-undrafted-free-agent-signings-jaguars-live-tracker. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
  2. Oehser, John (September 3, 2016). "Down to 53: LB Davis, OG Bernadeau released". https://web.archive.org/web/20170813013636/http://www.jaguars.com/news/article-JaguarsNews/Down-to-53-LB-Davis-OG-Bernadeau-released/d39aa0b3-fc8a-47df-9a6d-c71d01ffa980.
  3. "Lions sign 8 players to team's practice squad". http://www.detroitlions.com/news/article-1/Lions-sign-8-players-to-teams-practice-squad/27beee34-e776-466f-99c9-1afb7f807aef.
  4. "Lions establish 53-man roster". September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170903005052/https://www.detroitlions.com/news/news-short/article-1/Lions-establish-53-man-roster/afd5f964-b8d1-4f20-8b0b-055acb8905ac.
  5. "Lions assigned G Zac Kerin and T Brian Mihalik via waivers". September 3, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171209120647/http://www.detroitlions.com/news/news-short/article-1/Lions-assigned-G-Zac-Kerin-and-T-Brian-Mihalik-via-waivers/4fbc3e9d-ad80-4f82-afee-6b0236864a46.
  6. "Lions sign LB Thurston Armbrister to active roster and place G Zac Kerin on IR". September 30, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20180206083102/http://www.detroitlions.com/news/news-short/article-1/Lions-sign-LB-Thurston-Armbrister-to-active-roster-and-place-G-Zac-Kerin-on-IR/26b0a393-4376-420b-83cc-d41704ecf6a1.
  7. "Lions sign free agents DE Datone Jones and DT Caraun Reid". October 11, 2017. https://www.detroitlions.com/news/lions-sign-free-agents-de-datone-jones-and-dt-caraun-reid-19547887.
  8. "Giants Sign LB Thurston Armbrister, OT Laurence Gibson & RB Jalen Simmons". January 9, 2018. http://nfltraderumors.co/giants-sign-lb-thurston-armbrister-ot-laurence-gibson-rb-jalen-simmons/.
  9. Eisen, Michael (August 20, 2018). "Giants sign RB Jhurell Pressley, LB Warren Long". https://www.giants.com/news/giants-sign-rb-jhurell-pressley-lb-warren-long.
  10. "Cardinals announce signing of DE Cameron Malveaux, practice squad moves". Cards Wire. USA Today. November 28, 2018. https://cardswire.usatoday.com/2018/11/28/az-arizona-cardinals-practcie-squad-thurston-armbrister-cameron-malveaux/.
  11. "Cardinals fill final roster spot with LB Thurston Armbrister". Cards Wire. USA Today. November 30, 2018. https://cardswire.usatoday.com/2018/11/30/az-arizona-cardinals-roster-move-thurston-armbrister/.
  12. "As Nkemdiche Goes To IR, Cardinals Bring Back Vincent Valentine". December 11, 2018. https://www.azcardinals.com/news/as-nkemdiche-goes-to-ir-cardinals-bring-back-vincent-valentine.
  13. "Cardinals waive LB Thurston Armbrister". Cards Wire. USA Today. February 20, 2019. https://cardswire.usatoday.com/2019/02/20/az-arizona-cardinals-waive-thurston-armbrister/.

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