Adrian Jarrard Arrington (born November 7, 1985) is a former American football wide receiver. He was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the seventh round of the 2008 NFL draft and was called up from the team's practice squad before week 17 of the 2010 NFL season. Arrington served as the offensive coordinator for the Cedar Rapids Titans of the Indoor Football League (IFL). He played college football at Michigan.
 Arrington (#16) in 2007 | |||||||
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| Position: | Offensive coordinator | ||||||
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| Born: | November 7, 1985 Cedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 192 lb (87 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Washington (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) | ||||||
| College: | Michigan | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 2008 / round: 7 / pick: 237 | ||||||
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Early life
editArrington went to high school at Washington High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. In his high school career Arrington made 100 receptions for 1,547 yards and 23 touchdowns; returned 24 kickoffs for 642 yards and a touchdown and 38 punt returns for 442 yards and a touchdown; and also had 11 career interceptions and 95 career tackles on defense. Arrington played in the 2004 U.S. Army All-American Bowl, and was named the Gatorade player of the year for Iowa as a senior.[1]
College career
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In 2004, Arrington's freshman season, he caught two passes for 12 yards in eight games. In 2005, Arrington's sophomore season, he played in one game, then was injured and played in no further games, allowing him to redshirt for the season and gain an additional year of college football eligibility in 2008. As a junior in 2006, Arrington played in all 13 games and started five at wide receiver. He finished second on the team in receptions with 40, second in touchdowns with eight, and third in receiving yards with 544. He also made four catches for 34 yards against USC in the 2007 Rose Bowl, one of them for a touchdown.[1]
As a senior in 2007, Arrington made 58 catches for 729 yards and six touchdowns, finishing second to Mario Manningham on the team in all three receiving categories. In his last game as a Wolverine, Arrington had nine receptions for 153 yards and two touchdowns aiding Michigan to a victory over heavily favored Florida in the 2008 Capital One Bowl.[1]
After the 2007 season, Arrington opted to forgo his eligibility for the 2008 season and entered the 2008 NFL draft.[2]
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Vertical jump | |||||
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| 6 ft 2+7⁄8 in (1.90 m) |
203 lb (92 kg) |
30+7⁄8 in (0.78 m) |
9 in (0.23 m) |
4.55 s | 1.53 s | 2.64 s | 36.0 in (0.91 m) | |||||
| All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[3][4] | ||||||||||||
Arrington was selected by the New Orleans Saints with the 237th overall pick in the 2008 NFL draft.[5] The Saints traded a 2009 sixth-round pick to draft Arrington. On July 18, 2008, the Saints signed him to a contract, with terms undisclosed. On August 29, Arrington was placed on injured reserve for the 2008 season due to a toe injury during the first preseason game.[6]
Arrington spent the 2009 regular season on the Saints' practice squad, but on January 20, 2010, he was moved to the active roster prior to the NFC Championship Game, due to concerns about Robert Meachem's ankle injury,[7] but did not play. He was waived on September 29, but re-signed to the practice squad. Arrington was moved to the active roster on December 29.[8]
In 2012, Arrington had off-season surgery on his meniscus and was unable to participate in any preseason games.[9] Despite his injury, he made the regular season roster.[10] On September 8, the day before the season opener, Arrington was cut, but he was re-added to the roster on the September 10.[9] He was then placed on injured reserve before being released with an injury settlement the following week.[11]
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ a b c "Adrian Arrington". University of Michigan official athletic website. Archived from the original on June 26, 2008. Retrieved July 26, 2010.
- ^ "King, Slaton, Manningham all headed to NFL", Associated Press at USA Today, January 15, 2008.
- ^ "Adrian Arrington, Michigan, WR, 2008 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
- ^ "Adrian Arrington RAS". ras.football. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
- ^ "2008 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
- ^ "87 Adrian Arrington, WR". CBS Interactive. August 29, 2008. Retrieved September 3, 2008.
- ^ Triplett, Mike (January 20, 2010). "New Orleans Saints promote receiver Adrian Arrington to active roster, sign defensive tackle Marlon Favorite to practice squad". Times-Picayune. Archived from the original on January 23, 2010. Retrieved January 20, 2010.
- ^ Handwerger, Bradley (December 30, 2010). "Saints place Roby on IR, promote Arrington to active roster". WWL-TV. Archived from the original on June 22, 2011. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
- ^ a b "Saints Notebook: WR Adrian Arrington could rejoin team". CBS Sports. September 10, 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
- ^ Patton, Mike (September 6, 2012). "New Orleans Saints Wide Receiver Adrian Arrington Misses Practice Again: Fan's Take". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
- ^ Holder, Larry (September 18, 2012). "New Orleans Saints sign CB Elbert Mack, release WR Adrian Arrington off IR". The Times-Picayune. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
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