Antoine Caldwell (born April 19, 1986) is an American former professional football player who was a center and guard in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, earning consensus All-American honors in 2008. He was selected by the Houston Texans in the third round of the 2009 NFL draft.
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| Position: | Center / Guard | ||||||
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| Born: | April 19, 1986 Tallassee, Alabama, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 315 lb (143 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Lee (Montgomery, Alabama) | ||||||
| College: | Alabama | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 2009 / round: 3 / pick: 77 | ||||||
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He was also a member of the Buffalo Bills and Jacksonville Jaguars.
Early life
editCaldwell was born in Montgomery, Alabama. He attended Robert E. Lee High School in Montgomery, where he was a standout lineman for his high school football team. Considered a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, Caldwell was listed as the No. 10 center prospect of his class.[1]
College career
editCaldwell received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Alabama, where he played for coach Mike Shula and coach Nick Saban's Alabama Crimson Tide football teams from 2005 to 2008. As a senior in 2008, he was recognized as a first-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) selection and a consensus first-team All-American.
Awards and honors
edit- 2005 Freshman first-team All-SEC (as selected by the league's coaches, who are not allowed to vote for their own players,[2] and the Sporting News[3])
- 2005 Sporting News freshman All-American[4]
- 2005 Rivals.com first-team freshman All-American[5]
- 2006 Second-team All-SEC (Coaches)[6]
- 2006, 2007, 2008 Rimington Trophy watchlist[7][8][9]
- 2008 Rivals.com All-SEC second-team[10]
- 2008 All-SEC first-team (Coaches)[11]
- 2008 consensus first-team All-American (earned consensus status after being selected by the Associated Press,[12] American Football Coaches Association,[13] and Sporting News[14])
Professional career
editHouston Texans
editCaldwell was graded as the No. 3 center available in the 2009 NFL draft, behind Alex Mack and Eric Wood.[15] As projected, he was the third center selected off the board, in the third round by the Houston Texans.[16]
From 2009 to 2012, Caldwell played 39 games, including 19 starts, for the Texans.[17]
Buffalo Bills
editCaldwell signed with the Buffalo Bills on July 28, 2013.[18] He was released on August 30, 2013.[19]
Jacksonville Jaguars
editIn May 2014, Caldwell went to Jaguars Rookie Mini-Camp on a tryout basis. He was not offered on contract. However, he was signed to the active roster on August 13, 2014. The Jaguars released Caldwell on August 24, 2014.[20]
References
edit- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on May 31, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "2005 SEC Football All-Freshman Team Announced". Archived from the original on February 13, 2009.
- ^ "TSN's 2005 SEC All-Freshman Team". Archived from the original on June 26, 2006.
- ^ "TSN's 2005 Freshman All-American Teams". Archived from the original on June 16, 2006.
- ^ "Rivals.com 2005 Freshman All-America First Team". Archived from the original on April 15, 2008.
- ^ "2006 All-SEC Football Team Announced". Archived from the original on February 13, 2009.
- ^ "2006 RIMINGTON TROPHY WATCH LIST".
- ^ "2007 RIMINGTON TROPHY WATCH LIST".
- ^ "2008 Rimington Trophy Spring Watch List Released".
- ^ "Rivals.com 2008 All-SEC Team". Archived from the original on December 17, 2008. Retrieved December 20, 2008.
- ^ "2008 All-SEC Football Team Announced".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "3-time All-America Laurinaitis heads AP team". Archived from the original on December 20, 2008. Retrieved December 16, 2008.
- ^ "Texas Tech's Harrell Headlines 2008 AFCA Coaches' All-American Team". American Football Coaches Association. December 4, 2008. Archived from the original on December 17, 2008. Retrieved December 20, 2008.
- ^ "Sporting News' college football All-American First Team". The Sporting News website. December 17, 2008. Archived from the original on December 21, 2008. Retrieved December 20, 2008.
- ^ "View Draft by Positions - 2009 Draft Tracker - SI.com". Archived from the original on November 12, 2012. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
- ^ "2009 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
- ^ "Antoine Caldwell". nfl.com. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
- ^ Brown, Chris (July 28, 2013). "Bills sign OL Antoine Caldwell, Tony Hills". BuffaloBills.com. Archived from the original on July 31, 2013. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
- ^ Brown, Chris (August 30, 2013). "Bills release Leinart among 18 player cuts". BuffaloBills.com. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
- ^ "CB Mike Harris among 11 players released". Archived from the original on August 26, 2014. Retrieved August 24, 2014.