Christian Joseph DiLauro (born November 11, 1994) is an American professional football offensive tackle for the Birmingham Stallions of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football for the Illinois Fighting Illini. DiLauro signed with the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent in 2018 and has also been a member of several other NFL teams.
.jpg) DiLauro with the Cleveland Browns in 2018 | |||||
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| Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||
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| Born: | November 11, 1994 Uniontown, Ohio, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 300 lb (136 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | Green (Green, Ohio) | ||||
| College: | Illinois | ||||
| Undrafted: | 2018 | ||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||
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College career
editDiLauro started 38 games for Illinois. In 2014, he was named to the Big Ten All-Freshman team.[1]
Professional career
editCleveland Browns
editDiLauro went undrafted in the 2018 NFL draft. On May 4, 2018, he was signed by the Cleveland Browns.[2] DiLauro was waived on September 1, but was re-signed two days later to the Browns' practice squad.[3][4] On September 4, 2018, DiLauro was cut from the Browns' practice squad.[5]
San Francisco 49ers
editOn September 26, 2018, DiLauro was signed to the San Francisco 49ers' practice squad.[6] He signed a reserve/future contract with the 49ers on January 2, 2019.[7] He was waived on August 21, 2019.[8]
Houston Texans
editDiLauro signed with the Houston Texans on August 25, 2019.[9] On August 30, DiLauro was released.[10] On September 25, DiLauro was signed to the practice squad.[11] He was released on October 1.
Pittsburgh Steelers
editOn October 15, 2019, DiLauro was signed to the Pittsburgh Steelers practice squad.[12] On December 30, he was signed by the Steelers to a reserve/future contract.[13] He was waived on September 5, 2020.[14]
Tennessee Titans
editOn May 26, 2021, DiLauro signed with the Tennessee Titans.[15] He was waived on August 31, 2021 and re-signed to the practice squad.[16][17] He was released on September 10 and re-signed to the practice squad four days later.[18]
On December 23, 2021, DiLauro was promoted to the active roster and made his NFL debut in the Titans' week 16 game against the San Francisco 49ers.[19] After the Titans were eliminated in the Divisional Round of the 2021 playoffs, he signed a reserve/future contract on January 24, 2022.[20] On August 30, 2022, DiLauro was waived by the Titans and re-signed to the practice squad on September 21, 2022.[21] He was released on October 4.
Washington Commanders
editDiLauro signed with the practice squad of the Washington Commanders on October 5, 2022.[22] He was released on October 19.[23]
Denver Broncos
editOn October 24, 2022, DiLauro signed with the practice squad of the Denver Broncos.[24] He was promoted to the active roster on December 19.[25] He was waived on July 31, 2023.[26]
Minnesota Vikings
editOn August 3, 2023, DiLauro signed with the Minnesota Vikings.[27] He was waived on August 28, 2023.[28]
Birmingham Stallions
editDiLauro signed with the Birmingham Stallions of the USFL on September 21, 2023.[29] He was placed on Injured reserve on June 4, 2024.[30]
References
edit- ^ Bennett, Brian (December 15, 2014). "ESPN's Big Ten all-freshman team". espn.com.
- ^ Robinson, Sam (May 4, 2018). "Browns Add 13 UDFAs". profootballrumors.com.
- ^ Links, Zach (September 1, 2018). "Browns Make Minor Trade With Saints". profootballrumors.com.
- ^ Links, Zach (September 3, 2018). "NFL Practice Squad Updates: 9/3/18". profootballrumors.com.
- ^ Robinson, Sam (September 4, 2018). "NFL Practice Squad Updates: 9/4/18". profootballrumors.com.
- ^ "49ers Place Jimmy Garoppolo on IR, Call up Nick Mullens and Announce Other Roster Moves". 49ers.com. September 26, 2018.
- ^ "49ers Sign Six Players to Reserve/Future Contracts". 49ers.com. January 2, 2019.
- ^ "49ers Announce Roster Moves". 49ers.com. August 21, 2019.
- ^ "Texans sign free agent T Christian DiLauro". HoustonTexans.com. August 25, 2019.
- ^ "Texans roster cuts: Bryan Anger, Javier Edwards, Josh Ferguson". HoustonChronicle.com. August 30, 2019.
- ^ "Texans place Senio Kelemete on IR, promote Tyrell Adams". Chron.com. September 25, 2019.
- ^ "Tuitt placed on reserve/injured list". Steelers.com. October 15, 2019.
- ^ "Steelers sign 11 to reserve/future contracts". Steelers.com. December 30, 2019.
- ^ Varley, Teresa (September 6, 2020). "Steelers make moves to get to 53-man roster". Steelers.com.
- ^ "Tennessee Titans agree to terms with OL Christian DiLauro". Titans Wire. USA Today. May 26, 2021.
- ^ Wyatt, Jim (August 31, 2021). "Titans Trim Roster to 53 By Parting Ways With 17 Players". TennesseeTitans.com.
- ^ Wyatt, Jim (September 1, 2021). "Titans Add 13 Players to Team's 16-Player Practice Squad". TennesseeTitans.com. Archived from the original on August 12, 2022. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
- ^ Wyatt, Jim (September 13, 2021). "Titans Make a Number of Roster Moves, Including Adding TE MyCole Pruitt and DB Bradley McDougald to the Active Roster". tennesseetitans.com.com. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
- ^ "Titans activate A.J. Brown, COVID takes out another lineman". December 23, 2021.
- ^ Wyatt, Jim (January 24, 2022). "Titans Sign 11 Players to Reserve/Futures Contracts". TennesseeTitans.com. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
- ^ Wyatt, Jim (August 30, 2022). "Titans Trim Roster to 53 Players with 29 Roster Moves". TennesseeTitans.com.
- ^ Brener, Jeremy. "Commanders BREAKING: Rookie RB Brian Robinson Jr. Among 3 Roster Moves". SI.com. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
- ^ Selby, Zach (October 19, 2022). "Commanders sign Alex Armah to practice squad". Commanders.com. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
- ^ DiLalla, Aric (October 24, 2022). "Broncos sign RB Marlon Mack off 49ers' practice squad, promote LS Mitchell Fraboni to active roster". DenverBroncos.com. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
- ^ "Broncos promote T Christian DiLauro to active roster, place LB Dakota Allen on injured reserve". DenverBroncos.com. December 19, 2022.
- ^ @AricDiLalla (July 31, 2023). "Broncos roster news: Denver has signed G Yasir Durant and waived T Christian DiLauro" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Vikings Sign Tackles Christian DiLauro & Jarrid Williams". Vikings.com. August 3, 2023.
- ^ "Vikings Begin Roster Reductions Ahead of Final Roster Cut Deadline". Vikings.com. August 28, 2023.
- ^ @USFLStallions (September 21, 2023). "Free Agent Signings" (Tweet). Retrieved September 21, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ "UFL Transactions". UFLBoard.com. Retrieved June 5, 2024.