Pierre Carmelle Warren (born August 16, 1992) is a former American football safety. He played college football at Jacksonville State University. He was a member of the New Orleans Saints, Minnesota Vikings and Ottawa Redblacks.
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| Born: | August 16, 1992 Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Deatsville (AL) Marbury | ||||||||||||
| College: | Jacksonville State | ||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2014 | ||||||||||||
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Early life
editWarren played high school football at Marbury High School in Deatsville, Alabama. He was a two-time all-metro selection and was an all-county selection as a senior. He was a four-year letterman, three-year starter and helped the Bulldogs advance to the state playoffs. Warren also lettered in basketball, where he was named the team’s Most Valuable Player and was an all-area selection.[1]
College career
editWarren played for the Jacksonville State Gamecocks from 2011 to 2013.[1] He recorded career totals of 166 tackles, a sack, eight interceptions, two interception returns for touchdowns, 29 passes defensed, a forced fumble and five fumble recoveries.[2] He was named First Team All-OVC in 2013.[3]
Professional career
editPre-draft
editWarren was rated the 12th best free safety in the 2014 NFL draft by NFLDraftScout.com.[4] Nolan Nawrocki of NFL.com predicted that Warren would go undrafted and be a priority free agent. Nawrocki stated that Warren was "At his best in deep zone coverage, but deficient strength, physicality and instincts will turn some teams off, and he does not project as a core special-teams contributor."[5]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
194 lb (88 kg) |
33+1⁄4 in (0.84 m) |
9+3⁄8 in (0.24 m) |
4.59 s | 1.59 s | 2.71 s | 4.51 s | 7.38 s | 35 in (0.89 m) |
10 ft 5 in (3.18 m) |
8 reps | |
| All values from Jacksonville State Pro Day[4] | ||||||||||||
New Orleans Saints (first stint)
editWarren signed with the New Orleans Saints on May 12, 2014 after going undrafted in the 2014 NFL draft. He was released by the Saints on August 30 and signed to the team's practice squad on September 2, 2014. He was released by the Saints on September 18, 2014.[6]
Minnesota Vikings
editWarren was signed to the Minnesota Vikings' practice squad on October 7, 2014.[6]
New Orleans Saints (second stint)
editWarren was signed off the Vikings' practice squad by the Saints on November 18, 2014.[6] He made his NFL debut on November 24, 2014, starting against the Baltimore Ravens and recording seven tackles.[7][8] He recorded his first two career interceptions against the Chicago Bears on December 15, 2014.[9] Warren was released by the Saints on September 5, 2015.[10]
Ottawa Redblacks
editOn February 3, 2016, Warren signed a contract with the Ottawa RedBlacks of the Canadian Football League.[11] After participating in the first rookie practice, he informed General Manager Marcel Desjardins that he no longer wanted to pursue professional football.[12]
Warren participated in The Spring League in 2017.[13]
References
edit- ^ a b "Pierre Warren". jsugamecocksports.com. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
- ^ "Pierre Warren". neworleanssaints.com. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
- ^ "Eastern Illinois Tandem of Garoppolo and Babers Highlight 2013 OVC Football Honors". ovcsports.com. November 26, 2013. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
- ^ a b "Pierre Warren". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
- ^ "Pierre Warren". nfl.com. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Pierre Warren". kffl.com. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
- ^ "Pierre Warren". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
- ^ Terrell, Katherine (November 24, 2014). "New Orleans Saints' Pierre Warren, Patrick Robinson start vs. the Ravens". nola.com. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
- ^ Vargas, Ramon Antonio (December 16, 2014). "Pierre Warren Says Two-Interception Outing in Saints Win Over Bears Shows Why New Orleans Brought Him Back To Team". theadvocate.com. Archived from the original on December 16, 2014. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
- ^ Inabinett, Mark (September 5, 2015). "8 from Alabama, 8 from Auburn let go on NFL's cut day". al.com. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
- ^ "Redblacks sign three players from U.S. to contracts". Ottawa Citizen. Archived from the original on February 6, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
- ^ Baines, Tim (April 25, 2016). "Jermaine Robinson brings new number, new diet, new maturity to Redblacks' secondary". ottawacitizen.com. Archived from the original on May 4, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Levine, Ben (April 9, 2017). "The Spring League Announces Camp Roster". profootballrumors.com. Archived from the original on July 26, 2017. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
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