Tyler_Lancaster

Tyler Lancaster

Tyler Lancaster

American football player (born 1994)

Tyler Coatney Lancaster (born November 3, 1994) is an American football nose tackle who is a free agent. He played college football at Northwestern, and was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2018.

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Early years

Lancaster was born in Naperville, Illinois and grew up in Romeoville, Illinois. He attended Plainfield East High School, where he played center. Lancaster did not surrender a sacks over the three years he played for the Bengals' varsity football team and was named first-team All-State by the Chicago Tribune. He was ranked the sixth-best center in his class by Rivals.com and tenth by Scout.com and a three star prospect by ESPN.com. Lancaster ultimately committed to play college football at Northwestern over offers from Bowling Green, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, and Western Michigan.[1]

College career

Lancaster redshirted his first year at Northwestern, during which he switched positions from the offensive line to defensive tackle.[2] He became a three-year starter for the Wildcats, starting the last 39 games of his career, and accumulated 101 total tackles, 18.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks.[3] As a senior, Lancaster was named a team captain and set career highs in 40 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, and 2 sacks and was named honorable mention All-Big Ten.[4]

Professional career

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Green Bay Packers

Lancaster signed with the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent on April 28, 2018.[6] He was cut by the Packers at the end of training camp and then subsequently re-signed to the team's practice squad.[7] Lancaster was signed to the Packers' active roster on October 6, 2018, and made his NFL debut the following day in a 31–23 loss to the Detroit Lions, appearing on special teams.[8][9] Lancaster made his first career start on November 25, 2018, recording one tackle in a 24–17 loss to the Minnesota Vikings. In his rookie season, Lancaster appeared in 12 games (5 starts) and made 25 tackles, including one for loss.[10]

In week 8 of the 2019 season against the Kansas City Chiefs, Lancaster forced a fumble on running back LeSean McCoy and recovered the ball in the 31–24 win.[11] In 2019 he played in all 16 games with 10 starts for the Packers during the regular season and recorded 30 tackles, 1.5 sacks, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery and started both of the team's playoff games.[12] On April 25, 2020, the Packers re-signed Lancaster to a one-year contract as an exclusive-rights free agent.[13][14]

Lancaster re-signed with the Packers on March 30, 2021.[15] He was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list on September 28, 2021.[16] He was activated on October 9, 2021.[17]

Las Vegas Raiders

Lancaster signed as free agent with the Las Vegas Raiders on May 25, 2022.[18] On August 28, 2022, Lancaster was placed on injured reserve.[19] He was released on September 5, 2022.[20]

Denver Broncos

On May 23, 2023, Lancaster signed with the Denver Broncos.[21] He was released on August 29, 2023 and re-signed to the practice squad.[22][23] He was not signed to a reserve/future contract and thus became a free agent at the end of the season.[24]

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References

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    Johnson, Chris (March 29, 2013). "Who's That Wildcat? DT Tyler Lancaster". InsideNU.com. SB Nation. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
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    Gregory, Mark (May 7, 2018). "Plainfield East grad remembers the why as he takes his shot at the NFL". BugleNewspapers.com. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
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    Sampson, Brian (July 11, 2018). "Green Bay Packers: 5 undrafted free agents to keep an eye on". DairyLandExpress.com. FanSided. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
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    Kovarick, Terry (October 11, 2018). "Packers sign Tyler Lancaster, release Darius Jackson". DoorCountyDailyNews.com. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
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    "Tyler Lancaster, Northwestern, DT, 2018 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
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    Friedman, Caleb (April 28, 2018). "Tyler Lancaster signed by Green Bay Packers as UDFA". InsideNU.com. SB Nation. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
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    Jones, Brian (September 2, 2018). "Report: Packers add four players to practice squad". 247Sports.com. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
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    "Packers sign DL Tyler Lancaster to active roster". Packers.com. October 6, 2018. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
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    "Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions – October 7th, 2018 – Snap Counts". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
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    "Tyler Lancaster Career Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
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    "Rodgers, Jones star for Packers in 31–24 victory over Chiefs". ESPN. October 27, 2019. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
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    "Packers' Tyler Lancaster: Musters up 30 stops". CBSSports.com. RotoWire. January 21, 2020. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
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    "Packers tender all 5 exclusive rights free agents". USA Today. March 17, 2020.
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    "Report: Jake Kumerow, Robert Tonyan sign ERFA deals with Packers". 247sports.com. April 24, 2020.
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    "Packers re-sign TE Marcedes Lewis, DL Tyler Lancaster". Packers.com. March 30, 2021. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
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    "Packers sign TE Tyler Davis off Colts' practice squad". Packers.com. September 28, 2021. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
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    "Packers place CB Jaire Alexander on injured reserve". Packers.com. October 9, 2021. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
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    "Raiders sign DL Tyler Lancaster". Raiders.com. May 25, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
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    "Raiders place three on reserve/injured list". Raiders.com. August 28, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
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    Bouda, Nate (September 5, 2022). "Raiders release DT Tyler Lancaster from IR sign Kyle Peko to PS/". NFL Trade Rumors.com. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
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    DiLalla, Aric (May 23, 2023). "Broncos sign NT Tyler Lancaster". DenverBroncos.com. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
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    DiLalla, Aric (August 29, 2023). "Broncos make series of transactions to reduce active roster to league-mandated limit". DenverBroncos.com.
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    DiLalla, Aric (August 30, 2023). "Broncos sign 14 players to practice squad". DenverBroncos.com.
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    DiLalla, Aric (January 8, 2024). "Broncos sign 12 players to future contracts". DenverBroncos.com.
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