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Sheldon Richardson • #90 • DE
Status:Unrestricted free agent
Ht/Wt:6'3", 294 lbs.
Born:Nov 29, 1990 (33 yrs) in St. Louis, MO
Hometown:St. Louis, MO
College:Missouri
Experience:9 years
Drafted:Drafted by NY Jets in 2013 (1/13).
Movements & Injuries
2022
3/16/2022 Declared free agent.
2021
6/15/2021 Signed as a free agent by the Minnesota Vikings to a one-year contract.
4/16/2021 Released by the Cleveland Browns.
2019
3/14/2019 Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Cleveland Browns to a three-year contract.
3/13/2019 Declared free agent.
2018
3/16/2018 Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Minnesota Vikings to a one-year contract.
3/14/2018 Declared free agent.
2017
9/01/2017 Acquired from the New York Jets.
2016
9/15/2016 Activated from the reserve/exempt list by the New York Jets.
9/12/2016 Placed on the reserve/exempt list by the New York Jets.
9/12/2016 Activated from the reserve/suspended list by the New York Jets.
6/30/2016 Suspended by the NFL for 1 game.
5/02/2016 New York Jets exercised their contract option for the 2017 season.
2015
10/06/2015 Activated from the reserve/suspended list by the New York Jets.
7/02/2015 Suspended by the NFL for 4 games.
2013
7/24/2013 Signed by the New York Jets to a four-year contract.
4/25/2013
Career Transactions
2021
6/15/2021 Signed as a free agent by the Minnesota Vikings.
2019
3/14/2019 Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Cleveland Browns.
2018
3/16/2018 Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Minnesota Vikings.
2017
9/01/2017 Seattle Seahawks traded Jermaine Kearse, a 2018 second-round pick and a 2018 seventh-round pick to the New York Jets for Sheldon Richardson and a 2018 seventh-round pick.
2013
4/25/2013 Drafted by the New York Jets in the 1st round (13th Overall) in 2013.
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