Aziz Shittu Jr. (born July 27, 1994) is a former
American football
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defensive tackle. He played
college football at
Stanford. He was a member of the
Philadelphia Eagles
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in 2017 when the team won
Super Bowl LII
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. He has also played for the
Dallas Cowboys
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. On April 11, 2020, Shittu joined the
University of Colorado
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as a defensive graduate assistant coach.
College career
Recruiting
College career summary
In four years at
Stanford University, Shittu had 78 total tackles, including a 10-tackle, two-sack game against
Iowa
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in the
Rose Bowl his senior year. In his senior year, Shittu received multiple accolades for his play, including All-
Pac-12 first-team, Pac-12 All-Academic first-team,
Associated Press
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All-Pac-12 first-team, and
Phil Steele
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All-Pac-12 second-team. He was named the Most Outstanding Defensive Player for his play in Stanford's win in the
2016 Rose Bowl
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.
In his junior year, Shittu was selected to the All-Academic Pac-12 first-team, and in his senior year, he was selected to the All-Academic Pac-12 second-team. During his first two years, he received honorable mention for his academics.
College statistics
Professional career
Philadelphia Eagles
Shittu signed with the
Philadelphia Eagles
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as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2016. He was waived on September 3, 2016 and was signed to the Eagles' practice squad the next day. After spending his entire rookie season on the practice squad, he signed a reserve/future contract with the Eagles on January 2, 2017.
On May 2, 2017, Shittu was waived/injured by the Eagles with a knee injury and was placed on injured reserve. Shittu won
Super Bowl LII
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when the Eagles defeated the
New England Patriots 41-33.
On September 1, 2018, Shittu was waived by the Eagles.
Dallas Cowboys
On September 5, 2018, Shittu was signed to the
Dallas Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The Cowboys compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East divi ...
' practice squad. He was released on September 18, 2018. He was re-signed on November 14, 2018. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Cowboys on January 15, 2019.
On April 10, 2019, the Cowboys waived Shittu.
Philadelphia Eagles (second stint)
On August 13, 2019, Shittu was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles. He was placed on
injured reserve on August 31, 2019.
He was waived from injured reserve on October 5, 2019.
References
External links
Stanford Cardinal bioNFL bioPhiladelphia Eagles bio
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1994 births
Living people
People from Atwater, California
Sportspeople from Merced, California
Players of American football from Merced County, California
American football defensive tackles
Stanford Cardinal football players
Philadelphia Eagles players
Dallas Cowboys players
Colorado Buffaloes football coaches