Austin Calitro (born January 10, 1994) is an

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who is a free agent. He played college football at Villanova.

College career

Calitro was selected to the All-CAA Football first-team. He also led Villanova in total tackles with 90 and forced fumbles with 3 in his junior season.

Professional career

New York Jets

Calitro signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2017. He was waived by the Jets on May 15, 2017.

San Francisco 49ers

On August 7, 2017, Calitro signed with the

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. He was waived on September 2, 2017.

Seattle Seahawks

On September 4, 2017, Calitro was signed to the Seattle Seahawks' practice squad. He was released on September 19, 2017.

Cleveland Browns

On October 3, 2017, Calitro was signed to the

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' practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Browns on January 1, 2018. On May 18, 2018, Calitro was waived by the Browns.

Seattle Seahawks (second stint)

On June 13, 2018, Calitro signed with the Seattle Seahawks. He played in his first NFL game on September 9, 2018, in a 27–24 loss to the

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. He made five tackles. On September 17, he started against the Chicago Bears on Monday Night Football in week 2. On September 2, 2019, Calitro was waived by the Seahawks.

Jacksonville Jaguars

On September 3, 2019, Calitro was claimed off waivers by the

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. Calitro re-signed with the Jaguars on April 22, 2020. On April 27, 2020, he was waived.

Cincinnati Bengals

On April 28, 2020, Calitro was claimed off waivers by the Cincinnati Bengals.

Denver Broncos

On September 4, 2020, Calitro was traded to the

for

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. He was placed on injured reserve on September 28, 2020. He was activated on October 31.

Chicago Bears

On May 17, 2021, Calitro signed with the Chicago Bears. He was placed on injured reserve on August 22, 2021, and released three days later.

Cincinnati Bengals (second stint)

On November 15, 2021, Calitro was signed to the Cincinnati Bengals practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on December 27. He was waived on January 10, 2022, and re-signed to the practice squad.

New York Giants

On July 28, 2022, Calitro was signed by the New York Giants. On November 23, 2022, he was waived.

Las Vegas Raiders

On December 6, 2022, Calitro was signed by the

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' practice squad. He was released on December 21. He was re-signed to the practice squad six days later.

References

External links

Villanova Wildcats bioNew York Jets bio
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