Carl Granderson (born December 18, 1996) is an
American football defensive end for the
New Orleans Saints of the
National Football League (NFL). After playing
college football
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Unlike most ...
at
Wyoming, he was signed by the Saints as an
undrafted free agent in 2019.
Professional career
Granderson signed with the
New Orleans Saints as an
undrafted free agent following the
2019 NFL Draft
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on May 10, 2019. He received a $15,000
signing bonus
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and a base salary guarantee of $70,000. He was placed on the reserve/did not report list on July 18, 2019, while serving his prison sentence. He was reinstated from the "did not report" list and given a roster exemption on August 31, 2019, after his release from jail. He was placed on the active roster on September 16, 2019.
On March 10, 2022, Granderson signed a two-year contract extension with the Saints.
Personal
Granderson was sentenced to six months in prison on July 11, 2019, after pleading
no contest to
sexual battery
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Battery is a specific common law offense, although the term is used more general ...
and unlawful contact from an incident in 2018 involving two women. After 43 days in jail, on August 26, a judge suspended his jail sentence and sentenced him to one year of supervised probation instead.
References
External links
New Orleans Saints bioWyoming Cowboys football bio
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1996 births
Living people
Players of American football from Sacramento, California
American football defensive ends
Wyoming Cowboys football players
New Orleans Saints players