Caushaud Lyons (born January 3, 1993) is a former

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. He played

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Professional career

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Lyons was signed by the

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as an undrafted

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on May 5, 2015. He was waived on September 5, 2015.

Pittsburgh Steelers

Lyons was claimed off waivers by the Pittsburgh Steelers on September 6, 2015. He was released on September 30 and then re-signed to the practice squad on October 2. On January 19, Lyons signed a futures contract with the

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. On September 3, 2016, Lyons was released by the Steelers as part of final roster cuts. The next day he was signed to the Steelers' practice squad.

Tennessee Titans

On January 24, 2017, Lyons signed a futures contract with the

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. He was waived on June 13, 2017.

Los Angeles Rams

On July 28, 2017, Lyons was signed by the

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. He was waived on August 22, 2017.

Detroit Lions

On August 23, 2017, Lyons was claimed off waivers by the

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. He was waived on September 2, 2017.

Chicago Bears

On December 12, 2017, Lyons was signed to the

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' practice squad.

Minnesota Vikings

On January 9, 2018, Lyons was signed to the

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' practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Vikings on January 22, 2018. He was waived on May 7, 2018.

Denver Broncos (first stint)

On June 15, 2018, Lyons signed with the

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. He was waived on September 1, 2018.

Washington Redskins

Lyons signed with the

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' practice squad on September 3, 2018, but was waived the following day.

Denver Broncos (second stint)

On November 27, 2018, Lyons was signed to the Denver Broncos practice squad. On January, 2, 2019, Lyons was re-signed to reserve/future contract. He was waived on May 13, 2019.

Houston Roughnecks

Lyons was drafted in the 9th round during phase three in the

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by the

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. He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.

References

External links

Tampa Bay Buccaneers bio
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