Corey Crawford (born December 1, 1991) is a former American football defensive end and current coach. He attended Clemson University, G.W. Carver HS Columbus, Georgia, and Hargrave Military Academy in Virginia.

College career

Crawford committed to Clemson in 2011 as a four-star recruit and spent his entire collegiate career with the Tigers.

Professional career

Crawford was signed by the Redskins as an undrafted free agent on May 7, 2015. He was released on September 5, 2015, and signed to the practice squad the following day. He signed a futures contract with the Redskins on January 12, 2016, but was released on September 3, 2016. On June 8, 2017, Crawford signed with the Columbus Lions. In September 2017, Crawford re-signed with the Lions for 2018. He signed with the Carolina Cobras in 2019, but was placed on the team suspension list after signing with the Memphis Express of the

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on March 13, 2019. After the AAF suspended football operations, he was activated by the Cobras on April 3. He was placed on the refused to report list on April 6. In October 2019, he was drafted by the Houston Roughnecks in the

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

Coaching career

Crawford began his coaching career in 2022, joining the staff at his alma mater, Clemson, as a defensive graduate assistant.

References

1991 births Living people Washington Redskins players Clemson Tigers football players Columbus Lions players Memphis Express (American football) players Players of American football from Columbus, Georgia Carolina Cobras (NAL) players Houston Roughnecks players {{Defensive-lineman-1990s-stub