Jace Billingsley (born May 16, 1993) is an

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wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He played college football at

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, and was signed by the

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as an undrafted free agent after the

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College career

In his last season at

, Billingsley finished fourth in the country with 1,931 all-purpose yards, 863 rushing yards, and 506 receiving yards.

Professional career

Detroit Lions

Billingsley signed with the

as an undrafted free agent on May 6, 2016. On September 3, 2016, he was waived by the Lions and was signed to the practice squad the next day. On December 31, 2016, he was promoted to the active roster, though he was a healthy scratch for the Lions' final regular season game against the

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and playoff game against the

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. On September 2, 2017, Billingsley was waived by the Lions and was signed to the practice squad the next day. He was promoted to the active roster on October 25, 2017. In his second career NFL game, on

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against the Packers, Billingsley recorded two special teams tackles in the Lions 30-17 victory. He was waived by the Lions on November 11, 2017. He was re-signed on November 14, 2017. He was waived again on November 22, 2017 and later re-signed to the practice squad. He was promoted back to the active roster on December 29, 2017. On September 1, 2018, Billingsley was waived by the Lions.

New England Patriots

On September 4, 2018, Billingsley was signed to the

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' practice squad. He was released on September 12, 2018, and was re-signed six days later. He was released again on September 26, 2018.

References

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