Josh Forrest (born February 24, 1992) is a former
American football
American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wi ...
linebacker
Linebacker (LB) is a playing position in gridiron football. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage and the defensive linemen. They are the "middle ground" of defenders, ...
. He played
college football at
Kentucky
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and was drafted by the
Los Angeles Rams in the sixth round of the
2016 NFL Draft
The 2016 NFL Draft was the 81st annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible American football players. As in 2015 NFL Draft, 2015, the draft took place at the Auditorium Theatre and Grant Park (Chicago), ...
.
College career
Forrest played college football for the
University of Kentucky
The University of Kentucky (UK, UKY, or U of K) is a public land-grant research university in Lexington, Kentucky. Founded in 1865 by John Bryan Bowman as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentucky, the university is one of the state ...
. He originally was a reserved and did not start until his junior year, where he led the Wildcats in
tackles for two years straight.
Professional career
Los Angeles Rams
Forrest was selected by the
Los Angeles Rams on in the sixth round, 190th overall pick in the
2016 NFL Draft
The 2016 NFL Draft was the 81st annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible American football players. As in 2015 NFL Draft, 2015, the draft took place at the Auditorium Theatre and Grant Park (Chicago), ...
. On June 9, 2016, the Rams signed Forrest to a four-year contract with the team. He was placed on injured reserve on November 22, 2016.
On September 2, 2017, Forrest was waived/injured by the Rams and placed on injured reserve. He was released on September 9, 2017.
Seattle Seahawks
On October 16, 2017, Forrest was signed to the
Seattle Seahawks' practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on November 7, 2017. He was placed on injured reserve on December 2, 2017.
On August 2, 2018, Forrest re-signed with the Seahawks. He was waived on September 1, 2018.
References
External links
Kentucky Wildcats bio
1992 births
Living people
African-American players of American football
American football linebackers
Kentucky Wildcats football players
Los Angeles Rams players
Paducah Tilghman High School alumni
Players of American football from Kentucky
Seattle Seahawks players
Sportspeople from Paducah, Kentucky
21st-century African-American sportspeople
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