Tre Sullivan (born December 21, 1994) is a former
American football
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safety
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Meanings
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. He played
college football at
Shepherd University
Shepherd University is a public university in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, the university enrolled 3,159 students in Fall 2020.
History
Shepherd University began when the county seat of Jefferson ...
.
Professional career
Sullivan signed with the
Philadelphia Eagles
The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia. The Eagles compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East division. The team play ...
as an undrafted free agent on May 11, 2017. He was waived/injured by the Eagles on September 2, 2017 and placed on injured reserve. He was released on September 8, 2017. On November 7, 2017 Sullivan was re-signed to the Eagles’ practice squad. He was on the practice squad when the Eagles defeated the
New England Patriots in
Super Bowl LII
Super Bowl LII was an American football game played to determine the champion of the National Football League (NFL) for the 2017 season. The National Football Conference (NFC) champion Philadelphia Eagles defeated the American Football Conferen ...
. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Eagles on February 7, 2018.
Sullivan made the Eagles initial 53-man roster, and appeared in his first career NFL game during the season opening 18–12 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on September 6, 2018. He was released the next day after a crucial special teams mistake and re-signed to the practice squad. He was promoted back to the active roster on October 10. He was waived on August 28, 2019.
On October 16, 2019, Sullivan was selected by the
DC Defenders
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with the 23rd overall pick in Phase 5 of the
2020 XFL Draft
The 2020 XFL Draft was the inaugural player selection process to fill the rosters of the eight teams of the 2020 reboot of the XFL. The draft was held on October 15–16, 2019, via conference call, with results released through the XFL's social ...
.
References
External links
Shepherd Rams bioPhiladelphia Eagles bio
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1994 births
Living people
American football safeties
People from Takoma Park, Maryland
Philadelphia Eagles players
Players of American football from Maryland
Shepherd Rams football players
Sportspeople from Montgomery County, Maryland