Tre Sullivan (born December 21, 1994) is a former

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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

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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

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. 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

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with the 23rd overall pick in Phase 5 of the

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References

External links

Shepherd Rams bio

Philadelphia Eagles bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sullivan, Tre 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