Cameron Erving
 Erving in 2016 training camp. | |||||||
| No. 74 Cleveland Browns | |||||||
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| Position: | Center | ||||||
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| Date of birth: | August 23, 1992 | ||||||
| Place of birth: | Moultrie, Georgia | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 313 lb (142 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Moultrie (GA) Colquitt Co. | ||||||
| College: | Florida State | ||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2015 / Round: 1 / Pick: 19 | ||||||
| Career history | |||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 6, 2016 | |||||||
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Cameron Erving (born August 23, 1992) is an American football center for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida State.
College career
Erving played in three games as a defensive tackle as a true freshman in 2010. He recorded one tackle before an injury caused him to have a medical redshirt. He played in all 13 games as a redshirt freshman in 2011, finishing the season with 20 tackles and a sack. Erving was moved to offensive tackle as a sophomore in 2012.[1][2] He started all 14 games at left tackle.
As a junior in 2013, Erving was a first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) selection.[3] He was also named a second-team All-American by the Associated Press. Erving started his senior season in 2014 as the starting left tackle, but was moved to center after an injury to Austin Barron.[4][5]
Erving is a member of the Florida State chapter of Phi Delta Theta fraternity.[6]
Professional career
On April 30, 2015, Erving was selected with the 19th overall pick by the Cleveland Browns in the 2015 NFL draft.[7]
| Ht | Wt | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | ||||||||
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| 6 ft 5 1⁄2 in | 313 lb | 34 1⁄8 in | 10 3⁄8 in | 5.15 s | 1.87 s | 3.03 s | 4.63 s | 7.48 s | 30 1⁄2 in | 9 ft 4 in | 30 reps | ||||||||
| All values from NFL Combine | |||||||||||||||||||
Erving signed a four-year contract worth roughly $10 million, with a signing bonus of about $5 million.[8]
After long-time starting center, Alex Mack, left the Browns via free agency, the coach staff switched Erving from guard to center as his replacement.[9][10]
References
- ↑ FSU leaning on fresh faces on offensive line
- ↑ Cameron Erving flourishing in new role on FSU’s O-Line
- ↑ "2013 All-ACC Teams Announced". TheACC.com. December 2, 2013.
- ↑ FSU OL Cameron Erving's move to center permanent
- ↑ No. 1 Florida State starts new center vs. Syracuse
- ↑ http://www.phideltatheta.org/resources/scroll_winter_2015.pdf
- ↑ Gribble, Andrew (April 30, 2015). "Cleveland Browns draft Florida State OL Cameron Erving in 1st round". ClevelandBrowns.com. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
- ↑ Cabot, Mary Kay (May 15, 2015). "Cleveland Browns sign 1st-round picks Danny Shelton and Cameron Erving". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
- ↑ Orr, Conor (April 10, 2016). "Browns O-line gives Cam Erving vote of confidence". NFL.com. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
- ↑ Florjancic, Matthew (July 14, 2016). "Cameron Erving focused on being Cleveland Browns' center". WKYC. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
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