American gridiron football player (born 1992)
American football player
Alex Ross (born September 25, 1992) is a former American professional gridiron football quarterback . He previously played for the BC Lions , Winnipeg Blue Bombers , and San Diego Fleet . He played college football at Coastal Carolina .
College career
Ross played college football for the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers from 2011 to 2015.[ 1]
Professional career
In April 2016, Ross agreed to attend the training camp of the Atlanta Falcons .[ 2] [ 3]
He signed with the BC Lions in January 2017.[ 3] In April 2018, Ross was released by the Lions and then signed by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers .[ 4] He was let go in September.[ 5]
In October 2018, Ross signed with the Memphis Express .[ 6] However, he was selected by the San Diego Fleet with the last pick of the 2019 AAF QB Draft .[ 7] During the fourth game of the 2019 AAF season against the Express, Ross replaced an injured Philip Nelson in the second quarter; he completed 8 of 18 passes for 80 yards, a touchdown (to Marcus Baugh ) and an interception, and lost two fumbles in the 26–23 loss.[ 8] [ 9] [ 10] The league ceased operations in April 2019.[ 11]
Statistics
Year
Team
Games
Passing
Rushing
Sacked
Fumbles
GP
GS
Comp
Att
Pct
Yds
Avg
TD
Int
Rate
Att
Yds
Avg
TD
Sck
SckY
FUM
Lost
2019
SD
1
0
8
18
44.4
80
4.4
1
1
53.0
6
33
5.5
0
4
10
3
2
Career
1
0
8
18
44.4
80
4.4
1
1
53.0
6
33
5.5
0
4
10
3
2
[ 12]
References
^ "Alex Ross - Football" . Coastal Carolina University Athletics .
^ "Coastal Carolina's Alex Ross Has Agreed with Atlanta Falcons" . Coastal Carolina University Athletics .
^ a b "Lions bring in former Coastal Carolina quarterback Alex Ross - Sportsnet.ca" . www.sportsnet.ca .
^ "Bombers sign recently-released Alex Ross" . April 19, 2018.
^ "Bombers release QB Alex Ross" . September 7, 2018.
^ "Memphis Express could see a shakeup at QB before the season even starts" . The Commercial Appeal .
^ "Alliance of American Football QB Draft: Aaron Murray, Christian Hackenberg highlight QBs taken in AAF event" . CBSSports.com .
^ Gordon, Grant (March 2, 2019). "Mike Singletary, Express notch first AAF victory" . National Football League . Archived from the original on March 5, 2019. Retrieved March 3, 2019 .
^ Kercheval, Ben (March 2, 2019). "AAF Week 4 scores, highlights, updates: Express complete comeback, Apollos win in the snow" . CBSSports.com . Retrieved March 3, 2019 .
^ Togerson, Derek (March 2, 2019). "Fleet Sunk by Late Express Rally; Manziel Next?" . KNSD . Retrieved March 3, 2019 .
^ Rothstein, Michael; Wickersham, Seth (June 13, 2019). "Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football" . ESPN.com . Retrieved January 9, 2024 .
^ "San Diego Fleet Player Stats" . aaf.com . Alliance of American Football. Archived from the original on February 20, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2019 .
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