Jason Pinkston
Jason Pinkston | |
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Pinkston 2010 | |
Position (s): Guard |
Jersey number (s): 62 |
born September 5, 1987 in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania | |
Career information | |
Active : 2011 - 2013 | |
NFL Draft : 2011 / Round: 5 / Pick: 150 | |
College : University of Pittsburgh | |
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Career statistics | |
Games | 25th |
as a starter | 24 |
Stats at NFL.com | |
Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Jason R. Pinkston (* 5. September 1987 in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania ) is a former American American football poker players on the position of the Guards . He played in his three-year professional career between 2011 and 2013 for the Cleveland Browns in the National Football League (NFL).
Early years
Pinkston went to high school in his native Pittsburgh. He later attended the University of Pittsburgh , where he also played for the college football team.
NFL
Pinkston was selected by the Cleveland Browns as the 150th player in the 2011 NFL draft in the fifth round . In his first season he started in all 16 games of the season as a left guard for the Browns, after an injury to the actual left guard Eric Steinbach . In his second year he started the season as well. After six games, however, Pinkston was put on the Browns' injury list after a blood clot was found in his lungs. In 2013 he only played three games. Before the 2014 season , on August 5, he signed a health-related waiver with the Browns after he was discovered to have another blood clot in his lungs.
Personal
Jason Pinkston is the cousin of Todd Pinkston , a former wide receiver in the National Football League (including the Philadelphia Eagles ).
Individual evidence
- ^ Report on nfl.com, accessed April 24, 2016
- ↑ report on cbssports.com, accessed on April 24, 2016
- ↑ fact sheet on pittsburghpanthers.com, accessed on 24 April 2016
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Pinkston, Jason |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pinkston, Jason R. |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
DATE OF BIRTH | 5th September 1987 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , United States |