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American football player (born 1996)

American football player
Forrest Merrill
Personal information
Born: (1996-08-15) August 15, 1996 (age 28)
Willard, Missouri, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:322 lb (146 kg)
Career information
High school:Willard
College:Arkansas State
Position:Defensive end
Undrafted:2021
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:4
Sacks:0.0
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Forrest Merrill (born August 15, 1996) is an American professional football defensive end. He played college football for Arkansas State.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 0 in
(1.83 m) 		322 lb
(146 kg) 		32 in
(0.81 m) 		9+1⁄4 in
(0.23 m)		 5.30 s 1.83 s 3.08 s 4.81 s 8.24 s 26.5 in
(0.67 m)		 8 ft 5 in
(2.57 m)		 36 reps
All values from Pro Day

Los Angeles Chargers

Merrill was signed by the Los Angeles Chargers as an undrafted free agent on May 1, 2021. He made the initial 53-man roster, but was waived on September 1, 2021, and then re-signed to the team's practice squad. Merrill was promoted to the Chargers' active roster on October 4, 2021. He was waived on October 30 and re-signed to the practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Chargers on January 11, 2022.

On August 15, 2022, Merrill was waived/injured by the Chargers.

Seattle Seahawks

On May 15, 2023, Merrill was signed by the Seattle Seahawks. He was released on June 2.

Denver Broncos

On August 5, 2023, Merrill signed with the Denver Broncos. He was waived by the team on August 16.

References

  1. "Forrest Merrill Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  2. "Forrest Merrill, Arkansas State, DT, 2021 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  3. "ASU pair take undrafted free-agent route". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. May 2, 2021. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  4. "Chargers 53-man roster: Forrest Merrill, Amen Ogbongbemiga make it". Orange County Register. August 31, 2021. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  5. "Chargers add 3 players to practice squad". Chargers Wire. September 2, 2021. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  6. "Los Angeles Chargers Sign Forrest Merrill; Place Justin Jones and Kenneth Murray Jr. on Injured Reserve". Chargers.com. October 4, 2021. Archived from the original on October 5, 2021. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  7. "Chargers Activate Defensive Lineman Justin Jones". Chargers.com. October 30, 2021.
  8. "Los Angeles Chargers Re-Sign 11 Players to Contracts". Chargers.com. January 11, 2022. Archived from the original on May 12, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  9. Boyle, John (May 15, 2023). "Seahawks Sign DE Mario Edwards Jr. & NT Forrest Merrill". Seahawks.com.
  10. "Forrest Merrill: Let go by Seattle". CBSSports.com. June 2, 2023.
  11. "Broncos sign DT Forrest Merrill, designate G Yasir Durant as waived/injured". DenverBroncos.com. August 5, 2023.
  12. "Broncos sign RB Dwayne Washington". DenverBroncos.com. Retrieved August 17, 2023.

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