Cameron Drew Erving (born August 23, 1992) is an American football offensive tackle for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL) and was selected in the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft. He played college football at Florida State University.
 Erving in 2016 | |||||||
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| Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||||
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| Born: | August 23, 1992 Moultrie, Georgia | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 313 lb (142 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Colquitt County (Norman Park, Georgia) | ||||||
| College: | Florida State | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 2015 / round: 1 / pick: 19 | ||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||
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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
| 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 | |
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| 6 5+1⁄2 | 313 lb (142 kg) |
34+1⁄8 | 10+3⁄8 | 5.15 s | 1.87 s | 3.03 s | 4.63 s | 7.48 s | 30+1⁄2 | 9 ft 4 in (2.84 m) |
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Cleveland Browns
On April 30, 2015, Erving was selected with the 19th overall pick by the Cleveland Browns in the 2015 NFL draft.[7]
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]
Kansas City Chiefs
On August 30, 2017, Erving was traded to the Kansas City Chiefs for their 2018 fifth-round pick.[11] He played in 13 games, starting four at guard.
On May 2, 2018, the Chiefs declined the fifth-year option on Erving's contract.[12] On September 4, 2018, Erving signed a two-year contract extension with the Chiefs.[13] In the 2018 season, Erving became the Chiefs' starting left guard.[14]
In 2019, he started eight games at left tackle, while Eric Fisher recovered from a sports-hernia surgery. He started 17 games during his first season with the team and saw time at guard as well as tackle over that period. Erving won his first championship when the Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers 31-20 in Super Bowl LIV.[15]
The Chiefs declined the 2020 option on Erving's contract, making him a free agent.[16]
Dallas Cowboys
On May 6, 2020, Erving signed a one-year contract with the Dallas Cowboys to compete for the swing tackle position.
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. Archived from the original on May 3, 2015. 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.
- ^ Sessler, Marc (August 30, 2017). "Browns ship Cameron Erving to Chiefs for fifth-rounder". NFL.com.
- ^ Gantt, Darin (May 2, 2018). "Chiefs won't pick up option on Cameron Erving". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
- ^ Teicher, Adam (September 4, 2018). "Source: Cameron Erving signs 2-year extension with Chiefs". ESPN.com.
- ^ "2018 Week 2 Chiefs vs Steelers gamebook" (PDF). NFL.com.
- ^ "Kansas City Chiefs win Super Bowl LIV". NFL. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
- ^ Alper, Josh (March 1, 2020). "Report: Chiefs not expected to exercise option on Cam Erving's contract". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
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