Joe Bachie
.jpg) Bachie with the Bengals in 2021 | |||||||||||||
| No. 49 – Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||
| Born: | February 26, 1998 Brook Park, Ohio | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 231 lb (105 kg) | ||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||
| High school: | Berea (Berea, Ohio) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Michigan State | ||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2020 | ||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2020 | |||||||||||||
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Joe Bachie (born February 26, 1998) is an American football outside linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Michigan State. He has also played for the New Orleans Saints and the Philadelphia Eagles.
College career
Bachie was a member of the Michigan State Spartans for four seasons. He tested positive for a banned performance-enhancing substance during his senior season, ending his collegiate career prematurely.[1] In eight games, Bachie recorded 71 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks with four passes defended and an interception and was named third team All-Big Ten by the media. Bachie finished his collegiate career with 285 tackles, 27.5 tackles for loss and eight sacks with five interceptions, 11 passes broken up, five forced fumbles, and two fumble recoveries in 40 games played.[2]
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 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
230 lb (104 kg) |
31+5⁄8 in (0.80 m) |
10+1⁄4 in (0.26 m) |
4.67 s | 1.59 s | 2.69 s | 4.34 s | 6.93 s | 33.5 in (0.85 m) |
9 ft 11 in (3.02 m) |
26 reps | |
| All values from NFL Combine[3][4] | ||||||||||||
New Orleans Saints
Bachie was signed by the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent on May 13, 2020.[5] He was waived on September 5, 2020, during final roster cuts and was signed to the Saints practice squad the following day.[6][7]
Philadelphia Eagles
On December 7, 2020, Bachie was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles off the Saints practice squad.[8] He was waived on May 25, 2021.[9]
Cincinnati Bengals
On May 26, 2021, Bachie was claimed off waivers by the Cincinnati Bengals.[10] He was waived on August 31, 2021 and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[11][12]
References
- ^ "MSU football linebacker Joe Bachie suspended. Here's what it means". Lansing State Journal. October 31, 2019.
- ^ "Joe Bachie's Michigan State football career officially over". Detroit Free Press. November 23, 2019.
- ^ "Joe Bachie Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
- ^ "Joe Bachie, Michigan State, ILB, 2020 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
- ^ Sigler, John (May 13, 2020). "Saints guaranteed more money to Joe Bachie than most NFL undrafted free agents". Saints Wire. USA Today.
- ^ Goldsmith, Brian (September 5, 2020). "Joe Bachie, Cody White, Darrell Stewart Jr., Brian Lewerke, Mike Panasiuk and Raequan Williams waived during NFL's annual "cut day"". Impact89FM.org.
- ^ Stearns, Nathan (September 6, 2020). "Joe Bachie and Raequan Williams land on the Saints' and Eagles' practice squad". Impact89FM.org.
- ^ Simmons, Myles (December 7, 2020). "Eagles sign Joe Bachie from Saints practice squad". Profootballtalk.com. NBC Sports.
- ^ "Eagles sign DT Willie Henry". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. May 25, 2021.
- ^ Hobson, Geoff (May 26, 2021). "Bengals acquire Joe Bachie on waivers". Bengals.com.
- ^ "Bengals Reduce 2021 Roster To 53 Players". Bengals.com. August 31, 2021.
- ^ "Bengals Make Player Moves, Sign 15 To The Practice Squad". Bengals.com. September 1, 2021.