Chris Prosinski (born April 28, 1987) is an American former professional football safety. He played college football at the University of Wyoming.
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | April 28, 1987 Newcastle, Wyoming, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 213 lb (97 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Buffalo (WY) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Wyoming | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2011 / round: 4 / pick: 121 | ||||||||||||
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Early life
editProsinski attended Buffalo High School in Buffalo, Wyoming, where he played football. He was the top-ranked football recruit in Wyoming in the class of 2006. He committed to play college football for the University of Wyoming.
College career
editProsinski was a senior captain at the University of Wyoming. He was voted Second-team All-Mountain West Conference at the conclusion of the 2009 and 2010 seasons.[1]
Professional career
editJacksonville Jaguars
editThe Jacksonville Jaguars selected Prosinski with a fourth round pick in the 2011 NFL draft.[2]
Prosinski was waived/injured on September 23, 2014.
Philadelphia Eagles
editProsinski was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles on November 3, 2014. He took the roster spot of DeMeco Ryans, who had suffered a season-ending injury one day earlier.[3]
Chicago Bears
editProsinski was signed by the Chicago Bears on September 29, 2015.[4] Prosinski recorded his first career sack against the Denver Broncos on November 22, 2015.[5] Despite allowing a 48-yard touchdown on the first drive of the game, he ended it with six tackles and a sack. The following week, he led the team in tackles with nine, while also recording his first career forced fumble.[6]
On March 25, 2016, Prosinski signed a one-year contract with the Chicago Bears worth $840,000. His base salary is $760,000 and his guaranteed signing bonus was $80,000.[7][8]
On March 20, 2017, Prosinski re-signed with the Bears.[9] He was placed on injured reserve on September 2, 2017.[10] He was released on September 4, 2017.[11] On November 30, 2017, Prosinski was re-signed by the Bears.[12] He was placed on injured reserve on December 23, 2017, after suffering a concussion in Week 15.[13] He was released with an injury settlement on December 28, 2017.
NFL career statistics
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| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2011 | JAX | 13 | 1 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | JAX | 16 | 7 | 53 | 42 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | JAX | 16 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | JAX | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHI | 8 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 | CHI | 13 | 5 | 31 | 25 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | CHI | 16 | 1 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | CHI | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | 18 | 164 | 127 | 37 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
Personal life
editProsinski attended Buffalo High School in Buffalo, Wyoming. On June 27, 2015, Prosinski married Miss Wyoming 2012, Lexie Madden.
References
edit- ^ http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/players/1116187 [dead link]
- ^ "2011 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
- ^ Jeff McLane [@Jeff_McLane] (November 3, 2014). "#Eagles GM Howie Roseman said on WIP team will sign former #Jags S Chris Prosinski to replace LB DeMeco Ryans (Achilles), who will go on IR" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Chicago Bears sign former Wyoming safety Chris Prosinski". Casper Star-Tribune Online. September 29, 2015. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
- ^ "Prosinski making most of his chances". ChicagoBears.com. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (February 9, 2016). "Position focus on defensive backfield". Chicago Bears. Archived from the original on June 21, 2017. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
- ^ "Bears retain safety Chris Prosinski". ChicagoBears.com. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
- ^ Spotrac.com. "Chris Prosinski". Spotrac.com. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (March 20, 2017). "Bears re-sign Prosinski to one-year deal". ChicagoBears.com.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (September 2, 2017). "Bears reach NFL's 53-man roster limit". ChicagoBears.com. Archived from the original on April 7, 2018.
- ^ "Chris Prosinski: Released by Bears". CBSSports.com. September 6, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (November 30, 2017). "Bears re-sign safety Chris Prosinski". ChicagoBears.com.
- ^ Wiltfong Jr., Lester A. (December 23, 2017). "Bears place Chris Prosinski on injured reserve, sign an offensive lineman". Windy City Gridiron. Retrieved November 7, 2023.