American football player (born 1989)
Vinston Painter No. 69, 60, 78 Position Offensive tackle Personal information Born (1989-10-11 ) October 11, 1989 (age 36) Norfolk, Virginia , U.S.Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Weight 240 lb (109 kg) Career information High school Maury (Norfolk, Virginia)College Virginia Tech NFL draft 2013 : 6th round, 173rd overall pickCareer history * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
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Painter withVirginia Tech in 2012 Vinston Eric Painter (born October 11, 1989) is an American former professionalfootball offensive tackle who played in theNational Football League (NFL) for theCleveland Browns ,Washington Redskins , andArizona Cardinals . He playedcollege football for theVirginia Tech Hokies and was selected by theDenver Broncos in the sixth round of the2013 NFL draft .
Professional career [ edit ] Painter was selected in the sixth round, 173rd overall, by theDenver Broncos in the2013 NFL draft .[ 3] [ 4] On August 31, 2013, he was released and was signed to the practice squad.[ 5] He was promoted to the active roster on January 14, 2014.[ 6]
On August 30, 2014, Painter was released by the Broncos and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[ 7] [ 8]
On September 1, 2014, Painter was signed by theCleveland Browns off the Broncos' practice squad.[ 9]
On September 5, 2015, he was waived by the Browns.[ 10]
On September 16, 2015, Painter was signed to theNew York Giants ' practice squad.[ 11] On September 30, 2015, he was released by the Giants.[ 12]
On January 5, 2016, Painter signed with the Dolphins.[ 13] On August 27, 2016, Painter was waived by the Dolphins.[ 14]
Washington Redskins [ edit ] Painter was claimed off waivers by theWashington Redskins on August 29, 2016.[ 15] He was released by the team on September 3, 2016.[ 16] The next day, the team signed him to their practice squad.[ 17] On September 27, 2016, he was promoted to the active roster.[ 18]
On February 28, 2017, Painter was tendered by the Redskins.[ 19] He officially re-signed with the team on March 15.[ 20] He was waived on September 2, 2017.[ 21]
On September 14, 2017, Painter was signed to theArizona Cardinals ' practice squad.[ 22] He was promoted to the active roster on September 30, 2017, but was waived three days later and re-signed back to the practice squad.[ 23] [ 24] He was promoted back to the active roster on November 16, 2017.[ 25] He was waived on November 28, 2017, and was re-signed to the practice squad.[ 26] On December 11, 2017, he was promoted to the active roster afterJared Veldheer suffered a season-ending ankle injury that resulted him being placed on injured reserve.[ 27]
On September 1, 2018, Painter was released by the Cardinals.[ 28]
Hamilton Tiger-Cats [ edit ] Painter signed with theHamilton Tiger-Cats of theCanadian Football League on March 20, 2019.[ 29] He retired from professional football on May 15, 2019.
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