1. Andrew Mitchell Billings was born on March 6,1995 and is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League.
25 Facts About Andrew Billings
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Andrew Billings played college football for the Baylor Bears and was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the fourth round of the 2016 NFL draft.
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Andrew Billings's efforts earned him Big 12 Co-Defensive Player of the Year, Big 12 Defensive Lineman of the Year, and 1st Team All-Big 12 Conference honors.
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Andrew Billings finished his college career with 106 total tackles, 14 tackles for loss, 8 sacks, and 2 forced fumbles.
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Andrew Billings attended the combine and completed all of the required combine drills.
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On March 16,2016, Andrew Billings participated at Baylor's Pro Day along with Corey Coleman, Shawn Oakman, Spencer Drango, Xavien Howard, Grant Campbell, LaQuan McGowan, Jimmy Landes, and seven other teammates.
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Andrew Billings performed well and chose to run the 40-yard dash, 20-yard dash, 10-yard dash, short shuttle, and three-cone drill and decreased his times from the combine in all of them.
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Andrew Billings was ranked the third-best defensive tackle prospect in the draft by ESPN, the sixth-best defensive tackle by NFLDraftScout.
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Andrew Billings drew major interest and was linked to the Green Bay Packers, Washington Redskins, Steelers, and Minnesota Vikings.
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Andrew Billings was the 16th defensive tackle selected in 2016.
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Andrew Billings's fall in the draft was greatly unexpected as no teams gave any indications of it prior to the draft.
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Andrew Billings was projected as a first rounder in multiple mock drafts by Pro Football Focus and NFL analysts Todd McShay and Mel Kiper Jr.
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Andrew Billings competed with Domata Peko, Pat Sims, and DeShawn Williams throughout training camp for the starting nose tackle position.
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Andrew Billings competed with Pat Sims, DeShawn Williams, and Josh Tupou throughout training camp for the vacant starting nose tackle position left by the departure of Domata Peko to the Denver Broncos during free agency.
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On November 24,2017, Andrew Billings earned his first career start against the Tennessee Titans in place of Sims who had injured his calf the previous week.
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On March 26,2020, Andrew Billings signed with the Cleveland Browns.
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Andrew Billings chose to opt-out of the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic on August 4,2020.
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Andrew Billings was waived by the Browns on November 13,2021.
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On November 16,2021, Andrew Billings was signed to the practice squad of the Miami Dolphins.
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On January 19,2022, Andrew Billings was signed to the Kansas City Chiefs practice squad.
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On February 27,2022, Andrew Billings signed with the Las Vegas Raiders.
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Andrew Billings started all 14 games he played in and notched a career best 39 total tackles.
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On March 16,2023, Andrew Billings signed with the Chicago Bears.
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Andrew Billings started all 17 games for the Bears during the 2023 Season at defensive tackle.
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On September 15,2024, Andrew Billings collected his first career forced fumble, using his helmet to knock the football out of the hands of Houston Texans running back Cam Akers.