1. Eric Saubert was born on May 9,1994 and is an American professional football tight end for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League.
29 Facts About Eric Saubert
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Eric Saubert played college football for the Drake Bulldogs, and was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the fifth round of the 2017 NFL draft.
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On January 26,2017, it was announced that Eric Saubert would be a late addition to play in the 2017 Senior Bowl.
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Eric Saubert was unable to record a reception with top draft prospects O J Howard, David Njoku, and Gerald Everett on his team and only having a day of practice.
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Eric Saubert was one of 19 collegiate tight ends to receive an invitation to the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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Eric Saubert tied for second amongst his position group in the bench press, fifth in the broad jump, and eighth in the vertical jump and opted to only perform those drills.
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On March 28,2017, Eric Saubert attended Iowa State's pro day and performed all of the combine drills and positional drills.
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Eric Saubert ran receiving drills with Cincinnati Bengals tight ends coach Jonathan Hayes for the 33 team representatives and scouts who attended from 22 NFL teams.
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Eric Saubert was ranked the 12th best tight end prospect in the draft by CBS Sports and was ranked the 13th best tight end by NFLDraftScout.
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Eric Saubert was the first player selected from Drake since Pat Dunsmore was selected in the fourth round of the 1983 NFL draft.
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Eric Saubert was the 20th player drafted in Drake University history.
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Eric Saubert was the 12th tight end drafted in 2017.
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Eric Saubert played in 14 games his rookie year but did not record any statistics.
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Eric Saubert had five catches for 48 yards in 2018 as he saw action in all 16 games, including one start.
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Eric Saubert was released during final roster cuts on August 31,2019.
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Eric Saubert signed with the Oakland Raiders' practice squad on September 1,2019.
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On November 30,2019, Eric Saubert was signed by the Bears off the Raiders practice squad.
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Eric Saubert caught two passes for 21 yards during the 2019 season.
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Eric Saubert was waived by the team on September 16,2020.
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On September 19,2020, Eric Saubert was signed to the Jacksonville Jaguars practice squad.
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Eric Saubert was signed to the active roster on November 21,2020.
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Eric Saubert signed with the Denver Broncos on May 3,2021.
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Eric Saubert made the active roster as the third TE on the depth chart and recorded one catch for 7 yards in Week 1 against the New York Giants.
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Eric Saubert caught the first touchdown pass of his career in the week 12 win against the Chargers.
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On March 17,2023, Eric Saubert signed a one-year contract with the Miami Dolphins.
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Eric Saubert was placed on injured reserve on August 29,2023, then released a week later.
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Eric Saubert appeared in his only game during the Week 8 game against the Rams.
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On October 31,2023, Eric Saubert was signed by the Houston Texans off the Cowboys practice squad.
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On March 24,2025, Eric Saubert signed with the Seattle Seahawks.