Ray-Ray Armstrong

American football player (born 1991)

American football player

Ray-Ray Armstrong

Armstrong with the San Francisco 49ers in 2016

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Position:| Linebacker
Personal information
Born:|  (1991-03-05) March 5, 1991 (age 34)
Sanford, Florida, U.S.
Height:| 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:| 220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:| Seminole (Sanford, Florida)
College:| Miami (FL)
NFL draft:| 2013: undrafted
Career history

* St. Louis Rams (2013–2014)
* Oakland Raiders (2014–2015)
* San Francisco 49ers (2015–2017)
* New York Giants (2017–2018)
* Cleveland Browns (2018)
* New Orleans Saints (2019)
* Dallas Cowboys (2019)
* Seattle Seahawks (2020)

Career highlights and awards

* Second-team All-ACC (2010)

Career NFL statistics
| Total tackles:| 156

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Sacks:| 2.0
Forced fumbles:| 3
Fumble recoveries:| 3
Interceptions:| 3
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Aravious "Ray-Ray" Armstrong (born March 5, 1991) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at the University of Miami from 2009 to 2012. He was signed by the St. Louis Rams as an undrafted free agent.

## Early life

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Armstrong attended Seminole High School in Sanford, Florida. He played both quarterback and safety.

As a senior, he led Seminole to the 2008 FHSAA Class 6A state championship over Teddy Bridgewater's Miami Northwestern. During that year he threw for 1,400 yards and 14 touchdowns, rushed for 1,144 yards with 22 touchdowns and caught three passes for 29 yards and one touchdown as a QB. As a safety he had 70 tackles, two interceptions, three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries.

He was considered the 13th best recruit in 2009 by Rivals.com.[1]

## College career

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Armstrong accepted a football scholarship from the University of Miami. As a freshman for the Miami Hurricanes in 2009, Armstrong played in 10 games, recording 14 tackles. As a sophomore in 2010, Armstrong took over as a starter and has 66 tackles, three interceptions and a touchdown in 11 games.[2]

On July 18, 2012, Armstrong was dismissed from the Hurricanes football team for being dishonest during an internal investigation.[3][4][5]

On August 14, 2012, it was announced that Armstrong had transferred to Faulkner University and would play for the Faulkner Eagles, an NAIA team, during the 2012 season.[6] However, Armstrong was declared ineligible on September 11, 2012, due to the circumstances of his dismissal from the Miami Hurricanes. NAIA rules prohibit any athlete "who has been permanently banned in a given sport at any four-year institution."[5]

## Professional career

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Pre-draft measurables  Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | Wonderlic

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6 ft 3 in
(1.91 m)  | 216 lb
(98 kg)  | 4.69 s | 1.62 s | 2.75 s | 4.24 s | 7.20 s | 34+1⁄2 in
(0.88 m) | 9 ft 8 in
(2.95 m) | 18 reps | x
All values from Miami Pro Day[7]

### St. Louis Rams

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Armstrong was signed as an undrafted free agent by the St. Louis Rams after the 2013 NFL draft on April 27, 2013. He registered 12 special teams tackles. In 2014, he appeared in 4 games. He was released on October 6.[8]

### Oakland Raiders

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Armstrong with the Oakland Raiders in December 2014

Armstrong was claimed off waivers by the Oakland Raiders on October 7, 2014. He appeared in 11 games (3 starts). In 2015, he appeared in 10 games (2 starts). He was cut on November 24, 2015.[9]

### San Francisco 49ers

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On November 25, 2015, Armstrong was claimed off waivers by the San Francisco 49ers.[10] On March 9, 2016, Armstrong signed a one-year contract extension with the 49ers.[11] On September 21, 2016, he was placed on injured reserve with a pectoral injury.[12]

On December 19, 2016, Armstrong signed a two-year contract extension with the 49ers through the 2018 season.[13]

On November 25, 2017, Armstrong was released by the 49ers.[14]

### New York Giants

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On November 27, 2017, Armstrong was claimed off waivers by the New York Giants.[15]

On October 16, 2018, Armstrong was placed on the injured reserve list after suffering a concussion in Week 6.[16] He appeared in 6 games and registered 20 tackles. He was released on October 23, 2018.[17]

### Cleveland Browns

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On October 25, 2018, Armstrong was signed by the Cleveland Browns.[18] He appeared in 9 games. The Browns re-signed Armstrong on a one year $1.550 million contract on March 13, 2019.[19] He was released by the Browns on August 31.[20]

### New Orleans Saints

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On September 18, 2019, Armstrong was signed by the New Orleans Saints after the team placed linebacker Alex Anzalone on the injured reserve list.[21] He appeared in 5 games, playing on special teams. He was released on October 22.[22]

### Dallas Cowboys

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On December 24, 2019, Armstrong was signed by the Dallas Cowboys to provide depth because of injuries for the season finale.[23] He had one special teams tackle against the Washington Redskins. He was not re-signed after the season.

### Seattle Seahawks

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On October 21, 2020, Armstrong was signed to the Seattle Seahawks practice squad.[24] He was elevated to the active roster on October 24 and December 12 for the team's weeks 7 and 14 games against the Arizona Cardinals and New York Jets, and reverted to the practice squad after each game.[25][26] He was released on December 15.[27] On December 30, 2020, Armstrong re-signed with Seattle to their practice squad.[28] His practice squad contract with the team expired after the season on January 18, 2021.[29]

## References

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1. ^ Rivals Top 100 2009 Prospect Ranking
2. ^ "Ray-Ray Armstrong Stats, News, Bio". ESPN. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
3. ^ Dinich, Heather (July 18, 2012). "Miami DB Armstrong dismissed from team". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 18, 2012.
4. ^ Attorney: Ray-Ray Armstrong plans to file injunction for reinstatement with Miami Hurricanes - UM - MiamiHerald.com
5. ^ a b "Ex-Miami DB Armstong ruled ineligible by NAIA". September 12, 2012.
6. ^ Ray Ray Armstrong says goodbye The Miami Herald [dead link]
7. ^ "NFL Draft Scout". NFL Draft Scout. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
8. ^ Karraker, Patrick (October 6, 2014). "St. Louis Rams Release LB Ray Ray Armstrong". FanSided. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
9. ^ Florio, Mike (October 7, 2014). "Raiders claim Ray-Ray Armstrong". NBC Sports. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
10. ^ Gutierrez, Paul (November 25, 2015). "49ers sign LB Ray-Ray Armstrong off waivers from Raiders". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
11. ^ "49ers Sign LB Ray-Ray Armstrong to Extension". 49ers.com. March 8, 2016. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
12. ^ "49ers Place Ray-Ray Armstrong on IR, Promote LB Shayne Skov to Active Roster". 49ers.com. September 21, 2016.
13. ^ "49ers Sign LB Ray-Ray Armstrong to a Two-year Extension". 49ers.com. December 19, 2016.
14. ^ "49ers Activate Tank Carradine, Waive Ray-Ray Armstrong". 49ers.com. November 25, 2017.
15. ^ Eisen, Michael (November 27, 2017). "Giants awarded LB Ray-Ray Armstrong off waivers". Giants.com.
16. ^ Eisen, Michael (October 16, 2018). "Giants sign WR Bennie Fowler, waive CB Donte Deayon among roster moves". Giants.com.
17. ^ "Giants Release LB Ray-Ray Armstrong From Injured Reserve | NFLTradeRumors.co". nfltraderumors.co. October 23, 2018. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
18. ^ "Browns sign LB Ray-Ray Armstrong". ClevelandBrowns.com. October 25, 2018.
19. ^ "Browns re-sign Ray-Ray Armstrong". ClevelandBrowns.com. March 13, 2019.
20. ^ "Browns cut roster to 53 players". ClevelandBrowns.com. August 31, 2019.
21. ^ Alper, Josh (September 18, 2019). "Saints sign Ray-Ray Armstrong, promote Lil'Jordan Humphrey". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
22. ^ "Saints release RB Zach Zenner, LB Ray-Ray Armstrong, practice squad QB J.T. Barrett". NOLA.com. October 22, 2019.
23. ^ Williams, Charean (December 24, 2019). "Cowboys sign Ray-Ray Armstrong, Wyatt Miller". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
24. ^ Boyle, John (October 21, 2020). "Seahawks Promote Damarious Randall From Practice Squad; Sign Mychal Kendricks To Practice Squad". Seahawks.com.
25. ^ Boyle, John (October 24, 2020). "Seahawks Elevate Ray-Ray Armstrong From Practice Squad". Seahawks.com. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
26. ^ Mathews, Liz (December 12, 2020). "Seahawks sign Chad Wheeler off practice squad, elevate Ray-Ray Armstrong". USAToday.com. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
27. ^ @SeahawksPR (December 15, 2020). "The @Seahawks released LB Ray-Ray Armstrong from the practice squad this afternoon" (Tweet). Retrieved February 1, 2021 - via Twitter.
28. ^ Boyle, John (December 30, 2020). "Seahawks Sign TE Luke Willson & LB Ray-Ray Armstrong To Practice Squad". Seahawks.com.
29. ^ "Five no longer under contract". FantasyGuru.com. January 18, 2021. Archived from the original on March 5, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2021.

## External links

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