Adam Gettis

Adam Gettis

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Gettis at Redskins training camp in 2012
No. 60 New York Giants
Position: Guard
Personal information
Date of birth: (1988-12-09) December 9, 1988
Place of birth: Frankfort, Illinois
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight: 305 lb (138 kg)
Career information
High school: Frankfort (IL) Lincoln-Way East
College: Iowa
NFL Draft: 2012 / Round: 5 / Pick: 141
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 13, 2015
Games played: 13
Games started: 0
Player stats at NFL.com

Adam Gettis (born December 9, 1988) is an American football guard for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the fifth round, with the 141st overall pick, of the 2012 NFL Draft.[1] He played college football for the University of Iowa.

Early years

From 2004 to 2006, Gettis played high school football for the Lincoln-Way East Griffins as a starter. In 2005, Gettis and the Griffins went on to win the Class 8A State Championship in Illinois.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Ht WtArm lengthHand size 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP
6 ft 2 in 293 lb33 1⁄8 in9½ in 5.00 s 4.65 s 7.99 s 31.5 in
All values from NFL Combine[2]

Washington Redskins

Gettis was drafted in the fifth round of the 2012 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins. He was officially signed by the Redskins to a four-year contract on May 5, 2012.[3][4] After performing well in the preseason, even starting at the right guard position for the injured Chris Chester for the first two preseason games.[5][6] He made the final 53-man roster by the start of the 2012 season, and made his NFL debut in Week 3 of the 2013 season against the Detroit Lions.

Gettis was waived on August 24, 2014.[7]

Pittsburgh Steelers

Gettis was signed to the practice squad of the Pittsburgh Steelers on October 14, 2014. [8]

New York Giants

Gettis was signed from the practice squad of the Steelers to the active roster of the New York Giants on December 16, 2014.[9] On September 5, 2015, he was waived by the Giants.[10] On September 6, 2015, he was signed to the Giants' practice squad.[11] On October 15, 2015, Gettis was released by the Giants.[12] On October 21, 2015, he was re-signed to the practice squad. On November 4, 2015, Gettis was released by the Giants.

Oakland Raiders

On November 17, 2015, Gettis was signed to the Oakland Raiders' practice squad.

Second stint with the Giants

On December 1, 2015, Gettis re-signed with the Giants.[13] On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Giants.[14] The next day, he was signed to the Giants practice squad.[15] He was promoted to the active roster on November 9, 2016.[16]

Personal

Gettis is the cousin of free agent wide receiver David Gettis, who was drafted in sixth round of the 2010 NFL Draft by the Carolina Panthers.[17]

He married Dionna Taylor on June 27, 2014 in Chicago, IL.

References

  1. ↑ Tinsman, Brian (May 5, 2012). "Redskins Sign Draft Pick Adam Gettis". Redskins.com. Retrieved 2012-05-22.
  2. ↑ NFL Combine Profile
  3. ↑ "Redskins sign 5th-round pick Adam Gettis of Iowa". WashingtonPost.com. May 5, 2012. Retrieved 2012-05-05.
  4. ↑ Tinsman, Brian (May 5, 2012). "Redskins Sign Draft Pick Adam Gettis". Redskins.com. Retrieved 2012-05-05.
  5. ↑ Maske, Mark (August 9, 2012). "Redskins-Bills: Chris Chester out, Adam Gettis in at right guard". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved 2012-09-01.
  6. ↑ Keim, John (August 19, 2012). "Redskins vs. Bears game review (offense)". WashingtonExaminer.com. Retrieved 2012-09-01.
  7. ↑ Jones, Mike. "Redskins cut Adam Gettis, Bryan Shepherd". Washington Post. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  8. ↑ Bryan, Dave. "Steelers sign G Adam Gettis, DB Jordan Sullen to Practice Squad". Retrieved 2014-10-15.
  9. ↑ Salomone, Dan. "5 things you need to know about OL Adam Gettis". Giants.com. Retrieved 2014-12-16.
  10. ↑ Eisen, Michael (September 5, 2015). "New York Giants announce 53-man roster". Giants.com. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  11. ↑ Eisen, Michael (September 6, 2015). "Giants sign six players to practice squad". Giants.com. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  12. ↑ Eisen, Michael (October 15, 2015). "DB Brandon McGee, Tackle Xavier Proctor added to Practice Squad". Giants.com. Archived from the original on December 7, 2015. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  13. ↑ Raanan, Jordan. "Giants signing offensive lineman Adam Gettis off Oakland Raiders practice squad, per source". NJ.com. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  14. ↑ Eisen, Michael. "New York Giants announce 20 roster moves". Giants.com.
  15. ↑ Eisen, Michael. "Giants announce practice squad; claim DT Robert Thomas". Giants.com.
  16. ↑ Eisen, Michael (November 9, 2016). "Darian Thompson placed on IR; OL Adam Gettis signed". Giants.com.
  17. ↑ Hiatt, Gabe (January 7, 2014). "David Gettis A Familiar Target For RGIII". Redskins.com. Retrieved 2014-01-08.

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