American football player (born 1996)
American football player
Isaiah Ford
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Born:
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1996-02-09
)
February 9, 1996
(age 28)
Jacksonville, Florida
, U.S.
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Height:
| 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
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Weight:
| 201 lb (91 kg)
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High school:
| Trinity Christian
(Jacksonville, Florida)
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College:
| Virginia Tech
(2014?2016)
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Position:
| Wide receiver
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NFL draft:
| 2017
/ Round: 7 / Pick: 237
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
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- First-team All-
ACC
(
2015
)
- Second-team All-ACC (
2016
)
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Player stats at
PFR
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Isaiah Alexander Ford
(born February 9, 1996) is an
American football
wide receiver
who is a free agent. He played
college football
at
Virginia Tech
. He was drafted by the
Miami Dolphins
in the seventh round of the
2017 NFL Draft
.
Early years
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Ford attended
Trinity Christian Academy
in
Jacksonville, Florida
. While there, he played
high school football
. As a senior, he had 717 yards receiving and 12
touchdowns
. He was rated by
Rivals.com
as a three-star recruit and committed to
Virginia Tech
to play
college football
.
[1]
Ford also played
basketball
in high school, averaging 37
points per game
as a senior. Ford played
AAU
basketball with
Grayson Allen
for the Jacksonville Lee Bull.
[2]
College career
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As a
true freshman
at Virginia Tech, Ford played in all 13 games with 11 starts and had 56
receptions
for 709 yards and six touchdowns.
[3]
As a sophomore, he was named first-team All-
Atlantic Coast Conference
(ACC) and set Virginia Tech single-season records for receptions and touchdowns.
[4]
[5]
[6]
As a junior, Ford was named second-team All-ACC, recording 73 receptions for 1,038 yards and seven touchdowns. After the season, Ford decided to forgo his senior year and enter the
2017 NFL Draft
.
[7]
Professional career
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Miami Dolphins (first stint)
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Ford was drafted by the
Miami Dolphins
in the seventh round, 237th overall, in the 2017 NFL Draft.
[9]
On August 18, 2017, he was placed on
injured reserve
after suffering a knee injury.
[10]
On September 1, 2018, Ford was waived by the Dolphins and was signed to the
practice squad
.
[11]
[12]
He was promoted to the active roster on November 28, 2018.
[13]
On August 31, 2019, Ford was waived by the Dolphins and re-signed to the practice squad.
[14]
He was promoted to the active roster on September 25, 2019.
[15]
He was waived again on October 30 and re-signed to the practice squad.
[16]
He was promoted to the active roster on November 27. In the 2019 season, he recorded 23 receptions for 244 receiving yards.
[17]
On April 17, 2020, Ford was re-signed to a one-year contract by the Dolphins.
[18]
New England Patriots
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On November 3, 2020, Ford was traded to the
New England Patriots
for a conditional 2022 seventh-round draft pick.
[19]
[20]
On December 5, 2020, Ford was waived.
[21]
Miami Dolphins (second stint)
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Ford re-signed with the Dolphins' practice squad on December 14, 2020.
[22]
He was elevated to the active roster on December 19 and December 22 for the team's weeks 15 and 16 games against the Patriots and
Las Vegas Raiders
, and reverted to the practice squad after each game.
[23]
[24]
He was promoted to the active roster on December 30.
[25]
The Dolphins declined to assign a
restricted free agent
tender to Ford at the start of the 2021 league year.
[26]
On July 16, 2021, Ford re-signed with the Dolphins.
[27]
He was released on August 24, 2021.
[28]
He was re-signed to the practice squad on September 6. On October 9, 2021, he was elevated to the active roster for the Dolphins' Week 5 game. He was signed to the active roster on October 23.
[29]
New York Giants
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On June 7, 2022, Ford signed with the
New York Giants
.
[30]
Indianapolis Colts
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On July 26, 2022, Ford signed with the
Indianapolis Colts
.
[31]
He was released on August 16, 2022.
[32]
Chicago Bears
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On July 24, 2023, Ford signed with the
Chicago Bears
.
[33]
He was placed on injured reserve on August 29, then released on September 6.
[34]
References
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- ^
Rivals.com
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Adelson, Andrea (December 16, 2015).
"Virginia Tech receiver Isaiah Ford on verge of making history"
.
ESPN
. Retrieved
August 24,
2017
.
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Bitter, Andy.
"Virginia Tech's Isaiah Ford an all-in-one package"
.
Roanoke Times
. Retrieved
September 25,
2020
.
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"Tech WR Isaiah Ford named first-team all-ACC by coaches"
.
Richmond Times-Dispatch
. Retrieved
September 25,
2020
.
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"Virginia Tech receiver Isaiah Ford on verge of making history"
.
ESPN.com
. December 16, 2015
. Retrieved
September 25,
2020
.
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Barber, Mike.
"Ford, McMillian eye 1,000 yard seasons for Tech in bowl game"
.
Richmond Times-Dispatch
. Retrieved
September 25,
2020
.
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Adelson, Andrea (January 3, 2017).
"Hokies QB Jerod Evans, WR Isaiah Ford will enter NFL draft"
.
ESPN.com
. Retrieved
September 25,
2020
.
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"Isaiah Ford Combine Profile"
.
NFL.com
. Retrieved
September 20,
2019
.
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Poupart, Alain (April 29, 2017).
"Dolphins Select Isaiah Ford In Seventh Round"
.
MiamiDolphins.com
. Archived from
the original
on August 19, 2017
. Retrieved
May 20,
2017
.
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Bouda, Nate (August 18, 2017).
"Dolphins Waive/Injured WR Isaiah Ford, Cut WR Francis Owusu From I.R."
NFLTradeRumors.com
.
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"Miami Dolphins Make Roster Moves"
.
MiamiDolphins.com
. September 1, 2018
. Retrieved
September 25,
2020
.
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"Miami Dolphins Sign 10 To Practice Squad"
.
MiamiDolphins.com
. September 2, 2018
. Retrieved
September 25,
2020
.
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"Jakeem Grant To IR, Isaiah Ford Promoted To Active Roster"
.
MiamiDolphins.com
. November 28, 2018
. Retrieved
September 25,
2020
.
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"Dolphins Announce Roster Moves, Set Initial 53-Man Roster"
.
MiamiDolphins.com
. August 31, 2019
. Retrieved
September 25,
2020
.
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"Dolphins Promote Isaiah Ford"
.
MiamiDolphins.com
. September 25, 2019
. Retrieved
September 25,
2020
.
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"Dolphins Awarded Ken Crawley, Waived Isaiah Ford"
.
MiamiDolphins.com
. October 30, 2019. Archived from
the original
on October 31, 2019
. Retrieved
September 25,
2020
.
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"Isaiah Ford 2019 Game Log"
.
Pro-Football-Reference.com
. Retrieved
January 29,
2020
.
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Bouda, Nate (April 17, 2020).
"Dolphins Re-Sign ERFA WR Isaiah Ford & DT Zach Sieler"
.
NFLTradeRumors.co
. Retrieved
April 18,
2020
.
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"Report: Patriots trade for receiver Isaiah Ford"
.
www.patriots.com
. Retrieved
November 3,
2020
.
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Patra, Kevin (November 3, 2020).
"Dolphins trade WR Isaiah Ford to Patriots, acquire RB DeAndre Washington from Chiefs"
.
NFL.com
. Retrieved
November 3,
2020
.
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"Patriots Make a Series of Roster Transactions"
.
Patritos.com
. December 5, 2020.
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Bouda, Nate (December 14, 2020).
"Dolphins Officially Sign WR Isaiah Ford To PS, Release Two"
.
NFLTradeRumors.co
. Retrieved
January 27,
2021
.
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Florio, Mike (December 19, 2020).
"Isaiah Ford returns to Dolphins' active roster, just in time to face the Patriots"
.
NBC Sports
. Retrieved
December 23,
2020
.
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Poupart, Alain (December 22, 2020).
"Dolphins Notebook: Ford Back Up, Ahmed Up for Award, Kamu's Case, and More"
.
SI.com
. Retrieved
February 5,
2021
.
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"Miami Dolphins promote Ford"
.
MiamiDolphins.com
. December 30, 2020
. Retrieved
February 11,
2021
.
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Crabbs, Kyle (March 15, 2021).
"Dolphins pass on tendering restricted free agent WR Isaiah Ford"
.
DolphinsWire.USAToday.com
. Retrieved
July 16,
2021
.
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"Roster Moves: Miami Dolphins Sign WR Isaiah Ford, Waive S Brian Cole and C Tyler Gauthier"
.
MiamiDolphins.com
. July 16, 2021.
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"Roster Moves: Dolphins Release Two, Waive One, and Place One on Injured Reserve"
.
MiamiDolphins.com
. August 24, 2021.
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"Roster Moves: Miami Dolphins Make Roster Moves - Week 7"
.
MiamiDolphins.com
. October 23, 2021.
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https://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/amp/giants_sign_wrs_isaiah_ford_keelan_doss/s1_14819_37568721
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"Colts Sign WRs Isaiah Ford, John Hurst; Waive WR Kekoa Crawford, DT Caeveon Patton"
.
Colts.com
. July 26, 2022.
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Bouda, Nate (August 16, 2022).
"Colts Cut Four Players"
.
NFLTradeRumors.co
. Retrieved
August 16,
2022
.
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"Bears' Isaiah Ford: Signs with Chicago"
.
CBSSports.com
. July 24, 2023
. Retrieved
July 24,
2023
.
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Mayer, Larry (August 29, 2023).
"Roster Moves: Bears reach NFL's 53-man roster limit"
.
ChicagoBears.com
.
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