Cary Angeline (born September 8, 1997) is an

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. He played college football for USC and

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and was signed by the

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as an

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in 2021.

Early life and education

Cary Angeline was born on September 8, 1997, in

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. He attended

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, playing football and

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. As a sophomore in high school, Angeline made 33 catches for 456 yards and four touchdowns. He recorded 67 receptions the following year, gaining 1,051 yards and 10 touchdowns. As a senior, he compiled 826 receiving yards on 47 catches, scoring 13 touchdowns. He was a Prep All-American, ''

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'' all-Pennsylvania selection, ''

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'' all-state AAAA selection, Pennsylvania Football News all-state first-team selection, and Ches-Mont League Player of the Year selection. He was a four-star recruit to college and was the number 4 ranked tight end by

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. He accepted a scholarship offer from USC following his senior year of high school. As a true

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at USC, Angeline redshirted. He withdrew from USC in September 2017, as a sophomore, and transferred to

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. In 2018, he sat out the first two games due to

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transfer rules. Against

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, he scored his first career touchdown and made his first career reception. He appeared in 11 games, and started four, making nine catches for 169 yards and one touchdown. His longest catch was 49 yards, made against

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. As a junior in 2019, Angeline played in twelve games, started four, and recorded 25 catches for 369 yards and five touchdowns. After leading the team in receiving touchdowns, he was awarded the Gary Rowe award, given to the best NC State receiver. He also was given all-conference honorable mention honors. As a senior during 2020, he placed fifth nationally among tight ends for receiving touchdowns with five. He also had 27 receptions, gaining 529 yards. He finished his college career with 61 receptions for 950 yards and 12 touchdowns.

Professional career

Arizona Cardinals

After going unselected in the

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, Angeline was signed by the

as an

. He was waived on August 10.

Philadelphia Eagles

On August 22, 2021, Angeline was signed by the

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. He was waived again on August 29.

Birmingham Stallions

Angeline was selected in the 34th round of the

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by the

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. He was transferred to the inactive roster on May 6 with an illness. He was moved back to the active roster on May 14. He was released on April 10, 2023.

Personal life

Angeline has multiple family members who played football. His grandfather Fran played for Colgate, father Chris played for

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, uncle Larry played for

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, uncle Jerry played for Hobart, and brother Ryley played for

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