Geron Christian Sr. (born September 10, 1996) is an American professional

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. He played

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and was selected by the

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in the third round of the

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. Christian has also played for the

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, and

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Early life

Christian graduated from Trinity Catholic High School in

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in 2015 after transferring from

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, also located in Ocala. Along with football, he also played

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. A 3-star offensive line recruit, Christian originally committed to play college football for

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, but later flipped his commitment to

over offers from

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, Florida Atlantic, Middle Tennessee State,

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, and

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College career

Christian was a starting offensive tackle for Louisville from 2015 to 2017, starting all 39 games of his career since joining the team as a

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. After his junior season in 2017, he declared for the

. Christian was named an Honorable Mention All-ACC offensive tackle in all three of his seasons at Louisville.

Professional career

Pre-draft

On January 3, 2018, Christian announced his decision to forgo his senior season and enter the 2018 NFL draft. Christian elected to enter the draft although the NFL's underclass advisory committee told him that he would probably not be selected in the first or second round. Christian attended the

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and chose to only perform the 40-yard dash, 20-yard dash, 10-yard dash, bench press, and positional drills. On March 29, 2018, he participated at Louisville's pro day, but opted to stand on the majority of his combine numbers and only performed the bench press (22 reps). He also attended pre-draft visits and private workouts with the

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, and

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. At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, Christian was projected to be a fourth round pick by the majority of NFL draft experts and scouts. He was ranked the fourth best offensive tackle in the draft by

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, was ranked the 10th best offensive tackle by

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, and was ranked the 11th best offensive tackle prospect in the draft by DraftScout.com.

Washington Redskins / Football Team

The

selected Christian in the third round (74th overall) of the 2018 NFL draft. Christian was the seventh offensive tackle drafted in 2018. Christian signed his four-year rookie contract, worth $3.74 million, on June 24, 2018. He played in two games before suffering a torn

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(MCL) in Week 10 and was placed on injured reserve on November 13, 2018. At the start of the 2020 season, Christian was named the starting left tackle replacing

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, who was traded to the

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during the offseason, and

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, whom the team chose not to re-sign. Christian started the first six games before suffering a knee injury in Week 6. He missed the next three games before being placed on injured reserve on November 19, 2020. Christian was waived on May 20, 2021.

Houston Texans (first stint)

On May 21, 2021, Christian was claimed off waivers by the

Kansas City Chiefs

On March 24, 2022, Christian signed a one-year deal with the

. He was waived on January 4, 2023, after

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was activated off of injured reserve.

Miami Dolphins

On January 5, 2023, Christian was claimed off waivers by the

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. Christian signed a one-year contract extension on March 16. He was released on August 28.

Houston Texans (second stint)

On September 27, 2023, Christian was signed to the Texans practice squad. He was released on October 10.

Cleveland Browns (first stint)

On October 31, 2023, Christian was signed to the

practice squad. He was signed to the active roster on November 7.

Tennessee Titans

On June 12, 2024, Christian signed with the

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. He was released on August 27.

Los Angeles Rams

On September 11, 2024, Christian signed with the

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. He was released on October 15 and re-signed to the practice squad two days later.

Cleveland Browns (second stint)

On November 19, 2024, Christian was signed to the Cleveland Browns active roster off the Rams practice squad.

Personal life

Christian is younger brother of

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Gerald Christian, who was the Mr. Irrelevant of the

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References

External links

Tennessee Titans bioLouisville Cardinals bio
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