Ross John Travis (born January 9, 1993) is a former

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. He played

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and did not play

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. After going undrafted in the

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, he signed with the

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as an undrafted free agent.

College basketball career

Travis was rated as a three-star recruit by

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and

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and was considered one of the top college prospects in

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. As a freshman, he played all 32 games starting 16, he averaged 4.4 points and 4.7 rebounds per game in his first year. He won the team's ''Scrappiest Player Award'' which is voted by teammates and coaches. In his final three years at

, Travis averaged 7.0, 8.3, and 5.5 points per game as a sophomore, junior and senior. He finished his career with the Nittany Lions as a four-year

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and played a career total of 133 games and started 98.

Professional career

Kansas City Chiefs

Having not played football since freshman year of high school eight years prior, Travis was signed to the

' practice squad as an undrafted free agent on September 7, 2015. He was released by the Chiefs on September 14, 2015, but was re-signed on November 17, 2015. He re-signed with the Chiefs on January 18, 2016. On November 27, 2017, Travis was waived by the Chiefs.

Indianapolis Colts

On November 28, 2017, Travis was claimed off waivers by the

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. In his Colts debut, Travis had two catches for 33 yards. On August 30, 2018, in the last preseason game against the

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, Travis suffered a torn ACL injury after catching a pass from quarterback P. J. Walker for a first down on 4th & 6, prematurely ending his 2018 season. On September 1, 2018, Travis was placed on injured reserve. On February 26, 2019, Travis was re-signed by the Colts. He was released on August 31, 2019. He was re-signed on November 25, 2019. He was waived on December 27, 2019.

New York Jets

On December 28, 2019, Travis was claimed off waivers by the

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. On September 5, 2020, Travis was released by the Jets and signed to the practice squad the next day. He was elevated to the active roster on November 9 for the team's week 9 game against the

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, and reverted to the practice squad after the game. He was placed on the practice squad/

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list by the team on November 12, and restored to the practice squad on November 23. He was promoted to the active roster on November 24, 2020.

Arizona Cardinals

On May 25, 2021, Travis signed with the

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. He was released on August 31, 2021, and re-signed to the practice squad the next day. He was released on November 2.

Cleveland Browns

On December 7, 2021, Travis was signed to the

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practice squad. He was released on December 24.

Detroit Lions

On December 28, 2021, Travis was signed to the

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practice squad.

References

External links

Penn State Nittany Lions bio
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