Andre Baccellia
No. 82 – Arizona Cardinals | |||||
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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||
Personal information | |||||
Born: | (1997-01-07) January 7, 1997 (age 27) Thousand Oaks, California, U.S. | ||||
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||
Weight: | 175 lb (79 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | Westlake (Thousand Oaks, California) | ||||
College: | Washington | ||||
Undrafted: | 2020 | ||||
Career history | |||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||
Roster status: | Active | ||||
Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||
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Player stats at PFR | |||||
Andre Baccellia (born January 7, 1997) is an American football wide receiver for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Washington and was originally signed as an undrafted free agent by the Kansas City Chiefs in 2020.
Early years
Baccellia was born on January 7, 1997, in Thousand Oaks, California. He attended high school there for Westlake, playing football and track. As a junior in high school, Baccellia caught 46 passes for 954 yards and 11 touchdowns, helping his team achieve a 8–3 record. As a senior, he missed time due to injury but still managed to gain 392 yards on 18 catches, scoring 5 touchdowns. In track, he finished third place in the 100 meter race at the Ventura County Championships.[1] He was ranked the 78th best recruit in California and the 104th receiver overall.
College career
He was given a scholarship to play for University of Washington. He spent his true freshman year as a redshirt, and did not play for their Huskies football team. In his first game the following year, Baccellia recorded two catches for 40 yards and one touchdown in the season opener against Rutgers. He made his first career start later that year, versus Portland State. He finished the season with 7 catches for 98 yards and one touchdown.[1]
He played in just seven games as a sophomore, starting four. Baccellia finished the year with 16 catches for 187 yards. He also threw a 52-yard pass against Penn State in the Fiesta Bowl. He played in all 14 games the following year, starting five. He became more involved on offense as a junior in 2018, making 55 catches for 584 yards. As a senior, Baccellia played in all but one game, and recorded 29 receptions for 314 yards and four touchdowns.[1]
Professional career
Height | Weight | |||||||||||
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5 ft 8+5⁄8 in (1.74 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | |||||||||||
Values from Pro Day[2] |
Kansas City Chiefs
After running a 4.28 second 40-yard dash at his college Pro Day, Baccellia was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs[3] as an undrafted free agent following the 2020 NFL Draft.[4] He was released near the end of preseason, as the Chiefs already had extensive depth at the wide receiver position.[5]
New England Patriots
After being waived by the Chiefs, Baccellia was signed by the New England Patriots on August 29,[6][7] only to be waived less than a week later.
Arizona Cardinals
Baccellia was signed by the Arizona Cardinals on April 15, 2021.[8] He was waived at roster cuts and signed to the practice squad the next day.[9] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Cardinals on January 19, 2022.[10]
On August 30, 2022, Baccellia was waived by the Cardinals and signed to the practice squad the next day.[11][12] He was promoted to the active roster on September 10, 2022.[13] He was released ten days later and re-signed to the practice squad.[14] In his first two games played, Baccellia recorded two receptions for 12 yards.[15] He was signed to the active roster on October 8.[16] He was waived on October 11 and re-signed to the practice squad. He was promoted back to the active roster on November 26, then waived and re-signed to the practice squad.[17] He was again promoted to the active roster on December 31. He finished the season with seven receptions for 45 yards in eight games played.[15]
On August 29, 2023, Baccellia was released by the Cardinals and re-signed to the practice squad.[18][19] He was promoted to the active roster on November 4 and released two days later.[20][21][22] He was re-signed to the practice squad on November 8.[23] Baccellia was signed to the active roster on November 18.[24] He was released on December 11 and re-signed to the practice squad the following day.[25][26] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 8, 2024.[27]
References
- ^ a b c "Andre Baccellia". Washington Huskies.
- ^ "2020 NFL Draft Scout Andre Baccellia College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
- ^ "Andre Baccellia signs with Kansas City as a free agent". Dawgman.com.
- ^ Pitocchelli, Tanner (August 31, 2020). "Patriots: Can UDFA signing Andre Baccellia make an impact?".
- ^ "Chiefs news: Aleva Hifo, Andre Baccellia released on waivers". August 20, 2020.
- ^ Buchmasser, Bernd (September 1, 2020). "Patriots roster breakdown: Andre Baccellia has one week to prove his value to New England's offense". Pats Pulpit.
- ^ "Patriots Sign WR Andre Baccellia". www.patriots.com.
- ^ Cox, Seth (April 15, 2021). "Arizona Cardinals sign five players to contracts heading into 2021 NFL offseason". Revenge of the Birds.
- ^ Weiner, Alex. "Cardinals Reportedly Add CB Rasul Douglas, Three Others to Practice Squad". Sports Illustrated Arizona Cardinals News, Analysis and More.
- ^ Urban, Darren (January 19, 2022). "Cardinals Sign 15 Players To 'Futures' Contracts". AZCardinals.com.
- ^ Urban, Darren (August 30, 2022). "Cardinals Make Final Cutdown To Get To Initial 53-Man Roster". AZCardinals.com.
- ^ Urban, Darren (August 31, 2022). "Cardinals Re-Sign 11 To Practice Squad". AZCardinals.com.
- ^ "Cardinals Bring Back Max Garcia, Place Cody Ford On IR". AZCardinals.com. September 10, 2022.
- ^ "Cardinals sign Devon Kennard to active roster, release Andre Baccellia". ArizonaSports.com. September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b "Andre Baccellia Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ Urban, Darren (October 8, 2022). "Cardinals Activate Antonio Hamilton To 53-Man Roster". AZCardinals.com.
- ^ Urban, Darren (November 26, 2022). "Marquise Brown Activated; D.J. Humphries, Zach Ertz To Injured Reserve". AZCardinals.com.
- ^ "Cardinals Make Moves To Get To 53-Man Roster". AZCardinals.com. August 29, 2023.
- ^ "Andre Baccellia: Rejoins Arizona on practice squad". CBSSports.com. September 1, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
- ^ Urban, Darren (October 28, 2023). "Cardinals Send Elijah Wilkinson To Injured Reserve". AZCardinals.com.
- ^ Root, Jess. "Cardinals make minor roster, practice squad moves". Cardinals Wire. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
- ^ Gershman, Zach. "After Injuries, Cardinals Claim OL Doug Kramer Off Waivers". azcardinals.com. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ^ "Andre Baccellia: Returns to Arizona". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
- ^ Urban, Darren. "Cardinals Sign Andre Baccellia To Active Roster". azcardinals.com. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
- ^ Root, Jess. "Cardinals make 2 receiver roster moves on Monday". Cardinals Wire. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
- ^ "Cardinals re-sign Andre Baccellia to practice squad". Arizona Sports. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
- ^ Urban, Darren (January 8, 2024). "Cardinals Sign Eight Players To 'Futures' Deals". AZCardinals.com.
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