Everette Pedescleaux
Encyclopedia
Everette Pedescleaux is an American football
defensive end
who is currently a member of the Cleveland Gladiators. He was signed by the Denver Broncos
as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football
at Northern Iowa
.
with the intention to play basketball. However, he left the program before playing a game for the Gophers.
He attended the University of Northern Iowa
, where he has played football in the defensive line for the Panthers. He started only 20 of 51 games for the Panthers. He started only eight of 15 in 2008. Pedescleaux had 54 tackles, 11.5 tackle-for-loss and 6.5 quarterback sacks and blocked six kick for the Panthers in 2008 and was named All-Missouri Valley Football Conference First-Team.
, but went undrafted. He was signed by the Denver Broncos
and was placed on the practice squad/injured list on November 3, 2009. His practice squad contract with Denver expired in January 2010.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
defensive end
Defensive end
Defensive end is the name of a defensive position in the sport of American and Canadian football.This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line, but changes in formations have substantially changed how the position is played over the years...
who is currently a member of the Cleveland Gladiators. He was signed by the Denver Broncos
Denver Broncos
The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
at Northern Iowa
University of Northern Iowa
The University of Northern Iowa is a college located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, United States. UNI offers more than 120 majors across the colleges of Business Administration, Education, Humanities and Fine Arts, Natural Sciences, and Social and Behavioral sciences, and graduate college.UNI has...
.
College career
A native of St. James, Louisiana, Pedescleaux originally signed a football scholarship with the University of MinnesotaUniversity of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
with the intention to play basketball. However, he left the program before playing a game for the Gophers.
He attended the University of Northern Iowa
University of Northern Iowa
The University of Northern Iowa is a college located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, United States. UNI offers more than 120 majors across the colleges of Business Administration, Education, Humanities and Fine Arts, Natural Sciences, and Social and Behavioral sciences, and graduate college.UNI has...
, where he has played football in the defensive line for the Panthers. He started only 20 of 51 games for the Panthers. He started only eight of 15 in 2008. Pedescleaux had 54 tackles, 11.5 tackle-for-loss and 6.5 quarterback sacks and blocked six kick for the Panthers in 2008 and was named All-Missouri Valley Football Conference First-Team.
Professional career
Pedescleaux projected as a 3-4 defensive end in the NFL and was considered a "sleeper" for the 2009 NFL Draft2009 NFL Draft
The 2009 NFL Draft was the seventy-fourth annual meeting of National Football League franchises to select newly eligible football players. The draft took place at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on April 25 and 26, 2009. The draft consisted of two rounds on the first day starting at 4:00...
, but went undrafted. He was signed by the Denver Broncos
Denver Broncos
The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
and was placed on the practice squad/injured list on November 3, 2009. His practice squad contract with Denver expired in January 2010.