Cornelius Lucas

Cornelius Lucas
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Lucas with the Washington Football Team in 2021
No. 78 – Washington Commanders
Position:Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1991-07-18) July 18, 1991 (age 33)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Weight:327 lb (148 kg)
Career information
High school:Edna Karr (New Orleans)
College:Kansas State (2009–2013)
Undrafted:2014
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 9, 2024
Games played:123
Games started:52
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Cornelius Lucas (born July 18, 1991) is an American professional football offensive tackle for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Kansas State Wildcats and signed with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2014. Lucas has also been a member of the Los Angeles Rams, New Orleans Saints, and Chicago Bears.

College career

Cornelius played college football for the Kansas State Wildcats at left tackle.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span
6 ft 8+3⁄8 in
(2.04 m) 		316 lb
(143 kg) 		36+3⁄4 in
(0.93 m) 		10 in
(0.25 m)
All values from NFL Draft.[1][2]

Detroit Lions

Lucas was signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent on May 12, 2014.[3][4] He played in 35 games and started six for the Lions from 2014 to 2016. As an exclusive-rights free agent, he was tendered by the Lions on March 9, 2017.[5] On September 3, 2017, Lucas was waived by the Lions.[6]

Los Angeles Rams

On September 12, 2017, Lucas was signed by the Los Angeles Rams.[7] He made his first and only start of the season in the Week 17 matchup against the 49ers at right tackle.

On April 16, 2018, Lucas re-signed with the Rams.[8] He was released on August 31, 2018.[9]

New Orleans Saints

On December 20, 2018, Lucas was signed by the New Orleans Saints, but was released two days later.[10][11] He was re-signed on December 27, 2018, but was released four days later.[12]

Chicago Bears

Lucas with the Chicago Bears in 2019

On January 23, 2019, Lucas signed a reserve/future contract with the Chicago Bears.[13] In Week 3 of the 2019 season, he started at right tackle in place of an ailing Bobby Massie; the Bears went on to win 31–15.[14] During the year, he also saw action on tackle-eligible plays as an extra blocker.[15]

Washington Football Team / Commanders

On March 27, 2020, Lucas signed with the Washington Football Team.[16] Lucas started at left tackle in place of an injured Geron Christian in the Week 7 win against the Dallas Cowboys.[17] He started the next two games, but was forced to leave in the second half of the Week 10 game against the Lions due to an injury.[18] He missed the next two games, returning in Week 13 and started at left tackle for the rest of the season.

On December 15, 2021, Lucas was placed on the COVID-19 reserve list.[19] After missing the Week 15 game against the Philadelphia Eagles, he was placed back on the active roster on December 22.[20]

Lucas re-signed with the team on a two-year contract on March 24, 2022.[21] He was placed on the active/non-football injury list at the start of training camp in 2022; he was activated on August 15.[22][23] In Week 5 of the 2022 season, Lucas was named as the starting right tackle in place of Sam Cosmi, who had thumb surgery, and continued to start even when Cosmi began playing again three weeks later.[24]

On March 19, 2024, Lucas re-signed with the Commanders to a one-year, $4 million contract.[25]

References

  1. ^ "NFL Draft Prospect - Luke Lucas". NFL. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
  2. ^ "Kansas State OT Cornelius Lucas : 2014 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
  3. ^ Rogers, Justin (May 18, 2014). "Detroit Lions' early contact helped land UDFA target Cornelius Lucas". mlive.com. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  4. ^ "Undrafted Lions OT Cornelius Lucas shows 'great potential' in debut". Detroit News. Archived from the original on September 11, 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
  5. ^ "Detroit Lions tender offer to OT Cornelius Lucas". Detroit Free Press.
  6. ^ "Lions assigned G Zac Kerin and T Brian Mihalik via waivers". Detroit Lions. September 3, 2017. Archived from the original on January 19, 2021. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  7. ^ Lago, Kristen (September 12, 2017). "Rams Sign OT Cornelius Lucas, Waive Dielman and Jefferson". Los Angeles Rams. Archived from the original on December 6, 2020. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  8. ^ Simmons, Myles (April 16, 2018). "Joyner, Longacre Sign Tenders, Rams add Two Free Agents". Los Angeles Rams. Archived from the original on June 18, 2018.
  9. ^ "Rams Make Initial Roster Cuts". Los Angeles Rams. August 31, 2018.
  10. ^ Williams, Charean (December 20, 2018). "Saints sign Cornelius Lucas, cut Derek Newton". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
  11. ^ "Saints activate Ted Ginn off IR, waive OL Cornelius Lucas". NOLA. December 22, 2018.
  12. ^ "Saints re-sign Derek Newton and Cornelius Lucas, cut Josh Robinson and Mitchell Loewen". NOLA. December 27, 2018.
  13. ^ "Bears sign OL Cornelius Lucas to reserve/future deal". 247Sports. January 23, 2019.
  14. ^ Mayer, Larry (September 26, 2019). "Lucas honored for excelling on late notice". Chicago Bears. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  15. ^ Lieser, Jason (October 28, 2019). "Snap Judgment: Fewer snaps on defense made a difference for Bears". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  16. ^ "Redskins Sign T Cornelius Lucas". Washington Commanders. March 27, 2020. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  17. ^ Paras, Matthew (October 14, 2020). "Washington's offensive line can run block. Pass blocking? Cover your eyes". Washington Times. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  18. ^ Phillips, Michael (November 20, 2020). "Morgan Moses will start at left tackle for the first time since 2014". Richmond.com. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  19. ^ "Washington places 7 players on Reserve/COVID-19 list, designates Sam Cosmi to return from IR, signs 2 to practice squad". Washington Commanders. December 15, 2021. Archived from the original on April 21, 2022. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  20. ^ Fisher, Mike (December 22, 2021). "Washington Roster Moves Include Cole Holcomb - To Miss Cowboys Game?". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
  21. ^ Washington Commanders Public Relations (March 24, 2022). "Commanders re-sign T Cornelius Lucas". Commanders.com. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  22. ^ Selby, Zach. "Commanders place Chase Young, Logan Thomas, Tyler Larsen, Chase Roullier on PUP list; Cornelius Lucas placed on NFI list". Commanders.com. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
  23. ^ Alper, Josh (August 15, 2022). "Commanders activate Cornelius Lucas". Pro Football Talk. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  24. ^ Manning, Bryan (October 29, 2022). "Commanders planning to stick with Cornelius Lucas at right tackle this week". USAToday.com. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  25. ^ Manning, Bryan (March 19, 2024). "Commanders re-sign offensive tackle Cornelius Lucas". USAToday.com. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
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