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Malcolm Bunche

Malcolm Bunche

American football player (born 1991)

Malcolm Bunche (born October 16, 1991) is an American football offensive tackle who is a free agent. He was originally signed by the Philadelphia Eagles, following the 2015 NFL Draft. He played college football at Miami and UCLA.[1] He was also a member of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL), the Jacksonville Jaguars and New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL), and the DC Defenders of the XFL.

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College career

Bunche enrolled at the University of Miami in January 2010. He was relegated to the practice squad for the first year. He earned a letter in each of the following years.[2]

Bunche began graduate studies at UCLA in 2014. He played nine games for the UCLA Bruins on special teams and as an offensive lineman.[3]

Professional career

Philadelphia Eagles

After going undrafted during the 2015 NFL Draft, Bunche signed as a free agent with the Philadelphia Eagles. On September 4, 2015, Bunche was cut in the final round of preseason cuts. On September 6, 2015, he was signed to the Eagles' practice squad.[1]

On August 15, 2016, Bunche was waived by the Eagles.

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Bunche was briefly a member of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL), having been a member during training camp.

Jacksonville Jaguars

Bunche was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars on August 3, 2017.[4] He was waived on September 1, 2017.[5]

New York Giants

On May 14, 2018, Bunche signed with the New York Giants.[6] He was waived on September 1, 2018.[7]

Arizona Hotshots

In 2018, Bunche signed with the Arizona Hotshots of the Alliance of American Football for the 2019 season.[8]

New York Giants (second stint)

On August 5, 2019, Bunche was signed by the New York Giants.[9] He was waived on August 31, 2019.[10]

Washington Redskins

On October 8, 2019, Bunche was signed to the Washington Redskins practice squad.[11] Three days later Bunche was released.[12]

DC Defenders

On November 22, 2019, Bunche was drafted by the DC Defenders in the 2020 XFL Supplemental Draft.[13] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[14]

San Antonio Brahmas

On November 17, 2022, Bunche was drafted by the San Antonio Brahmas of the XFL.[15] He signed with the team on February 21, 2023.[16] He was released on August 3, 2023.[16]

References

  1. [1]
    Sheridan, Phil. "2015 Philadelphia Eagles undrafted free agents". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
  2. [2]
    "Malcolm Bunche Profile". University of Miami Hurricanes Official Athletic Site. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
  3. [3]
    "#78 Malcolm Bunche". UCLA Athletics. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
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    "Jaguars Make Roster Moves". Jaguars.com. August 3, 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-08-06.
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    Oehser, John (September 1, 2017). "Roster at 75: Notable names among transactions". Jaguars.com. Archived from the original on 2017-09-04.
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    Eisen, Michael (May 14, 2018). "Giants roster moves: Six players signed, six waived". Giants.com. Archived from the original on May 16, 2018.
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    Eisen, Michael (September 1, 2018). "New York Giants announce 53-man roster". Giants.com.
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    "Arizona Hotshots football 2019 schedule, roster, coaching staff". azcentral. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
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    Fennelly, John (August 5, 2019). "Report: Giants cut Austin Droogsma, re-sign Malcolm Bunche". USAToday.com. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
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    Eisen, Michael (August 31, 2019). "New York Giants announce 53-man roster". Giants.com.
  11. [11]
    "Redskins Sign G Malcolm Bunche, LB Cassanova McKinzy To Practice Squad; Release DB Deion Harris, DE Chris Odom". Redskins.com. October 8, 2019.
  12. [12]
    "Redskins Release G Malcolm Bunche". Redskins.com. October 11, 2019. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
  13. [13]
    "SUPPLEMENTAL DRAFT RESULTS". XFL.com. November 22, 2019.
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    Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  15. [15]
    "Rosters for all eight XFL teams: Full draft results and where Vic Beasley, Martavis Bryant landed". ESPN.com. 2022-11-18. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
  16. [16]
    "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
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