Jarrod Pughsley

Jarrod Wesley Pughsley (born December 18, 1990) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive guard for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played football and basketball at Lima Senior High School in Lima, Ohio. He was a four-year letterman playing college football for the Akron Zips. Pughsley was named third-team All-MAC his senior year in 2013. He played in 35 games, and started 23 of them, during his college career. After going undrafted in the 2014 NFL draft, he signed with the Dallas Cowboys. However, Pughsley suffered an injury and was released in July 2014. He was then a member of the Chiefs from 2014 to 2016, spending the majority of the time on the practice squad. He played in two regular season games and one playoff game for the Chiefs in 2015. Pughsley was signed to the Baltimore Ravens' practice squad in November 2016 and was released by the team before the start of the 2017 regular season.

Early life Pughsley was born in Oakland, California, and moved to Ohio before he was three months old.

He graduated in 2009. He received offers from Division II schools but instead decided to walk on at Akron. Pughsley's jersey number was retired by Lima Senior High School in February 2016, making him the youngest person to have their number retired by the school. He earned a full football scholarship in 2011. The following year, Pughsley played in the final two games of the year and made a start at left guard in the season finale.

He played in 12 games, all starts at left tackle, in 2013 and earned third-team All-MAC honors. He was also one of eight recipients of the team's Harry "Doc" Smith Award, which is given to the "outstanding player in each class on offense and defense." Pughsley received the award as the outstanding senior on offense. He was also one of three recipients of the team's Captains Award. note = All values from Akron Pro Day

Dallas Cowboys Pughsley signed with the Dallas Cowboys in May 2014 after going undrafted in the 2014 NFL Draft. On May 22, he was waived/injured by the Cowboys after suffering a torn biceps that required surgery. He reverted to injured reserve on May six days later. On July 23, 2014, he was released by the team with an injury settlement.

Pughsley was released by the Chiefs on September 3, 2016. He was signed to the team's practice squad on September 4, 2016. He was released by the Chiefs on November 8, 2016.

Baltimore Ravens On November 15, 2016, Pughsley was signed to the Baltimore Ravens' practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Ravens on January 2, 2017. He was waived during final roster cutdowns on September 1, 2017.

Coaching career Pughsley has spent time as a high school football coach. He has also spent time instructing youth football camps.

Personal life Pughsley's nickname is "Pugs". While at the University of Akron, he was a member of the school's Student Athlete Advisory Council executive board.