Christian Covington
32-Year-Old
Free Agent
2025 Defense Stats
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SACKS
0.0
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Rest-of-Season Projections
Released by the Lions in August of 2023.
Kicked to curb
Covington was released by Detroit on Saturday, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.
ANALYSIS
The 29-year-old signed with the Lions on May 10 and had a sack during Friday's preseason game against Carolina before being released. Covington also had stints with Houston, Dallas, Cincinnati and Los Angeles throughout his career. The veteran defensive lineman appeared in 102 games over eight years, recording 196 tackles, 19 tackles for loss and 9.5 sacks. He'll look for another team ahead of the coming season.
The 29-year-old signed with the Lions on May 10 and had a sack during Friday's preseason game against Carolina before being released. Covington also had stints with Houston, Dallas, Cincinnati and Los Angeles throughout his career. The veteran defensive lineman appeared in 102 games over eight years, recording 196 tackles, 19 tackles for loss and 9.5 sacks. He'll look for another team ahead of the coming season.
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Measurables Review
How do Christian Covington's measurables compare to other defensive tackles?
This section compares his draft workout metrics with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average.
* All metrics are from his Pro Day (not the combine).
Height
6' 2"Weight
289 lbs40-Yard Dash
4.89 secShuttle Time
4.43 secCone Drill
7.43 secVertical Jump
30.5 inBroad Jump
111 inBench Press
24 reps
Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Covington joins the Chargers after productive stints with the Cowboys and Bengals in consecutive years. He'll provide depth along the defensive line.
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Recovered from pectoral injury
Covington is participating in OTAs after recovering from a pectoral injury, Colton Pouncy of The Athletic reports.
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Signs with Detroit
Covington (pectoral) agreed to a contract with the Lions on Wednesday, Benjamin Raven of MLive.com reports.
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Lands on IR
Covington (pectoral) was placed on the Chargers' injured reserve Wednesday.
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Could be done for season
Chargers coach Brandon Staley said that Covington suffered a torn pectoral during Sunday's loss to the 49ers and could miss the remainder of the season, Jeff Miller of the Los Angeles Times reports.
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Hurts pectoral on SNF
Covington suffered a pectoral injury in Sunday's 22-16 loss to the 49ers.
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