Jeremiah Poutassi is hoping to find the fountain of youth in Saskatchewan.
The veteran import offensive lineman signed with the Roughriders Thursday. A Utah grad in 2014, Poutassi was Tennessee’s third round pick in the 2015 N-F-L Draft. The 6’6″, 330-pound left tackle went on to play in 11 games for the Titans in 2015, starting seven of them. The 28-year-old started one game in 2016 with Jacksonville, then spent time with the L-A Rams, Denver and Arizona. In 2021, the Nevada product spent the season on the L-A Raiders’ practice roster. Following is the news release from the Green and White…..
DATE: November 24, 2022
RELEASE TIME: IMMEDIATELY
RELEASE: SR22-162
RIDERS SIGN OFFENSIVE LINEMAN JEREMIAH POUTASI
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed American offensive lineman Jeremiah Poutasi.
Poutasi (6’6-330) was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the third round, 66th overall, of the 2015 NFL Draft. He spent the 2015 season with the Titans, seeing action in 11 games and starting seven. The 28-year-old spent the 2016 season with the Jacksonville Jaguars, starting one game. Poutasi went on to spend time with the Los Angeles Rams (2017), the Denver Broncos (2017-18), and the Arizona Cardinals (2019). The Nevada native spent the 2021 season on the Oakland Raiders practice roster.
Poutasi played three collegiate seasons (2012-2014) at the University of Utah, playing in 36 games with 35 starts. In 2014, Poutasi played 846 snaps at left tackle and only allowed three sacks, earning Second-Team All-Pac 12 Honours.
