Colton Underwood
Colton Underwood
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| Position: | Tight End |
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| Born: | January 26, 1992Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight: | 255 lb (116 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Washington (IL) Community |
| College: | Illinois State |
| Undrafted: | 2014 |
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| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats atNFL.com [29] | |
Colton Scott Underwood (born January 26, 1992) is an American reality television personality. He was a football tight end at Illinois State and was signed by the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2014, and was on the practice squad of the Oakland Raiders and Philadelphia Eagles. After being released by the Raiders, Underwood became a contestant on the 14th season of The Bachelorette, and was then announced as the titular bachelor in the 23rd season of The Bachelor
| No. 35, 88 | |
|---|---|
| Position: | Tight End |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | January 26, 1992Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight: | 255 lb (116 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Washington (IL) Community |
| College: | Illinois State |
| Undrafted: | 2014 |
| Career history | |
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| |
| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats atNFL.com [29] | |
Early life and education
Underwood was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, to Scott and Donna Underwood. Both of his parents were star athletes at Illinois State University, Scott played college football for the Illinois State Redbirds and Donna played volleyball. Underwood grew up in Washington, Illinois where his parents are divorced. He has a younger brother, Connor, and several half-siblings as a result of his parents' second marriages.[1][2][3][4] Underwood attended Washington Community High School and Illinois State University, where he followed his father's footsteps to play college football for the Illinois State Redbirds.[5]
Career
Football
On September 23, 2014, Underwood returned to the Chargers and was signed to their practice squad.
On December 29, 2014, he signed a future contract.
On September 5, 2015, he was waived.
On September 6, 2015, he was placed on injured reserve.
On September 10, 2015, he was waived from injured reserve.[7][8]
Reality television
Underwood was a contestant on the 14th season of The Bachelorette, starring Becca Kufrin.[10]
After getting eliminated in week 8 after hometown dates, Underwood was cast in season five of Bachelor in Paradise.[11] After being linked to fellow contestant Tia Booth, Underwood broke it off, and both left Paradise separately in the 4th week.
On September 21, 2018, ABC announced that Colton had started filming The Bachelor and had already met three of his contestants on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.[14][15]
Philanthropy
Personal life
Underwood dated gymnast Aly Raisman after asking her out via social media in 2016, before splitting less than a year later in 2017.[20][21]
He has spoken publicly about his choice to remain a virgin, and how appearing on The Bachelorette helped him discuss the topic.[22]
Underwood found love with 23-year-old Cassie Randolph on Season 23 of The Bachelor. After Randolph initially ended their relationship during the final three, Underwood broke things off with the other two women and asked Randolph for a second chance without the pressure of an engagement.[23] The two are still together as of September 2019.[24]
Underwood said on Instagram that he tested positive for the Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Friday March 20, 2020. In an Instagram post,He said [65]
I tested positive and I have been following all of the social distancing rules since last week.
My symptoms started a few days ago, I was tested and just received my results today.
For anyone out there that is hesitant to self quarantine... please do yourself and your loved ones a favor and stay home.
We will all beat this and come out stronger on the other side.
I’ll keep you posted, Love y’all.