# Keaton Sutherland

Keaton Sutherland (born February 12, 1997) is an American professional football guard for the Birmingham Stallions of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at Texas A&M and has been a member of several National Football League (NFL) teams.

## College career

Sutherland played four seasons for the Texas A&M Aggies and joined the team as an early enrollee. He was named the Aggies starting right guard going into his true freshman season and played in all 13 of the team's games, starting seven of them. Sutherland had surgery to repair an injured shoulder after his freshman season and missed spring practice and lost his starting position.
Sutherland eventually regained his starters spot for the final four games of his sophomore season, playing in eight games total. He started the first six games of his junior year at right tackle before undergoing an appendectomy during the bye week. He did not miss a game and returned to start the rest of the season at left guard.

## Professional career

Pre-draft measurables :
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press |
| 6 ft 5+3⁄8 in (1.97 m) | 316 lb (143 kg) | 32+3⁄4 in (0.83 m) | 9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) | 5.15 s | 1.73 s | 2.92 s | 4.75 s | 8.00 s | 36.0 in (0.91 m) | 9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) | 26 reps |
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### Cincinnati Bengals

Sutherland signed with the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent on April 27, 2019. He was waived at the end of training camp but was re-signed to the team's practice squad on September 1, 2019. He was promoted to the active roster on September 17, 2019 and made his NFL debut on September 22, against the Buffalo Bills. He was waived on September 25.

### Miami Dolphins

On September 26, 2019, Sutherland was claimed off waivers by the Miami Dolphins. On September 5, 2020, Sutherland was waived by the Dolphins.

### Cincinnati Bengals (second stint)

On September 8, 2020, Sutherland was signed to the Bengals practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on September 28, 2020. On August 31, 2021, Sutherland was waived by the Bengals and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.

### San Francisco 49ers

On March 8, 2022, Sutherland signed with the San Francisco 49ers. He was waived on August 30, 2022 and signed to the practice squad the next day. He was released on September 13, 2022.

### Washington Commanders

On October 4, 2022, Sutherland signed with the Washington Commanders' practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract on January 9, 2023. Sutherland was released on August 5, 2023.

### Houston Texans

Sutherland was claimed off waivers by the Houston Texans on August 6, 2023. He was waived on August 29, 2023.

### Jacksonville Jaguars

On November 27, 2023, Sutherland was signed to the practice squad of the Jacksonville Jaguars. He signed a reserve/future contract on January 8, 2024.
On August 25, 2024, Sutherland was released by the Jaguars.

### Birmingham Stallions

On February 17, 2025, Sutherland was signed by the Birmingham Stallions of the United Football League (UFL).