Kirista Covington

**Christian Coral Cleveland Covington** (an haife shi a ranar 16 ga Oktoba, 1993) ƙwararren ɗan wasan ƙwallon ƙafa ne na Kanada wanda ke buga ƙwallon ƙafa ta BC Lions ta ƙungiyar ƙwallon ƙafa ta Kanada (CFL). Ya buga ƙwallon ƙafa ta kwaleji a Rice kuma Houston Texans ta zaɓe shi a zagaye na shida na gasar NFL ta 2015. Ya kuma kasance memba na Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, Cincinnati Bengals, Los Angeles Chargers da Detroit Lions .

## Rayuwar farko
An haifi Covington a Vancouver, British Columbia, kuma ya halarci Kwalejin Vancouver . A matsayinsa na ɗalibi na gaba, ya ba da gudummawa ga ƙungiyar da ta lashe Gasar Lardin, yayin da ya tara tackles 83, sacks 15, murmurewa 6, kutse ɗaya, bugun fenariti 3 da kuma bugun fenariti 2 na tsaron gida a wasanni 14. 

Ya sami lambar yabo ta Provincial Defensive MVP, ƙungiyar farko ta All-Canadian da kuma Academic All-Canadian. Ya kammala aikinsa na shiryawa da tackles 276 da kuma buhu 38. 

## Aikin kwaleji
Covington ya karɓi tallafin karatu daga Jami'ar Rice . A matsayinsa na ɗan shekara ɗaya a shekarar 2011, ya buga wasanni 12 a gasar tsaron gida . Ya buga tackles 43 (8 a kan rashin nasara), kora biyar, bugun quarterback 20, pass break 1 da kuma bugun da aka tilasta masa.

A matsayinsa na ɗan shekara biyu a shekarar 2013, an nada shi ɗan wasan da zai fara buga wasan hanci kuma ya sami lambar yabo ta ƙungiyar All-C-USA . Ya ba da gudummawa wajen lashe gasar ƙwallon ƙafa ta farko a cikin shekaru 56. Ya ji rauni a babban yatsan hannun dama kuma an tilasta masa ya buga wasa da ɗan wasa a gasa 5 da suka gabata. Ya buga wasanni 14, ya yi tatil 59 (11.5 don rashin nasara), ya yi tatil 4 da kuma ƙwallo ɗaya da aka toshe a filin wasa .

A matsayinsa na ɗan shekara 14 a shekarar 2014, ya buga wasanni bakwai, inda ya buga tackles 20 ( tackles 3.5 don rashin nasara ) da kuma tackles 2.5. Ya sha wahala a kakar wasa ta ƙarshe a kan gwiwa a wasa na takwas da Jami'ar Florida International .    Ya yi tackles 7 a kan Army. Ya yi tackles 5, tackles 1.5 da kuma pass 1 a kan North Texas.

Ya zaɓi ya bayyana a matsayin wanda zai shiga gasar NFL ta 2015 bayan kakar wasa.   Ya kammala aikinsa na kwaleji da wasanni 33, tackles 119 (23 don rashin nasara), kora 11.5, bugun fenariti 4, bugun fenariti 4 da kuma bugun fenariti 2 da aka toshe.

## Sana'ar ƙwararru

### Houston Texas

Houston Texans ne suka zaɓe shi a zagaye na shida (na 216 gaba ɗaya) na zaɓen NFL na 2015.  BC Lions kuma sun zaɓe shi a zagaye na biyar (na 43 gaba ɗaya) na zaɓen CFL na 2015. A matsayinsa na sabon shiga, ya fito a wasanni 15 a matsayin mai tsaron baya a cikin tsaron ƙungiyar da ci 3-4 . Ya yi tackles 8 (na rashin nasara 4) da kuma sacks 2.

A shekarar 2016, ya buga wasanni 16 tare da fara wasa 5 a matsayin dan wasan baya na hagu a cikin tsaron kungiyar da ci 3-4. Ya tattara tackles 26 (2 na rashin nasara), tackles daya da kuma pass break daya. Ya yi tackles 5, tackles daya da pass protected daya a wasan karshe na kakar wasa da Tennessee Titans .

A shekarar 2017, ya buga wasanni 7 da fara wasa 2, inda ya yi tackles 16, kora daya da kuma bugun da aka yi masa. A mako na 8, Covington ya ji rauni a cinyarsa a wasan da suka yi da Seattle Seahawks, kuma an cire shi daga buga sauran kakar wasa.  An sanya shi cikin jerin 'yan wasan da suka ji rauni a ranar 31 ga Oktoba. Ya yi tackles 3, kora daya da kuma bugun da aka yi masa a kan New England Patriots .

A shekarar 2018, ya fara wasanni biyu cikin 12, inda ya tattara tackles 15 (huɗu don rashin nasara), tackles 3.5 da matsin lamba 8 na quarterback. Ya yi tackles huɗu (biyu don rashin nasara), tackles 2.5 da kuma tackles uku na quarterback a kan Titans.

### Dallas Cowboys
A ranar 14 ga Maris, 2019, Covington ya sanya hannu kan yarjejeniyar shekara ɗaya da Dallas Cowboys .  Ya kasance mai tsaron baya a cikin tsaron ƙungiyar da ci 4-3 . Ya buga wasanni 16 tare da farawa 6 maimakon Antwaun Woods da ya ji rauni, yayin da ya yi rikodin tackles 26 (4 don rashin nasara), kora ɗaya, matsin lamba 15 na quarterback da kuma rashin wucewar pass ɗaya.

### Denver Broncos
A ranar 28 ga Afrilu, 2020, Covington ya sanya hannu kan kwangilar shekara ɗaya, dala miliyan 1.75 tare da Denver Broncos . 

### Cincinnati Bengals
A ranar 4 ga Satumba, 2020, an sayar da Covington ga Cincinnati Bengals, a madadin Austin Calitro, mai tsaron baya .  Ana sa ran zai zama mai tsaron baya a bayan DJ Reader a cikin tsaron ƙungiyar da ci 3-4 . Ya buga dukkan wasanni 16 tare da fara wasa 14, inda ya kammala da tackles 39 mafi girma a rayuwarsa.

### Los Angeles Chargers (lokacin farko)

Covington ya rattaba hannu da Los Angeles Chargers a ranar 11 ga Mayu, 2021.   Ya buga wasanni 16 tare da fara wasa 3, inda ya tattara tackles 52 (3 don rashin nasara), kora daya da kuma bugun da aka yi masa.

A ranar 17 ga Maris, 2022, Covington ya sake rattaba hannu da Chargers.  An sake shi a ranar 30 ga Agusta, 2022, kuma ya sanya hannu a tawagar 'yan wasan motsa jiki washegari.   An daukaka shi zuwa jerin 'yan wasan da ke aiki a ranar 12 ga Satumba.  An sanya shi a cikin 'yan wasan da suka ji rauni a ranar 16 ga Nuwamba, 2022, tare da raunin tsoka da ya ji a wasan mako na 10 da San Francisco 49ers .  Ya buga wasanni 4, inda ya yi tackles 12 (ɗaya don rashin nasara).

### Zakunan Detroit
A ranar 10 ga Mayu, 2023, Covington ya rattaba hannu da Detroit Lions .  An sake shi a ranar 26 ga Agusta, 2023. 

### Los Angeles Chargers (wasan ƙarshe)
A ranar 30 ga Agusta, 2023, an sanya hannu kan Covington a cikin tawagar Chargers.  Kwantiraginsa ya ƙare a ƙarshen kakar wasa kuma bai sanya hannu kan kwangilar ajiya/gaba ba, don haka ya zama ɗan wasa mai zaman kansa. 

### BC Zakuna
A ranar 1 ga Mayu, 2024, an sanar da cewa Covington ya rattaba hannu da BC Lions .  A ranar 4 ga Satumba, 2025, an sanya Covington a cikin jerin 'yan wasan Lions da suka ji rauni a wasanni 6, inda ya shafe sauran kakar wasa ta CFL ta 2025. 

## Ƙididdigar aiki na NFL

### Lokacin yau da kullun

### Wasannin neman gurbin shiga gasar

## Rayuwa ta sirri
Mahaifinsa, Grover Covington, shi ne shugaban ƙungiyar ƙwallon ƙafa ta Kanada (CFL) a kowane lokaci (157) kuma memba ne na ƙungiyar ƙwallon ƙafa ta Kanada . 

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