A Cincinnati native and former UC Bearcat, Schaffer joined Bengals practice squad for final eight games and Wild Card playoff ... Entered NFL in 2012 as college free agent with Jacksonville ... Two-time All-Big East selection at UC.
A Cincinnati native and former UC Bearcat, Schaffer joined Bengals practice squad for final eight games and Wild Card playoff ... Entered NFL in 2012 as college free agent with Jacksonville ... Two-time All-Big East selection at UC.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed with Jacksonville as college free agent on 5-4-12 ... Waived on 8-31-12 ... Signed 9-3-12 to Tampa Bay practice squad ... Released by Tampa Bay on 9-17-12 ... Signed 11-5-12 to Bengals practice squad ... Signed to Bengals roster on 1-7-13.
2012 RECAP: Signed May 4 with Jacksonville as a college free agent ... Played in all four Jaguars preseason games and led team in tackles (18), with one INT and two total passes defensed ... Waived by Jacksonville on Aug. 31 ... Signed Sept. 3 to Tampa Bay practice squad, and released on Sept. 17 ... Signed Nov. 7 to Bengals practice squad.
COLLEGE: Played in 50 games over four seasons at Cincinnati ... Left program as one of only four players in Big East history to record 100-plus tackles in three different seasons ... Two-time All-Big East selection, and member of three conference championship teams .. Career totals of 337 tackles, nine sacks, 28 tackles-for-loss, seven INTs, six forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and 15 passes defensed ... Played in 2012 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl all-star game.
PERSONAL: Hometown is Cincinnati ... Attended La Salle High School, where he totaled 150 tackles and 13 sacks as a senior ... Earned degree from University of Cincinnati in criminal justice ... Four-time selection to Big East All-Academic team, and was the 2011 American Eagle Outfitters Big East Football Scholar Athlete of the Year.
