Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Alex Edward Redmond was born January 18, 1995 in Long Beach, California. He is an Offensive Guard for the Cincinnati Bengals in the NFL.

Redmond played high school football at Los Alamitos High School in Los Alamitos, California. He also lettered three years in wrestling at Los Alamitos, becoming the first wrestling state finalist in school history.

Redmond played for the UCLA Bruins of the University of California, Los Angeles from 2013 to 2015. He started all 13 games at right guard in 2013, tying the school record for most single-season starts by a true freshman position player. He earned Honorable Mention All-Pac-12 honors in 2013. Redmond was also named a First Team Freshman All-American.

After going undrafted, he signed with the Cincinnati Bengals on May 6, 2016. He was waived by the Bengals on September 3 and signed to the team's practice squad on September 4, 2016. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Bengals on January 2, 2017. On April 8, 2020, Redmond was re-signed to a one-year, $2.133 million contract.