Jon Bostic

BIOGRAPHY

Jon Bostic was born on May 5th, 1991, in Wellington, Florida. He is a linebacker in the NFL.

His father was a defensive back for the Detroit Lions from 1985 to 1987. After his father retired from the NFL, he gained his PhD in pharmacy, and eventually relocated his family to Wellington, Florida. Bostic attended Palm Beach Central High School in Wellington, where he played for the Palm Beach Central Broncos high school football team. Bostic has two younger siblings: Jayla Bostic, who is a successful track athlete at the University of Florida, and Justin Bostic.

Bostic accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida, where he played for coach Urban Meyer and coach Will Muschamp's Florida Gators football teams from 2009 to 2012. During his college career, he started 32 of 51 games in which he played, recording 237 tackles, 7.5 quarterback sacks and five interceptions. Following his senior season in 2012, he was a second-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) selection.

Bostic graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Science degree in Health, Education and Behavior in 2012. The Chicago Bears selected Bostic in the second round (50th overall) of the 2013 NFL Draft. Bostic was the seventh linebacker drafted in 2013.

On September 28, 2015, the Chicago Bears traded Bostic to the New England Patriots in exchange for a sixth-round pick (204th overall) in the 2016 NFL Draft. On May 9, 2016, the New England Patriots traded Bostic to the Detroit Lions in exchange for a conditional seventh-round draft pick. On April 20, 2017, the Indianapolis Colts signed Bostic to a one-year, $690,000 contract. Throughout training camp, he competed for a job as a starting inside linebacker against Edwin Jackson and Sean Spence. Head coach Chuck Pagano named Bostic the starting inside linebacker to begin the 2017 regular season, along with rookie Antonio Morrison. On March 18, 2018, the Pittsburgh Steelers signed Bostic to a two-year, $4 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $2.4 million. Bostic signed with the Washington Redskins on May 22, 2019, after linebacker Reuben Foster was placed on injured reserve with a torn ACL.

Bostic signed with the Washington Football Team on May 22, 2019, after linebacker Reuben Foster was placed on injured reserve with a torn ACL. He started all 16 games, recording a career-high 105 tackles, one sack, and an interception. On March 30, 2020, Bostic signed a two-year, $5 million contract extension with the Redskins.