Chris Naggar
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||
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| Position: | Placekicker | ||||||||
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| Born: | December 9, 1997 Arlington, Texas | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 194 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Arlington (TX) | ||||||||
| College: | Texas SMU | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2021 | ||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 16, 2021 | |||||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||||
Chris Naggar (born December 9, 1997) is an American football placekicker for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Texas and SMU before being signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2021.
Early life and education[]
Naggar was born on December 9, 1997, in Arlington, Texas. He attended Arlington High School before playing college football at Texas. He was named district special teams MVP as a senior in high school. Naggar redshirted his first year at Texas, and did not play in his second. As a junior in 2019, he played seven games at the punter position, making 25 punts for 983 yards with a long of 67 yards, 10 inside the 20 and three of 50+.[1] He changed to kicker in 2020, when he transferred to SMU. As a senior, he was 17-for-21 on field goals, leading his conference in accuracy.[1]
Professional career[]
New York Jets[]
After going unselected in the 2021 NFL Draft, Naggar signed a contract as an undrafted free agent with the New York Jets.[2] He was waived on August 16, 2021.[3][4]
Cleveland Browns[]
Naggar was signed to the Cleveland Browns practice squad on September 2, 2021, to compete with Chase McLaughlin.[5] He was promoted to the active roster prior to their week one game against the Kansas City Chiefs, following an injury to McLaughlin.[6] He did not appear on any snaps during the game and was reverted back to the practice squad the following day. Naggar was elevated to the active roster again on December 24, 2021 as a COVID-19 replacement player.[7] Naggar was released from the Browns' practice squad on December 30, 2021.[8]
Dallas Cowboys[]
The Dallas Cowboys signed Naggar to a reserve/future contract on February 3, 2022.[9]
References[]
- ^ a b "Chris Naggar - Football". SMU Athletics.
- ^ "4 things to know about Jets' UDFA K Chris Naggar". May 8, 2021.
- ^ Goodman, Max. "Robert Saleh Explains Decision to Waive Jets' Kicker Chris Naggar". Sports Illustrated New York Jets News, Analysis and More.
- ^ "Jets Waive K Chris Naggar". www.newyorkjets.com.
- ^ Groote, J. R. De (September 2, 2021). "Browns Sign Former Jets Kicker Chris Naggar".
- ^ "Who is Sunday's Browns Kicker Chris Naggar?". September 12, 2021.
- ^ "Browns activate 5 players from reserve/COVID-19 list, make other roster moves". ClevelandBrowns.com. December 24, 2021.
- ^ "Browns activate 4 from reserve/COVID-19, make other roster moves". ClevelandBrowns.com. December 30, 2021.
- ^ Gehlken, Michael (February 3, 2022). "Cowboys sign former SMU, Arlington kicker Chris Naggar to compete with Greg Zuerlein". Dallasnews.com.
External links[]
- "Scouting Jets kicker Chris Naggar". GangGreenNation.com. August 1, 2021.
- Bergin, Mark (September 4, 2021). "New Browns Kicker Shows Off Impressive 70-yard Kick". BrownsNation.com.
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