Elliott Fry
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Position: | Placekicker | ||||||||
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Born: | Frisco, Texas | December 12, 1994||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 170 lb (77 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Prince of Peace Christian (Carrollton, Texas) | ||||||||
College: | South Carolina | ||||||||
Undrafted: | 2017 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of Week 16, 2021 | |||||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Elliott Goering Fry (born December 12, 1994) is an American football placekicker who is a free agent. He has played for the Baltimore Ravens, Chicago Bears, Carolina Panthers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Kansas City Chiefs, and the Alliance of American Football's Orlando Apollos.
Professional career[]
Orlando Apollos[]
Fry went 14–14 in his 8 weeks with the Orlando Apollos before the Alliance of American Football suspended operations.[1][2]
Chicago Bears[]
Fry was signed by the Chicago Bears on April 12, 2019 to a three-year deal shortly after the departure of Cody Parkey as part of the Bear's preseason kicking competition.[2] During the preseason, he competed with Eddy Piñeiro, but was waived by the Bears shortly after their Week 2 loss to the New York Giants.[3] He made three of four field goals for the Bears.[4]
Baltimore Ravens[]
Shortly after being waived by the Bears, signed a contract with the Baltimore Ravens.[3] He was cut by the Ravens after their final preseason game against the Washington Redskins.[5]
In October 2019, Fry was selected by the St. Louis BattleHawks in the open phase of the 2020 XFL Draft,[6] but did not sign with the team.
Carolina Panthers[]
Fry signed a reserve/futures contract with the Carolina Panthers on December 30, 2019.[7] He was waived on April 30, 2020.[8]
Tampa Bay Buccaneers[]
On May 1, 2020, Fry was claimed off waivers by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[9] He was waived on September 1, 2020.[10]
Atlanta Falcons[]
On October 1, 2020, Fry was signed to the Atlanta Falcons practice squad.[11] He was elevated to the active roster on October 5 for the team's week 4 game against the Green Bay Packers.[12] He made his NFL debut in the game, converting one field goal and going one-for-two on extra point attempts.[13] He reverted to the practice squad the next day.[14] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 4, 2021.[15] On May 12, 2021, Fry was waived by the Falcons.[16][17]
On September 10, 2021, Fry was signed to the Falcons' practice squad.[18] He was released from their practice squad on September 20, 2021. On October 5, 2021, Fry once again was signed to the Falcons' practice squad.[19] He was released on November 17, 2021.
Kansas City Chiefs[]
Fry was signed to the Kansas City Chiefs' practice squad on December 14, 2021.[20] He was signed to the active roster on December 20, 2021.[21] After playing only one game for the team, he was released on December 28, 2021.
Personal life[]
Fry has Type 1 diabetes, which he was diagnosed with when he was seven years old.[22]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Swanson, Matt. "Elliott Fry". NoExtraPoints. Retrieved 2019-09-20.
- ^ a b "Bears sign former AAF kicker Elliott Fry to 3-year deal". Bears Wire. 2019-04-12. Retrieved 2019-09-20.
- ^ a b "After Release By Bears, Fry Signs Deal With Ravens". NBC Chicago. Retrieved 2019-09-20.
- ^ Alper, Josh (August 18, 2019). "Bears waive K Elliott Fry". Profootballtalk.com. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
- ^ Alper, Josh (2019-08-30). "Ravens cut Elliott Fry". ProFootballTalk. Retrieved 2019-09-20.
- ^ Talbot, Damond (October 16, 2019). "XFL Draft Phase 5: The Final Rounds of the Draft, Find out who was selected". NFL Draft Diamonds. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- ^ Bryan, Will (December 30, 2019). "Panthers sign nine players to reserve future contracts for 2020". Panthers.com. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
- ^ Bryan, Will (April 30, 2020). "Panthers sign defensive end DaVonte Lambert, cornerback Derrek Thomas". Panthers.com. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
- ^ Smith, Scott (May 1, 2020). "Bucs Claim Kicker Elliott Fry". buccaneers.com.
- ^ Smith, Scott (September 1, 2020). "Bucs Sign K Ryan Succop". Buccaneers.com.
- ^ McFadden, Will (October 1, 2020). "Falcons sign kicker Elliott Fry to practice squad". AtlantaFalcons.com.
- ^ McFadden, Will (October 5, 2020). "Falcons add kicker Elliott Fry to active roster". AtlantaFalcons.com. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- ^ "Falcons' Elliott Fry: Misses kick in debut". CBSSports.com. October 6, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- ^ "Elliott Fry: Reverts to practice squad". CBSSports.com. October 6, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- ^ McFadden, Will (January 4, 2021). "Falcons sign 11 players to reserve/future contracts". AtlantaFalcons.com.
- ^ Deighton, John (May 11, 2021). "Falcons release K Elliott Fry". AtlantaFalcons.com. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
- ^ "2021 NFL Transactions: Waivers – May". NFL.com. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
- ^ Deighton, John. "Falcons sign K Elliott Fry to practice squad". AtlantaFalcons.com. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
- ^ "Falcons place CB Oliver, punter Nizialek on injured reserve". apnews.com. October 4, 2021. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
- ^ "Chiefs to sign K Elliott Fry to practice squad". USAToday.com. December 14, 2021.
- ^ "Pro Bowl TE Travis Kelce among three Kansas City Chiefs put on COVID-19 list". ESPN.com.
- ^ Wood, Ryan (October 30, 2013). "Gamecocks kicker Elliott Fry won't let Type I diabetes slow him down". The Post and Courier. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
External links[]
- 1994 births
- Living people
- American football placekickers
- Atlanta Falcons players
- Baltimore Ravens players
- Carolina Panthers players
- Chicago Bears players
- Kansas City Chiefs players
- Orlando Apollos players
- People from Frisco, Texas
- People with type 1 diabetes
- Players of American football from Texas
- South Carolina Gamecocks football players
- Sportspeople from the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers players