Kennard Backman
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Position: | Tight end |
Personal information | |
Born: | Atlanta, Georgia | February 26, 1993
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Weight: | 258 lb (117 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Mableton (GA) Whitefield |
College: | UAB |
NFL Draft: | 2015 / Round: 6 / Pick: 213 |
Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
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Career NFL statistics | |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Kennard Chike Backman (born February 26, 1993) is a former American football tight end. He played college football at UAB and was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the sixth round of the 2015 NFL Draft.
Professional career[]
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Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | Wonderlic | ||
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6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
243 lb (110 kg) |
4.66 s | 1.65 s | 2.74 s | 4.49 s | 7.23 s | 35.5 in (0.90 m) |
9 ft 9 in (2.97 m) |
17 reps | 22[1] | ||
All values are from Pro Day[2] |
Green Bay Packers[]
Backman was selected in the sixth round (213rd overall) by the Green Bay Packers in the 2015 NFL Draft.[3] On May 8, 2015, he signed a contract with the Packers.[4] In his rookie season, Backman appeared in seven games, playing predominantly on special teams.[5] He saw his first playoff action in the Packers' divisional playoff game against the Arizona Cardinals, registering a tackle on special teams.[5] On August 30, 2016, Backman was placed on injured reserve.[6]
New England Patriots[]
On November 12, 2016, Backman was signed to the Patriots' practice squad.[7] He was released three days later.[8] He was re-signed to the practice squad on November 29, 2016 but was released again three days later.[9][10]
Detroit Lions[]
On December 31, 2016, Backman was signed to the Lions' practice squad.[11] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Lions on January 9, 2017.[12] He was waived by the Lions on May 11, 2017.[13]
Statistics[]
Source: NFL.com
Year | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Rushing | Fumbles | |||||||||
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Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FUM | Lost | ||||
Regular season | |||||||||||||||
2015 | GB | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Postseason | |||||||||||||||
2015 | GB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References[]
- ^ "Green Bay Packers picks in the 2015 NFL draft". JSOnline.com. April 30, 2015. Archived from the original on April 22, 2018. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
- ^ "Kennard Backman - Alabama-Birmingham, TE : 2015 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
- ^ "Kennard Backman Draft Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
- ^ "Packers sign five draft choices". Packers.com. May 8, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
- ^ a b "Green Bay Packers: Kennard Backman". Packers.com. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
- ^ "Packers reduce roster to 76". Packers.com. August 30, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
- ^ "Patriots activate Dion Lewis to 53-man roster; Make practice squad transactions". Patriots.com. November 12, 2016.
- ^ "Patriots release TE Kennard Backman from the practice squad". Patriots.com. November 15, 2016.
- ^ "Patriots re-sign TE Kennard Backman to the practice squad". Patriots.com. November 29, 2016.
- ^ "Patriots re-sign FB Glenn Gronkowski to practice squad; Release TE Kennard Backman from practice squad". Patriots.com. December 2, 2016.
- ^ "Lions sign WR Jace Billingsley to active roster and place RB Theo Riddick on Reserve/Injured". DetroitLions.com. December 31, 2016.
- ^ "Lions sign nine players to Reserve/Future List". DetroitLions.com. January 9, 2017.
- ^ Birkett, Dave (May 11, 2017). "Detroit Lions waive two players before rookie minicamp". Freep.com.
External links[]
- Green Bay Packers bio
- UAB Blazers bio
- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · ESPN · CBS Sports · Yahoo! Sports · Pro Football Reference
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Players of American football from Atlanta
- American football tight ends
- UAB Blazers football players
- Green Bay Packers players
- New England Patriots players
- Detroit Lions players