Tommy Kraemer

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Tommy Kraemer
No. 78 – Detroit Lions
Position:Offensive guard
Personal information
Born: (1998-04-16) April 16, 1998 (age 23)
Cincinnati, Ohio
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:309 lb (140 kg)
Career information
High school:Elder High School (Cincinnati, Ohio)
College:Notre Dame
Undrafted:2021
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:9
Games started:3
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Tommy Kraemer (born April 16, 1998) is an American football offensive guard for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Notre Dame.[1]

Personal life and high school[]

Tommy Kraemer was born on April 16, 1998 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He attended Elder High School, where he protected future Northwestern and rival quarterback Peyton Ramsey. After his successful time at Elder High School, Kraemer won the Gatorade Ohio Player of the Year award.[2]

College career[]

Kraemer was rated as the fourth best player from the state of Ohio going into college, and chose to attend Notre Dame University. In his freshman year, Kraemer never was entered into a game. In his sophomore year, Kraemer started his first game, and later started twelve out of the thirteen games that season. Kraemer helped create a powerful rushing offense which averaged 269.3 rushing yards per game, seventh in the FBS. In his junior year, Kraemer played in twelve games, and started in ten of them. In his senior season, Kraemer started the seven first games before suffering a season-ending knee injury versus Michigan. During that season, Kraemer had not allowed a single sack before getting injured. In his graduate and final season, Kraemer once again started ten out of the twelve games that season. Following his graduate year, Kraemer was named on the first team All-ACC team and the All-American third team.[3]

Professional career[]

After going undrafted in the 2021 NFL Draft, Kraemer was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Detroit Lions. Kraemer was waived before the 2021 NFL season began, but was placed on the practice squad.[4] Before week 8 of the 2021 NFL season, Kraemer was promoted to the active roster.[5] He was waived on November 2 and re-signed to the practice squad.[6] He was promoted back to the active roster on November 23.

References[]

  1. ^ "Tommy Kraemer Biography". ESPN.
  2. ^ "Tommy Kraemer, Notre Dame offensive lineman from Elder HS, signs with Detroit Lions".
  3. ^ "Tommy Kraemer". Notre Dame Fighting Irish – Official Athletics Website. July 9, 2018.
  4. ^ Reisman, Jeremy (September 14, 2021). "Lions waive OL Tommy Kraemer, may be signing CB Quinton Dunbar". Pride Of Detroit.
  5. ^ Simmons, Myles (October 27, 2021). "Lions sign Tommy Kraemer to 53-man roster".
  6. ^ "Lions Activate LT Taylor Decker & DE Kevin Strong from IR, Waive G Tommy Kraemer". November 2, 2021.
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