Frankie Hammond
 Hammond with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2014 | |||||||||
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Born: | February 17, 1990 Hallandale Beach, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 184 lb (83 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Hallandale (Hallandale Beach, Florida) | ||||||||
| College: | Florida | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2013 | ||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
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Frankie Hammond Jr. (born February 17, 1990) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football for the University of Florida and was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in 2013.
College career
[edit]Hammond 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 2008 to 2012. During his four-season college career, he started 19 of 48 games in which he played, recording 63 receptions for 809 yards and six touchdowns. He was also a high jumper for the Florida Gators track and field team.
Professional career
[edit]Kansas City Chiefs
[edit]Hammond signed with the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent after the 2013 NFL draft.[1] He spent the entire season on the Chiefs practice squad. After spending the entire 2013 season on the Chiefs' practice squad, he debuted in Week 1 of the 2014 season, recording his first NFL career reception for 22 yards. Through the whole season, Hammond had 4 catches for 45 yards. On April 20, 2015, he was re-signed. On November 9, 2015, he was waived. On November 9, 2015, he was signed to the practice squad. On November 28, 2015, he was elevated to the active roster.
On September 3, 2016, Hammond was released by the Chiefs.[2] The next day, he was signed to the Chiefs' practice squad.[3]
New York Jets
[edit]On January 23, 2017, Hammond signed a reserve/future contract with the New York Jets.[4] On September 2, 2017, he was waived by the Jets.[5]
Orlando Apollos
[edit]In 2018, Hammond signed with the Orlando Apollos for the 2019 season.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Six Gators Sign as Undrafted Free Agents Following Draft". Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
- ^ "Chiefs Down to NFL Mandated Roster Limit". Chiefs.com. September 3, 2016. Archived from the original on November 26, 2017.
- ^ "Chiefs Announce Additional Roster Moves". Chiefs.com. September 4, 2016. Archived from the original on November 26, 2017.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan (January 23, 2017). "Jets Sign WR Hammond to Reserve/Future Deal". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
- ^ Lange, Randy (September 2, 2017). "Jets Reduce to 53 with 23 Player Moves". NYJets.com. Archived from the original on December 7, 2017. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
- ^ Jackson, Ken. "AAF team gets a name — Orlando Apollos to start play at UCF in February". aroundosceola.com. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
External links
[edit]- Kansas City Chiefs bio Archived August 24, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- Florida Gators bio
- 1990 births
- Living people
- American football wide receivers
- Florida Gators football players
- Hallandale High School alumni
- Kansas City Chiefs players
- New York Jets players
- People from Hallandale Beach, Florida
- Orlando Apollos players
- Florida Gators men's track and field athletes
- Players of American football from Broward County, Florida