Jordan Gay
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Gay with the Bills in 2014 | |||
| No. 4 Buffalo Bills | |||
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| Position: | Kickoff specialist | ||
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth: | March 29, 1990 | ||
| Place of birth: | Danville, Kentucky | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||
| Career information | |||
| High school: | Danville (KY) | ||
| College: | Centre College | ||
| Undrafted: | 2013 | ||
| Career history | |||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||
| Roster status: | Active | ||
| Career NFL statistics | |||
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Jordan Gay (born March 29, 1990) is an American football kickoff specialist for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL) who has also been a punter and a kicker. An undrafted free agent, he first signed with the Carolina Panthers in 2013.
Professional career
Carolina Panthers
Gay signed with the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent. He was released on August 24, 2013.[1]
New York Giants
Gay was signed by the New York Giants. Gay was released on May 12, 2014.[2]
Second stint with the Carolina Panthers
Gay was signed by the Panthers for the second time on May 19, 2014. He was released on August 24, 2014.[3]
Buffalo Bills
On August 26, 2014, Gay was claimed off waivers by the Buffalo Bills.[4] Although nominally listed as a punter, Gay was primarily signed as a kickoff specialist; Colton Schmidt was signed to handle punting duties, though Gay was listed on the depth chart as the backup punter and holder behind Schmidt as well as backup kicker behind Dan Carpenter. Gay, along with Brandon McManus were the only primary kickoff specialists in the NFL in 2014.[5][6]
Gay began the 2015 preseason as the Bills' starting kicker after Carpenter was placed on the non-football injury list.[7]
Gay was released by the Bills on October 7, 2015 to clear a roster spot for Billy Cundiff.[8] He was re-signed on October 23, 2015.
References
- ↑ "Jordan Gay, P, New York Giants, NFL - CBSSports.com". cbssports.com. Retrieved 2014-04-29.
- ↑ "Giants release QB Smith, LB Bradford, CB Mertile and P Jordan Gay". Giants.com. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ↑ Gantt, Darin. "Panthers get down to 79 with 10 moves Sunday". Pro Football Talk. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
- ↑ Rodak, Mike. "Bills claim Jordan Gay off waivers". ESPN. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ↑ http://www.syracuse.com/buffalo-bills/index.ssf/2015/03/buffalo_bills_bringing_back_kickoff_specialist_jordan_gay.html
- ↑ http://www.buffalorumblings.com/buffalo-bills-news/2015/3/9/8177183/jordan-gay-contract-extension-buffalo-bills-free-agency-2015
- ↑ http://fantasynews.cbssports.com/fantasyfootball/update/25254769/bills-place-mario-williams-leodis-mckelvin-dan-carpenter-on-injury-list
- ↑ "Bills sign K Billy Cundiff and WR Denarius Moore". BuffaloBills.com. Buffalo BIlls. Retrieved 7 October 2015.