Kevin Snyder
| No. 45 New England Patriots | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | July 25, 1992 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Wexford, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Cumberland Valley (PA) | ||||||||||
| College: | Rutgers | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2015 | ||||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2015 | |||||||||||
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Kevin Snyder (born July 25, 1992) is an American football linebacker for the New England Patriots. He played college football at Rutgers.
College
Snyder played at the middle, weak-side, and strong-side linebacker positions for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team. In a four-year career, Snyder had 229 total tackles, 6½ sacks, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and 10 pass defenses. He was also the team's back-up long snapper.[1]
Snyder, a member of the Big Ten and Big East All-Academic teams during his playing career at Rutgers, majored in economics.
Professional Career
Detroit Lions
After going undrafted in the 2015 NFL Draft, Snyder signed with the Detroit Lions on May 2, 2015.[2] He broke his hand in the Lions' second preseason game against the Washington Redskins and was subsequently placed on injured reserve.[3] He was released from the injured reserve list on October 13.[4]
San Francisco 49ers
Snyder was signed to the San Francisco 49ers practice squad on November 24, 2015. [5] He was waived on December 1.[6]
New England Patriots
Snyder was signed to the New England Patriots practice squad on December 16, 2015.[7] In the week leading up to the AFC Championship Game, Snyder was promoted to the Patriots' active 53-man roster.[8] He was active for the game, but did not play any snaps.[9]
References
- ↑ "Snyder Ready if Needed". Scout.com. 2014-11-20. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
- ↑ "Detroit Lions sign Rutgers linebacker Kevin Snyder as undrafted free agent". NJ.com. 2015-05-02. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
- ↑ "Lions waive-injured linebacker Kevin Snyder". The Detroit Free-Press. 2015-08-24. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
- ↑ "The #Lions have released CB Chris Owens and LB Kevin Snyder from the injured reserve list.". Twitter. 2015-10-13. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
- ↑ "49ers Sign QB McLeod Bethel-Thompson, LB Kevin Snyder to Practice Squad". San Francisco 49ers. 2015-11-14. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
- ↑ "49ers Announce Practice Squad Moves". San Francisco 49ers. 2015-12-01. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
- ↑ "Patriots sign DL Ishmaa'ily Kitchen; Make practice squad transactions". New England Patriots. 2015-12-16. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
- ↑ "Patriots Fill Active Roster By Signing Kevin Snyder From Practice Squad". NESN.com. 2016-01-22. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
- ↑ "NFL Gamebook, 2015 AFC Championship" (PDF).