Tobais Palmer
| No. 15 Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | February 20, 1990 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Pittsboro, North Carolina | ||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Northwood (Pittsboro, North Carolina) | ||||||||||
| College: | North Carolina State | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2013 | ||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2014 | |||||||||||
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Tobais Palmer (born February 20, 1990) is an American football wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football at North Carolina State.
Early years
Palmer was born in Pittsboro, North Carolina. He was a two-time offensive player of the year in his conference.[1] He earned the Chatham County male athlete of the year award while attending Northwood High School.[1]
College career
In his final seasons at NC State, He finished with a total of 91 receptions, 1,277 receiving yards and 11 receiving touchdowns.[2] He also played at the Georgia Military College.
Professional career
Jacksonville Jaguars
On April 27, 2013, he signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent.[3] He was released on August 30 and signed to the team's practice squad on September 1. On September 28, he was promoted to the active roster.[4] He was released on September 30 and signed to the practice squad the next day. He was released from the practice squad on October 8.
San Diego Chargers
On November 19, 2013, Palmer signed with the San Diego Chargers to their practice squad. On May 21, 2014, he was waived-injured by the Chargers.
New Orleans Saints
On August 6, 2014, Palmer signed with the New Orleans Saints.
On August 25, 2014, Palmer was released from the New Orleans Saints.
Buffalo Bills
Tobias Palmer signed a 2 year contract / $960,000 with the Buffalo Bills, including an annual average salary of $480,000.[5] On September 4, 2015, he was released by the Bills.[6]
Pittsburgh Steelers
On February 4, 2016, Palmer signed a futures contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers.[7]
References
- 1 2 "North Carolina State Profile". gopack.com.
- ↑ "Palmer's College Statistics". sports-reference.com.
- ↑ "Jags unveil 22 undrafted free agents". profootballtalk.nbcsports.com. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
- ↑ "Jaguars promote WRs Jeremy Ebert, Tobais Palmer from practice squad to active roster". foxnews.com. Retrieved September 28, 2013.
- ↑ "Current Contract". http://www.spotrac.com. Retrieved 26 January 2015. External link in
|website=(help) - ↑ Brown, Chris (September 4, 2015). "Leodis McKelvin to Reserve/NFI as Bills release 16". BuffaloBills.com. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
- ↑ "Steelers Sign Four To Futures Deals - Steelers Depot". Steelers Depot. Retrieved 2016-02-05.