Eric Crume

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Eric Crume
Personal information
Born: (1993-10-18) October 18, 1993 (age 30)
Detroit, Michigan
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:302 lb (137 kg)
Career information
High school:Detroit (MI) Central
College:Syracuse
Position:Defensive tackle
Undrafted:2015
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Eric Crume (born October 18, 1993) is an American football defensive tackle who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Syracuse.

Early years[edit]

Crume attended Central High School in Detroit, Michigan where he graduated in 2011.[1]

College career[edit]

Coming out of high school Crume committed to play football at Syracuse University. Crume played as a true freshman and played all four years at Syracuse, playing in 43 games over those four years.[1]

Professional career[edit]

Jacksonville Jaguars[edit]

On May 2, 2015, after going undrafted, Crume tweeted that he had signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars.[2] On August 29, 2015 Crume was waived by the Jacksonville Jaguars as part of their roster cuts to get the roster size to 75 players.[3]

Green Bay Packers[edit]

On November 10, 2015, Crume was signed to the Green Bay Packers' practice squad to take the place of Justin Hamilton.[4] On November 17, 2015 Crume was waived from the practice squad to make room for B.J. McBryde.[5]

Carolina Panthers[edit]

On January 6, 2016, Crume signed a futures contract with the Carolina Panthers.[6] On September 3, 2016, he was waived by the Panthers as part of final roster cuts and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[7][8] After spending the entire season on the practice squad, Crume signed a reserve/future contract with the Panthers on January 2, 2017.[9]

On September 2, 2017, Crume was waived by the Panthers and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[10][11] He was released on September 14, 2017.[12]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "52 - Eric Crume". Syracuse Athletics. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
  2. ^ Stephen Bailey (May 2, 2015). "Former Syracuse football DT Eric Crume signs as free agent with Jacksonville Jaguars". Syracuse.com. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
  3. ^ "Jaguars waive WR Tandon Doss, 11 others to trim roster to 75". Yahoo! Sports. August 29, 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
  4. ^ Jason B. Hirschhorn (November 10, 2015). "Packers sign DL Eric Crume to practice squad, release DL Justin Hamilton". SBNation. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
  5. ^ Weston Hodkiewicz (November 17, 2015). "Packers sign DE McBryde, cut DT Crume". PackersNews.com. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
  6. ^ Caryn Little (January 6, 2016). "Carolina Panthers Sign Six Players To Future Contracts". WCCBCharlotte.com. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
  7. ^ Henson, Max. "Panthers trim roster to 53". Panthers.com. Archived from the original on January 3, 2018.
  8. ^ Henson, Max. "Panthers establish practice squad". Panthers.com. Archived from the original on August 14, 2017.
  9. ^ "Panthers sign nine to future contracts". Panthers.com. January 2, 2017. Archived from the original on August 25, 2017.
  10. ^ Henson, Max (September 2, 2017). "Panthers trim roster to 53". Panthers.com. Archived from the original on September 20, 2017.
  11. ^ Voth, Bill (September 3, 2017). "Panthers sign 10 players to practice squad". Panthers.com. Archived from the original on March 13, 2018.
  12. ^ Strickland, Bryan (September 14, 2017). "Panthers claim OT John Theus". Panthers.com. Archived from the original on February 15, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2019.

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