Chris Frey Jr.

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Chris Frey Jr.
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Frey with the Tiger-Cats in 2021
Born: (1995-06-23) June 23, 1995 (age 29)
Upper Arlington, Ohio
Career information
Position(s) Linebacker
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight203 lb (92 kg)
College Michigan State (2014–2017)
Career history
As player
2018 Carolina Panthers*
2019–2021 Hamilton Tiger-Cats
2022 New Orleans Breakers
*Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career stats

Chris Frey Jr. (born June 23, 1995) is a professional American football linebacker. He has been a member of the Carolina Panthers, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, and New Orleans Breakers.

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College career

Frey played college football for the Michigan State Spartans from 2014 to 2017. [1] He played in 52 games where he had 193 tackles, 13.5 tackles for a loss, seven sacks, and five fumble recoveries. [1] [2]

College statistics

Michigan State Spartans
SeasonGPTacklesFumbles
SoloAstTolLossSkFrYdsTDFF
2014 10811190.00.01000
2015 131211235.02.51000
2016 124056964.00.50001
2017 132530554.54.03001
Career 488510819313.57.05002

Professional career

Carolina Panthers

Frey signed with the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent on April 29, 2018. [3] However, he was released with the final cuts following training camp on September 1, 2018. [2]

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Frey signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on January 24, 2019. [4] He made the team's active roster following training camp and played in his first career professional game on June 13, 2019, against the Saskatchewan Roughriders. [2] He played in five regular season games where he had three defensive tackles, two special teams tackles, and one sack. [2]

Frey did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the 2020 CFL season and signed a contract extension with the Tiger-Cats on January 5, 2021. [5] He played in four regular season games in 2021 where he had two defensive tackles and three special teams tackles. [2] Frey played in two Grey Cup with the Tiger-Cats in 2019, and in 2021. He became a free agent upon the expiry of his contract on February 8, 2022. [6]

New Orleans Breakers

Frey signed with the New Orleans Breakers of the United States Football League on May 10, 2022. [7] He was released on June 8. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Chris Frey Jr". Michigan State Spartans . Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Chris Frey Jr". Hamilton Tiger-Cats . Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Chris Frey signs as undrafted free agent with Carolina Panthers". theonlycolors.com. April 29, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Tiger-Cats sign five players on defence". Hamilton Tiger-Cats. January 24, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Ticats extend two linebackers including Frey Jr". Canadian Football League. January 5, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Transactions – Football player trades and signings". Canadian Football League . Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  7. ↑ @USFLBreakers (May 10, 2022). "Roster Updates" (Tweet). Retrieved May 10, 2022– via Twitter.
  8. ↑ @USFLBreakers (June 8, 2022). "Roster Updates" (Tweet). Retrieved June 12, 2022– via Twitter.
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