Eric Page

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Eric Page
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Page with Toledo at the 2011 Military Bowl
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Position: Wide receiver / Punt returner
Personal information
Born: (1991-09-23) September 23, 1991 (age 33)
Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school: Springfield Local (Holland, Ohio)
College: Toledo
Undrafted: 2012
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:4
Receiving Yards:68
Kick Return Yards:548
Punt Return Yards:251
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Eric Anthony Page (born September 23, 1991) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver and return specialist for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Toledo Rockets, earning consensus All-American honors in 2010. The Denver Broncos signed him as an undrafted free agent following the 2012 NFL draft.

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College career

Page attended the University of Toledo, where he played for the Toledo Rockets football team from 2009 to 2011. As a freshman in 2009, he was voted to the freshman All-American team by College Football News. [1] As a sophomore in 2010, he was a consensus first-team All-American. [2] [3] As a junior in 2011, he caught 112 passes in the regular season, becoming Toledo's all-time leading receiver, [4] and he was named to the All-MAC first-team at three positions: as a wide receiver, as a kick returner, and as a punt returner. [5] Following the 2011 season, he forwent his fourth year of collegiate eligibility and entered the 2012 NFL draft. [6]

Professional career

Denver Broncos

After the closure of the third day in the 2012 NFL draft, Page was left undrafted and he signed with the Denver Broncos for an undisclosed amount. [7] The Broncos released him on July 25, 2012, after he tore his anterior cruciate ligament in practice. [8]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

On April 11, 2013, Page was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He started all 16 games at the punt and kick return spot. The Buccaneers waived him on August 24, 2014. [9] He was signed to the practice squad that October 8 and released again on October 27.

Edmonton Eskimos

Page signed with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League on February 13, 2015. He was released on June 14, following the first preseason game. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ Eric Page Named Freshman All-American by CFN
  2. ↑ Eric Page Named First-Team All-America by Sporting News
  3. ↑ College Football's 2010 Consensus All-Americans Archived September 19, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ "Six UT players honored by Mid-American Conference", The Independent Collegian, December 1, 2011, archived from the original on December 10, 2013, retrieved April 30, 2012
  5. ↑ "UT's Page named All-MAC at 3 spots", The Blade , December 1, 2011, retrieved April 30, 2012
  6. ↑ Rockets Eric Page To Enter 2012 NFL Draft, Mid-American Conference, January 12, 2012, archived from the original on March 29, 2014, retrieved April 30, 2012
  7. ↑ "Broncos agree to sign 12 undrafted rookies | First-and-Orange — the Denver Post". Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Eric Page's release puts Broncos' punt-return game in flux - CBSSports". www.cbssports.com. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  9. ↑ "BUCCANEERS TRIM ROSTER". Archived from the original on August 26, 2014. Retrieved August 24, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Edmonton Eskimos cut seven players after winning preseason game against Roughriders". Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
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