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Position: | Tight end |
Personal information | |
Born: | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | February 26, 1993
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Weight: | 258 lb (117 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Mableton (GA) Whitefield |
College: | UAB |
NFL draft: | 2015 / round: 6 / pick: 213 |
Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Career highlights and awards | |
Stats at Pro Football Reference |
Kennard Chike Backman (born February 26, 1993) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at UAB and was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the sixth round of the 2015 NFL draft.
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Backman gets drafted by Green Bay |
Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | Wonderlic | ||
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6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 243 lb (110 kg) | 4.66 s | 1.65 s | 2.74 s | 4.49 s | 7.23 s | 35.5 in (0.90 m) | 9 ft 9 in (2.97 m) | 17 reps | 22 [1] | ||
All values are from Pro Day [2] |
Backman was selected in the sixth round (213rd overall) by the Green Bay Packers in the 2015 NFL draft. [3] On May 8, 2015, he signed a contract with the Packers. [4] In his rookie season, Backman appeared in seven games, playing predominantly on special teams. [5] He saw his first playoff action in the Packers' divisional playoff game against the Arizona Cardinals, registering a tackle on special teams. [5] On August 30, 2016, Backman was placed on injured reserve. [6]
On November 12, 2016, Backman was signed to the practice squad of the New England Patriots. [7] He was released three days later. [8] He was re-signed to the practice squad on November 29, 2016, but was released again three days later. [9] [10]
On December 31, 2016, Backman was signed to the Detroit Lions' practice squad. [11] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Lions on January 9, 2017. [12] He was waived by the Lions on May 11, 2017. [13]
Year | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Rushing | Fumbles | |||||||||
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Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FUM | Lost | ||||
Regular season | |||||||||||||||
2015 | GB | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Postseason | |||||||||||||||
2015 | GB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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