Kevin Snyder

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Kevin Snyder
Kevin Snyder, Georgetown assistant football coach.jpg
Coaching at Georgetown, 2023
Georgetown Hoyas
Position: Defensive line coach
Personal information
Born: (1992-07-25) July 25, 1992 (age 32)
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school: Cumberland Valley
(Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania)
College: Rutgers
Undrafted: 2015
Career history
As a player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
Player stats at PFR

Kevin Snyder (born July 25, 1992) is an American former professional football linebacker. He played college football at Rutgers.

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College career

Snyder played at the middle, weak-side, and strong-side linebacker positions for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team. In a four-year career, Snyder had 229 total tackles, 6½ sacks, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and 10 pass defenses. He was also the team's back-up long snapper. [1]

Snyder, a member of the Big Ten and Big East All-Academic teams during his playing career at Rutgers, majored in economics. He was also a member of the National College Athlete Honor Society. [2]

Professional career

Detroit Lions

After going undrafted in the 2015 NFL draft, Snyder signed with the Detroit Lions on May 2, 2015. [3] He broke his hand in the Lions' second preseason game against the Washington Redskins and was subsequently placed on injured reserve. [4] He was released from the injured reserve list on October 13. [5]

San Francisco 49ers

Snyder was signed to the San Francisco 49ers practice squad on November 24, 2015. [6] He was waived on December 1. [7]

New England Patriots

Snyder was signed to the New England Patriots practice squad on December 16, 2015. [8] In the week leading up to the AFC Championship Game, Snyder was promoted to the Patriots' active 53-man roster. [9] He was active for the game, but did not play any snaps. [10]

On September 3, 2016, Snyder was waived/injured by the Patriots and was placed on injured reserve after clearing waivers. [11] On September 8, 2016, Snyder was released by the Patriots with an injury settlement. [12]

Denver Broncos

On December 15, 2016, Snyder was signed to the Broncos' practice squad. [13] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Broncos on January 2, 2017. [14]

On September 2, 2017, Snyder was waived by the Broncos. [15] He was re-signed to the Broncos' practice squad on October 24, 2017. [16] He was promoted to the active roster on October 28, 2017. [17] He was waived on November 7, 2017. [18]

Arizona Cardinals

On November 27, 2017, Snyder was signed to the Arizona Cardinals' practice squad. [19] He was released on December 19, 2017. [20]

Coaching career

In 2020, Snyder returned to his alma mater Rutgers as a player development assistant, then spent two years at Wake Forest University as an outside linebacker and defensive end graduate assistant. [21] [2] In March 2023, Snyder joined the Georgetown Hoyas as a defensive line assistant coach. [2] [21]

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References

  1. ↑ "Snyder Ready if Needed". Scout.com. November 20, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Kevin Snyder". Go Hoyas. Georgetown Athletics. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Detroit Lions sign Rutgers linebacker Kevin Snyder as undrafted free agent". NJ.com. May 2, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Lions waive-injured linebacker Kevin Snyder". The Detroit Free-Press. August 24, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  5. ↑ "The #Lions have released CB Chris Owens and LB Kevin Snyder from the injured reserve list". Twitter. October 13, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  6. ↑ "49ers Sign QB McLeod Bethel-Thompson, LB Kevin Snyder to Practice Squad". San Francisco 49ers. November 14, 2015. Archived from the original on January 30, 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  7. ↑ "49ers Announce Practice Squad Moves". San Francisco 49ers. December 1, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Patriots sign DL Ishmaa'ily Kitchen; Make practice squad transactions". New England Patriots. December 16, 2015. Archived from the original on February 4, 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Patriots Fill Active Roster By Signing Kevin Snyder From Practice Squad". NESN.com. January 22, 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  10. ↑ "NFL Gamebook, 2015 AFC Championship" (PDF). NFL.com .
  11. ↑ "Patriots reach the 53-man roster limit". Patriots.com. September 3, 2016. Archived from the original on November 6, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Patriots Waive LB Kevin Snyder From I.R. With Settlement". September 8, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Broncos Sign LB Kevin Snyder To Practice Squad". December 15, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Broncos sign 11 players to future contracts". DenverBroncos.com. January 2, 2017. Archived from the original on January 28, 2018.
  15. ↑ Mason, Andrew (September 2, 2017). "Broncos trim roster at deadline". DenverBroncos.com. Archived from the original on November 30, 2017.
  16. ↑ Swanson, Ben (October 24, 2017). "Broncos waive Dillon Day, sign Kyle Peko and Kevin Snyder to practice squad". DenverBroncos.com.
  17. ↑ Swanson, Ben (October 28, 2017). "Broncos sign ILB Kevin Snyder, waive WR Hunter Sharp". DenverBroncos.com. Archived from the original on February 9, 2018.
  18. ↑ "Broncos sign LB Joseph Jones, waive Kevin Snyder". DenverBroncos.com. November 7, 2017.
  19. ↑ "Cardinals add Kevin Snyder to practice squad, release Connor Harris". ArizonaSports.com. November 27, 2017.
  20. ↑ Williams, Charean (December 19, 2017). "Cardinals place Brittan Golden on injured reserve, re-sign Bronson Hill". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
  21. 1 2 "Snyder, Partin and Eachus join Football Coaching Staff". Georgetown Athletics. March 27, 2023. Archived from the original on March 27, 2023. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
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