Korey Toomer

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Korey Toomer
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Toomer with the Seattle Seahawks in 2012
No. 54, 56, 59
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1988-12-09) December 9, 1988 (age 35)
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school: Shadow Ridge
(Las Vegas, Nevada)
College: Idaho
NFL draft: 2012  / Round: 5 / Pick: 154
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:133
Sacks:2.0
Forced fumbles:5
Fumble recoveries:1
Interceptions:1
Defensive touchdowns:1
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Korey Toomer (born December 9, 1988) is a former American football linebacker. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the fifth round of the 2012 NFL Draft. [1] He played college football at Idaho.

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Early years

Born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada, Toomer is the son of Pamelisa and Kyle Toomer. He is a 2007 graduate of Shadow Ridge High School.

College career

A junior college transfer from Arizona Western in Yuma, Toomer played his final two years of college football at Idaho in the WAC. He saw action on special teams and as a reserve linebacker as a junior in 2009 and redshirted in 2010, after seriously injuring his hand in fall camp. As a senior in 2011, Toomer started at linebacker and also saw late season action on offense as a fullback. After the season he was named the team's MVP.

Professional career

Seattle Seahawks

Toomer was among the Seahawks' last cuts due to shoulder injury in 2012 [2] and was signed to the practice squad. [3] On August 27, 2013, he was placed on the reserve/non-football injury list. He was a part of the 2013 Seattle Seahawks team that won Super Bowl XLVIII. In 2014, he was released as part of final roster cuts. [4]

Dallas Cowboys

Toomer was claimed off waivers by the Cowboys. He was released on October 17, 2014. [5]

St. Louis Rams

Toomer was signed to the Rams' practice squad. On October 28, 2014, he was promoted to the active roster. [6] He was released on August 31, 2015. [7]

Oakland Raiders

Toomer was signed to the Raiders' practice squad on October 27, 2015, and was promoted to the active roster on October 31. [8] On September 3, 2016, Toomer was released by the Raiders. [9] The next day, he was signed to the Raiders' practice squad. [10] He terminated his contract on September 27, 2016. [11]

San Diego / Los Angeles Chargers

On September 28, 2016, Toomer was signed by the Chargers. [12]

On March 9, 2017, the Chargers placed an original-round (fifth round) tender on Toomer. [13] He officially signed his tender on April 4, 2017, keeping him under contract with the Chargers for 2017. [14]

On September 11, 2017, in the season opener against the Denver Broncos on Monday Night Football , Toomer forced a fumble from running back Jamaal Charles. The fumble was recovered by teammate Casey Hayward and set up the Chargers to have an eventual touchdown scoring drive. [15]

San Francisco 49ers

On April 4, 2018, Toomer signed a one-year contract with the San Francisco 49ers. [16] He was released on September 1, 2018. [17]

Green Bay Packers

On September 3, 2018, Toomer signed with the Green Bay Packers. [18] He was released on November 28, 2018. [19]

BC Lions

Toomer signed with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League on June 25, 2019. [20] He was released after the season on November 15, 2019. [21]

Seattle Dragons

Toomer signed with the Tampa Bay Vipers of the XFL. He was placed on a reserve list before the start of the regular season, and was traded to the Seattle Dragons in exchange for S. J. Green on February 18, 2020. [22] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020. [23]

NFL career statistics

Legend
BoldCareer high
YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
GPGSCmbSoloAstSckTFLIntYdsTDLngPDFFFRYdsTD
2014 DAL 100000.00000000000
STL 703120.00000000000
2015 OAK 1004400.00000000000
2016 SDG 1387553221.05000023120
2017 LAC 1584830181.0115915932000
2018 GNB 703300.00000000000
531613391422.0615915955120

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  2. ↑ O'Neil, Danny (August 31, 2012). "Seahawks blog: QB Josh Portis among the Seahawks released Friday". Seattle Times.
  3. ↑ O'Neil, Danny (September 1, 2012). "Seahawks blog: Korey Toomer, Josh Portis to sign with Seahawks practice squad". Seattle Times.
  4. ↑ Blount, Terry (August 27, 2013). "Seattle Seahawks reduce roster to 75". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
  5. ↑ Mello, Igor (October 17, 2014). "Cowboys re-sign DE Lavar Edwards, cut LB Korey Toomer". CBSSports.com.
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  7. ↑ "Rams make roster moves Monday". CBSSports.com. August 31, 2015.
  8. ↑ "The Oakland Raiders have signed LB Korey Toomer to the active roster, the club announced Saturday". Raiders.com. October 31, 2015. Archived from the original on February 8, 2017.
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  13. ↑ Henne, Ricky (March 9, 2017). "Dontrelle Inman, Adrian Phillips Among Eight Players Tendered by Bolts". Chargers.com.
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