Lawrence Cager

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Lawrence Cager
Personal information
Born: (1997-08-20) August 20, 1997 (age 27)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school: Calvert Hall (Towson, Maryland)
College: Miami (FL) (2015–2018)
Georgia (2019)
Position: Tight end
Undrafted: 2020
Career history
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Receptions:19
Receiving yards:189
Receiving touchdowns:2
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Lawrence Cager (born August 20, 1997) is an American professional football tight end. He played college football at Miami (FL) and Georgia.

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Early life

Cager attended Calvert Hall College High School in Towson, Maryland, where he played high school football. [1] He was ranked as a four-star prospect by Rivals.com. [2]

College career

Cager had 45 receptions for 681 yards and 10 receiving touchdowns in his three seasons at Miami (FL) until transferring to Georgia for his senior season. [3] Cager had 33 receptions for 476 yards and four receiving touchdowns in his lone season at Georgia. [4] [5]

College statistics

YearSchoolConfClassPosGReceiving
RecYdsAvgTD
2015 Miami (FL) ACC FRWR58708.81
2017 Miami (FL) ACC SOWR81623714.83
2018 Miami (FL) ACC JRWR122137417.86
2019 Georgia SEC SRWR83347614.44
Total Overall33781,15714.814

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span
6 ft 4+3⁄4 in
(1.95 m)		220 lb
(100 kg)		33+3⁄8 in
(0.85 m)		8+7⁄8 in
(0.23 m)
All values from NFL Combine [6] [7]

New York Jets (first stint)

In May 2020, Cager signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent after the 2020 NFL draft. [8] He was waived on September 5, 2020, and signed to the practice squad the next day. [9] [10] He was elevated to the active roster on September 26 for the team's week 3 game against the Indianapolis Colts, [11] and reverted to the practice squad after the game on September 28. [12] He made his NFL debut in the game, recording two receptions for 35 yards. [13] He was elevated again on October 1 for the week 4 game against the Denver Broncos, [14] and reverted to the practice squad again the next day. [15] He suffered a hamstring injury in the game, and was placed on the practice squad/injured list on October 7. [16] He was activated back to the practice squad on October 28. [17] He was signed to the active roster on December 12, 2020. [18]

On August 31, 2021, Cager was waived by the Jets. [19]

Cleveland Browns

On October 4, 2021, Cager signed with the Cleveland Browns practice squad. [20] The Browns elevated Cager to their active roster on November 20, 2021. [21] He was promoted to the active roster on December 16. [22] He was waived on December 24. [23] Cager was re-signed to the Browns' practice squad on December 28, 2021. [24]

New York Jets (second stint)

On January 12, 2022, Cager signed a reserve/future contract with the Jets and changed his position to tight end. [25] He was waived on October 15, 2022. [26]

New York Giants

On October 18, 2022, the New York Giants signed Cager to their practice squad. [27] Cager was elevated from the practice squad for Week 8 and Week 10 games against the Seattle Seahawks and Houston Texans. [28] [29] In Week 10 against the Texans Cager recorded his first career touchdown in the 24-16 win. [30] On November 19, 2022, he was elevated from the practice squad for the third time this season for Week 11 game against the Detroit Lions. [31] On November 22, 2022, Cager was promoted to the active roster. [32]

On October 18, 2023, Cager was waived by the Giants and re-signed to the practice squad. [33] He was promoted to the active roster on November 4. [34] On December 30, the Giants placed him on injured reserve. [35]

On March 13, 2024, the Giants re-signed Cager on a one-year contract. [36] He was waived on August 27, and re-signed to the practice squad. [37] [38] He was released on October 1. [39]

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