Lawrence Cager

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Lawrence Cager
No. 83 – New York Giants
Position: Tight end
Personal information
Born: (1997-08-20) August 20, 1997 (age 26)
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)
Undrafted: 2020
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Receptions:19
Receiving yards:189
Receiving touchdowns:2
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Lawrence Cager (born August 20, 1997) is an American football tight end for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Miami (FL) and Georgia.

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Early life and high school

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]

Collegiate statistics

Lawrence CagerReceiving
YearSchoolConfClassPosGRecYdsAvgTD
2015 Miami (FL) ACC FRWR58708.81
2017 Miami (FL) ACC SOWR81623714.83
2018 Miami (FL) ACC JRWR122137417.86
2019 Georgia SEC SRWR83347614.44
CareerOverall33781,15714.814

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

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 Gaints re-signed Cager on a 1 year contract. [36]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Lawrence Cager, 2015 Wide Receiver". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Miami graduate transfer WR Lawrence Cager expected to visit Georgia". saturdaydownsouth.com.
  4. ↑ "Analyzing former Georgia wide receiver Lawrence Cager's fit with the Jets". redandblack.com.
  5. ↑ "Lawrence Cager College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Lawrence Cager Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  7. ↑ "2020 Draft Scout Lawrence Cager, Georgia NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Jets Sign 9 Undrafted Free Agents". newyorkjets.com.
  9. ↑ Lange, Randy (September 5, 2020). "Jets Move 27 to Get Their Roster to 53-Player Limit". NewYorkJets.com.
  10. ↑ Lange, Randy (September 6, 2020). "15 Signed to Practice Squad; All Were in Jets Training Camp". NewYorkJets.com.
  11. ↑ Greenberg, Ethan (September 26, 2020). "Jets Elevate WR Lawrence Cager, OL Jimmy Murray from Practice Squad". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Lawrence Cager: Sent back down to practice squad". CBSSports.com. September 28, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  13. ↑ "New York Jets at Indianapolis Colts – September 27th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Jets' Lawrence Cager: Back on the active roster". CBSSports.com. October 1, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Lawrence Cager: Back to practice roster". CBSSports.com. October 2, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  16. ↑ Greenberg, Ethan (October 7, 2020). "Jets Place WR Lawrence Cager on Practice Squad IR, Restore WR Donte Moncrief to P-Squad". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  17. ↑ Greenberg, Ethan (October 28, 2020). "Jets Activate Jabari Zuniga to Active Roster; Place DL Kyle Phillips on Injured Reserve". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  18. ↑ Greenberg, Ethan (December 12, 2020). "Jets Activate CB Bless Austin, TE Trevon Wesco from Injured Reserve; Place 3 on IR". NewYorkJets.com.
  19. ↑ Lange, Randy; Greenberg, Ethan (August 31, 2021). "Jets Remove 27 Players from Roster to Reach 53-Man Limit". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  20. ↑ "Browns sign WR Lawrence Cager to practice squad". ClevelandBrowns.com. October 4, 2021.
  21. ↑ "Browns make roster moves". ClevelandBrowns.com. November 20, 2021.
  22. ↑ "Browns activate TE David Njoku, make additional roster moves". ClevelandBrowns.com. December 16, 2021.
  23. ↑ "Browns activate 5 players from reserve/COVID-19 list, make other roster moves". ClevelandBrowns.com. December 24, 2021.
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  26. ↑ Greenberg, Ethan (October 15, 2022). "Jets Activate DE Vinny Curry from IR, Release TE Lawrence Cager". NewYorkJets.com.
  27. ↑ Eisen, Michael (October 18, 2022). "Giants sign WR Marcus Johnson off practice squad". Giants.com.
  28. ↑ Cltak, Matt (October 29, 2022). "Elerson Smith activated, Ben Bredeson to IR among roster moves". Giants.com.
  29. ↑ "Giants activate OT Matt Peart; TE Lawrence Cager, DL Henry Mondeaux elevated from practice squad". Giants.com. November 12, 2022.
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  34. ↑ Eisen, Michael (November 4, 2023). "Giants place Darren Waller, Tyrod Taylor on injured reserve". Giants.com.
  35. ↑ "TE Lawrence Cager to IR; LB Darrian Beavers signed to active roster". Giants.com. December 30, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  36. ↑ Parsaud, Andrew. "Giants Make Decisions on Restricted Free Agents" . Retrieved March 13, 2024.
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