Tanner Purdum

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Tanner Purdum
No. 46
Position: Long snapper
Personal information
Born: (1984-08-15) August 15, 1984 (age 39)
Enid, Oklahoma, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:270 lb (122 kg)
Career information
High school: Ava (MO)
College: Baker
Undrafted: 2008
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Games played:112
Total tackles:10
Player stats at NFL.com

Tanner Gregory Purdum [1] (born August 15, 1984) is a former American football long snapper who played seven seasons with the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). Purdum comes from Ava, Missouri. [2] He was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at Baker.

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Professional career

Kansas City Chiefs

On April 7, 2009, the Kansas City Chiefs signed Purdum with the intention of having him compete for the starting job of long snapper. [3] [4] On August 13, 2009, the Chiefs waived Purdum in favor of Thomas Gafford. [5] [6]

New York Jets

On February 5, 2010, the New York Jets signed Purdum to a three-year contract after incumbent long snapper James Dearth, who was an unrestricted free agent at the time, had a few snaps that were "off the mark" in the 2009 season. [7] [8] Purdum was recommended to the team by former Chiefs and Jets punter Louie Aguiar. [8]

On March 10, 2017, Purdum signed a one-year contract extension with the Jets. [9]

On September 2, 2017, Purdum was released by the Jets after the team traded for rookie long snapper Thomas Hennessy. At the time, Purdum was the longest-tenured player on the team, and the last remaining player on the roster who had appeared in a playoff game for the Jets. [10]

On March 28, 2018, Purdum announced his retirement from the NFL. [11]

Personal life

Purdum is married to his wife, Kara. [1] He received his master's degree in education from Baker in 2009. Purdum graduated from Ava High School in Ava, Missouri in 2003. [1]

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References

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  2. ↑ www.rostermon.com : Taqnner Purdum Retrieved 2017-07-04.
  3. ↑ "Chiefs Sign WR Rodney Wright, LS Tanner Purdum", Kansas City Chiefs, April 7, 2009, archived from the original on October 3, 2009, retrieved October 27, 2010
  4. ↑ J-W Staff (April 4, 2009), "Former Baker player joins K.C. Chiefs", LJWorld.com, Lawrence Journal-World & 6News, archived from the original on May 3, 2009, retrieved October 27, 2010
  5. ↑ "Access Training Camp: Blog - Ready for Arrowhead", Kansas City Chiefs, August 13, 2009, archived from the original on June 11, 2011, retrieved October 27, 2010
  6. ↑ "Kansas City Signs Free Agent LS Thomas Gafford", Kansas City Chiefs, August 13, 2009, archived from the original on June 11, 2011, retrieved October 27, 2010
  7. ↑ Cimini, Rich (February 5, 2010), "The end of the Dearth era?", New York Daily News, archived from the original on 2010-02-09, retrieved October 27, 2010
  8. 1 2 Davis, Kyle (February 5, 2010), "Former Wildcat signs with New York Jets", The Baker Orange, archived from the original on July 16, 2011, retrieved October 27, 2010
  9. ↑ Allen, Eric (March 10, 2017). "LS Tanner Purdum Re-Signs with Jets". NewYorkJets.com.
  10. ↑ Allen, Eric (September 2, 2017). "Jets Release LS Tanner Purdum". NewYorkJets.com.
  11. ↑ "Former Jets LS Tanner Purdum announces retirement". USAToday.com. March 28, 2018.
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