Tomon Fox

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Tomon Fox
No. 45 – New York Giants
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1998-03-16) March 16, 1998 (age 26)
Suwanee, Georgia, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school: Collins Hill High School (Suwanee, Georgia)
College: North Carolina
Undrafted: 2022
Career history
Roster status:Practice squad
Career highlights and awards
  • Third-team All-ACC (2021)
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Total tackles:25
Sacks:1.0
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Tomon Fox (born March 16, 1998) is an American professional football linebacker for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at North Carolina and signed with the Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2022.

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College career

Fox played at the University of North Carolina from 2016 to 2021. [1] During his collegiate career there he made 47 starts and had 29.5 sacks. His sack total puts him third on the all-time list at UNC ahead of previous alumnus Lawrence Taylor who also preceded him in playing for the Giants. [2]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span Bench press
6 ft 2+3⁄8 in
(1.89 m)		253 lb
(115 kg)		33+1⁄8 in
(0.84 m)		9+5⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		24 reps
All values from Pro Day [3]

Fox signed with the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2022. [4] He was the only undrafted free agent to make the roster at the end of the 2022 pre-season and to make the team's initial 2022 regular season roster. [5] In Week 1 game against the Tennessee Titans Fox got his first career sack on Ryan Tannehill. [6]

On August 29, 2023, Fox was waived by the Giants and re-signed to the practice squad. [7] [8] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 10, 2024.

Fox was waived by the Giants on August 27, 2024, and re-signed to the practice squad. [9] [10]

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References

  1. ↑ C.L. Brown (August 13, 2021). "Veteran UNC linebacker Tomon Fox is poised to pass legend Lawrence Taylor's sack mark". www.newsobserver.com.
  2. ↑ "Is Tomon Fox more than just another undrafted free agent for the Giants?". MSN .
  3. ↑ "2022 NFL Draft Scout Tomon Fox College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  4. ↑ Serby, Steve (May 15, 2022). "Undrafted Tomon Fox has Lawrence Taylor in corner as he tries to impress Giants". New York Post. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  5. ↑ Valentine, Ed (August 30, 2022). "Giants' 53-man roster analysis: Who's in, who's out, what happens next". Big Blue View. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  6. ↑ Eisen, Michael (September 11, 2022). "Notes & Stats: Inside the second-half comeback". Giants.com.
  7. ↑ Eisen, Michael (August 29, 2023). "Giants announce 53-man roster for 2023". Giants.com.
  8. ↑ Eisen, Michael (August 30, 2023). "Giants sign 12 players to practice squad". Giants.com.
  9. ↑ Eisen, Michael (August 28, 2024). "Giants announce initial 53-man roster for 2024". Giants.com.
  10. ↑ Eisen, Michael (August 28, 2024). "Giants sign 15 players to practice squad". Giants.com.


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