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Position: | Tight end |
Personal information | |
Born: | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | February 26, 1993
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Weight: | 258 lb (117 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Mableton (GA) Whitefield |
College: | UAB |
NFL draft: | 2015 / Round: 6 / Pick: 213 |
Career history | |
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Career highlights and awards | |
Career NFL statistics | |
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Kennard Chike Backman (born February 26, 1993) is a former American football tight end. He played college football at UAB and was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the sixth round of the 2015 NFL draft.
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Backman gets drafted by Green Bay |
Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | Wonderlic | ||
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6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
243 lb (110 kg) |
4.66 s | 1.65 s | 2.74 s | 4.49 s | 7.23 s | 35.5 in (0.90 m) |
9 ft 9 in (2.97 m) |
17 reps | 22 [1] | ||
All values are from Pro Day [2] |
Backman was selected in the sixth round (213rd overall) by the Green Bay Packers in the 2015 NFL draft. [3] On May 8, 2015, he signed a contract with the Packers. [4] In his rookie season, Backman appeared in seven games, playing predominantly on special teams. [5] He saw his first playoff action in the Packers' divisional playoff game against the Arizona Cardinals, registering a tackle on special teams. [5] On August 30, 2016, Backman was placed on injured reserve. [6]
On November 12, 2016, Backman was signed to the practice squad of the New England Patriots. [7] He was released three days later. [8] He was re-signed to the practice squad on November 29, 2016, but was released again three days later. [9] [10]
On December 31, 2016, Backman was signed to the Detroit Lions' practice squad. [11] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Lions on January 9, 2017. [12] He was waived by the Lions on May 11, 2017. [13]
Year | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Rushing | Fumbles | |||||||||
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Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FUM | Lost | ||||
Regular season | |||||||||||||||
2015 | GB | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Postseason | |||||||||||||||
2015 | GB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |