Chris Frey Jr.
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 Frey with the Tiger-Cats in 2021 | |
| Born: | June 23, 1995 Upper Arlington, Ohio |
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| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Linebacker |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
| Weight | 203 lb (92 kg) |
| College | Michigan State (2014–2017) |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 2018 | Carolina Panthers* |
| 2019–2021 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| 2022 | New Orleans Breakers |
| *Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career stats | |
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Chris Frey Jr. (born June 23, 1995) is a professional American football linebacker. He has been a member of the Carolina Panthers, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, and New Orleans Breakers.
College career[edit]
Frey played college football for the Michigan State Spartans from 2014 to 2017.[1] He played in 52 games where he had 193 tackles, 13.5 tackles for a loss, seven sacks, and five fumble recoveries.[1][2]
College statistics[edit]
| Michigan State Spartans | |||||||||||||||
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| Season | GP | Tackles | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
| Solo | Ast | Tol | Loss | Sk | Fr | Yds | TD | FF | |||||||
| 2014 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2015 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2016 | 12 | 40 | 56 | 96 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 2017 | 13 | 25 | 30 | 55 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Career | 48 | 85 | 108 | 193 | 13.5 | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||
Professional career[edit]
Carolina Panthers[edit]
Frey signed with the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent on April 29, 2018.[3] However, he was released with the final cuts following training camp on September 1, 2018.[2]
Hamilton Tiger-Cats[edit]
Frey signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on January 24, 2019.[4] He made the team's active roster following training camp and played in his first career professional game on June 13, 2019, against the Saskatchewan Roughriders.[2] He played in five regular season games where he had three defensive tackles, two special teams tackles, and one sack.[2]
Frey did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the 2020 CFL season and signed a contract extension with the Tiger-Cats on January 5, 2021.[5] He played in four regular season games in 2021 where he had two defensive tackles and three special teams tackles.[2] Frey played in two Grey Cup with the Tiger-Cats in 2019, and in 2021. He became a free agent upon the expiry of his contract on February 8, 2022.[6]
New Orleans Breakers[edit]
Frey signed with the New Orleans Breakers of the United States Football League on May 10, 2022.[7] He was released on June 8.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Chris Frey Jr". Michigan State Spartans. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Chris Frey Jr". Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
- ^ "Chris Frey signs as undrafted free agent with Carolina Panthers". theonlycolors.com. April 29, 2018.
- ^ "Tiger-Cats sign five players on defence". Hamilton Tiger-Cats. January 24, 2019.
- ^ "Ticats extend two linebackers including Frey Jr". Canadian Football League. January 5, 2021.
- ^ "Transactions – Football player trades and signings". Canadian Football League. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
- ^ @USFLBreakers (May 10, 2022). "Roster Updates" (Tweet). Retrieved May 10, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ @USFLBreakers (June 9, 2022). "Roster Updates" (Tweet). Retrieved June 12, 2022 – via Twitter.
External links[edit]
- 1995 births
- Living people
- American football linebackers
- Players of Canadian football from Ohio
- Canadian football linebackers
- Hamilton Tiger-Cats players
- Michigan State Spartans football players
- New Orleans Breakers (2022) players
- People from Upper Arlington, Ohio
- Sportspeople from Franklin County, Ohio
- Players of American football from Ohio