Eric Crume
| No. 72 Carolina Panthers | |||
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| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth: | October 18, 1993 | ||
| Place of birth: | Detroit, Michigan | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Weight: | 302 lb (137 kg) | ||
| Career information | |||
| High school: | Central High School | ||
| College: | Syracuse | ||
| Undrafted: | 2015 | ||
| Career history | |||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||
| Roster status: | Practice squad/Injured | ||
| Career NFL statistics | |||
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Eric Crume (born October 18, 1993) is an American football defensive tackle for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Syracuse.
Early years
Crume attended Central High School in Detroit, Michigan where he graduated in 2011.[1]
College career
Coming out of high school Crume committed to play football at Syracuse University. Crume played as a true freshman and played all four years at Syracuse, playing in 43 games over those four years.[1]
Professional career
Jacksonville Jaguars
On May 2, 2015, after going undrafted, Crume tweeted that he had signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars.[2] On August 29, 2015 Crume was waived by the Jacksonville Jaguars as part of their roster cuts to get the roster size to 75 players.[3]
Green Bay Packers
On November 10, 2015 Crume was signed to the Green Bay Packers' practice squad to take the place of Justin Hamilton.[4] On November 17, 2015 Crume was waived from the practice squad to make room for B.J. McBryde.[5]
Carolina Panthers
On January 6, 2016 Crume signed a futures contract with the Carolina Panthers.[6] On September 3, 2016, he was waived by the Panthers as part of final roster cuts.[7] The next day he was signed to the Panthers' practice squad.[8]
References
- 1 2 "52 - Eric Crume". Syracuse Athletics. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
- ↑ Stephen Bailey (May 2, 2015). "Former Syracuse football DT Eric Crume signs as free agent with Jacksonville Jaguars". Syracuse.com. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
- ↑ "Jaguars waive WR Tandon Doss, 11 others to trim roster to 75". Yahoo! Sports. August 29, 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
- ↑ Jason B. Hirschhorn (November 10, 2015). "Packers sign DL Eric Crume to practice squad, release DL Justin Hamilton". SBNation. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
- ↑ Weston Hodkiewicz (November 17, 2015). "Packers sign DE McBryde, cut DT Crume". PackersNews.com. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
- ↑ Caryn Little (January 6, 2016). "Carolina Panthers Sign Six Players To Future Contracts". WCCBCharlotte.com. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
- ↑ Henson, Max. "Panthers trim roster to 53". Panthers.com.
- ↑ Henson, Max. "Panthers establish practice squad". Panthers.com.