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Frey with the Tiger-Cats in 2021 | |
Born: | (1995-06-23) June 23, 1995 (age 29) 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) |
High school | Upper Arlington (OH) |
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
Frey played college football for the Michigan State Spartans from 2014 to 2017. He played in 52 games where he had 193 tackles, 13.5 tackles for a loss, seven sacks, and five fumble recoveries.
College statistics
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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
Carolina Panthers
Frey signed with the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent on April 29, 2018. However, he was released with the final cuts following training camp on September 1, 2018.
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Frey signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on January 24, 2019. 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. He played in five regular season games where he had three defensive tackles, two special teams tackles, and one sack.
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. He played in four regular season games in 2021 where he had two defensive tackles and three special teams tackles. 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.
New Orleans Breakers
Frey signed with the New Orleans Breakers of the United States Football League on May 10, 2022. He was released on June 8.
References
- "'Cats fall to Bears". Springfield News-Sun. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
- ^ "Chris Frey Jr". Michigan State Spartans. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
- ^ "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 8, 2022). "Roster Updates" (Tweet). Retrieved June 12, 2022 – via Twitter.
External links
Categories:- 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