Chris Francies should not be confused with Chris Francis.
Chris Francies | |
Number: | 83, 80 |
Position: | Wide receiver |
Birth Date: | 26 July 1982 |
Birth Place: | Houston, Texas, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 1 |
Weight Lbs: | 203 |
High School: | Houston (TX) Cypress Falls |
College: | Texas-El Paso |
Undraftedyear: | 2006 |
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Statlabel1: | Receptions |
Statvalue1: | 2 |
Statlabel2: | Receiving yards |
Statvalue2: | 16 |
Pfr: | FranCh00 |
Christopher Cerell Francies [FRAN-sis] (born July 26, 1982) is a former American football wide receiver. He was signed by the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL) as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at Texas-El Paso. Francies was also a member of the New Orleans Saints and San Francisco 49ers of the NFL, and the Utah Blaze and Georgia Force of the Arena Football League (AFL).
Francies attended the University of Texas at El Paso and was a student Major in Biology and a letterman in football. In football, he was a four-year letterman and a three-year starter. As a senior, he won third-team All-Conference USA accolades and was named the team's Offensive M.V.P. and as a junior, he was an All-Western Athletic Conference Honorable Mention selection.
After playing two seasons with the Packers, Francies was released on August 25, 2008.
Francies was signed to the practice squad of the New Orleans Saints on November 19, 2008.
Francies signed with the San Francisco 49ers on August 7, 2009. He was waived on August 30.