Chris Lacy Explained

Chris Lacy
Position:Wide receiver
Birth Date:January 28, 1996
Birth Place:Desoto, Texas, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lbs:205
High School:DeSoto
College:Oklahoma State
Undraftedyear:2018
Pastteams:
Statlabel1:Receptions
Statvalue1:3
Statlabel2:Receiving yards
Statvalue2:60
Statlabel3:Receiving touchdowns
Pfr:L/LacyCh00

Chris Lacy (born January 28, 1996) is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football at Oklahoma State, and was signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent after the 2018 NFL draft.

College career

Lacy played football at Oklahoma State. He hauled in 63 passes for 920 yards and five touchdowns.[1] Lacy received his degree in Industrial Engineering and Management.[2]

Professional career

New England Patriots

Lacy signed with the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent on May 11, 2018.[3] He was waived by the Patriots on May 18, 2018.[4]

Detroit Lions

On May 21, 2018, Lacy was claimed off waivers by the Detroit Lions.[5] He was waived on September 1, 2018 and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[6] [7] He was promoted to the active roster on December 22, 2018.[8]

On September 21, 2019, Lacy was waived by the Lions and re-signed to the practice squad.[9] He was promoted to the active roster on November 27, 2019.[10]

On August 9, 2020, Lacy was waived by the Lions,[11] but re-signed with the team on August 20.[12] He was waived on September 5, 2020.[13]

Dallas Cowboys

On November 3, 2020, Lacy was signed to the Dallas Cowboys practice squad.[14] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Cowboys on January 4, 2021.[15] He was waived by the Cowboys on March 19, 2021.[16]

Chicago Bears

On May 16, 2021, Lacy signed with the Chicago Bears.[17] He was waived on August 31, 2021.[18]

Las Vegas Raiders

On August 10, 2022, Lacy signed with the Las Vegas Raiders.[19] He was waived on August 23, 2022,[20] and re-signed to the practice squad on September 15. He signed a reserve/future contract on January 9, 2023.[21]

On August 27, 2023, Lacy was waived/injured by the Raiders and placed on injured reserve.[22] He was released on September 4.

Birmingham Stallions

On February 5, 2024, Lacy signed with the Birmingham Stallions of the United Football League (UFL).[23] He was released on March 10, 2024.[24]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Chris Lacy . CBSSports.com . April 30, 2018.
  2. https://iem.okstate.edu/news/iem-student-and-osu-wide-receiver-chris-lacy-“not-too-cool-school”
  3. Web site: May 11, 2018 . Patriots sign six of nine 2018 NFL Draft selections; Sign nine rookie free agents; Release OL Tony Garcia . Patriots.com . May 11, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180512112303/http://www.patriots.com/news/2018/05/11/patriots-sign-six-nine-2018-nfl-draft-selections-sign-nine-rookie-free-agents?0511 . May 12, 2018 . dead .
  4. Web site: May 18, 2018 . Patriots Re-Sign OL Jason King . Patriots.com.
  5. Web site: May 21, 2018 . Lions awarded WR Chris Lacy via waivers from New England Patriots . DetroitLions.com . May 22, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180522112059/http://www.detroitlions.com/news/news-short/article-1/Lions-awarded-WR-Chris-Lacy-via-waivers-from-New-England-Patriots/5e6b06b0-80f9-4252-b8bc-d6c3a4665e05 . May 22, 2018 . dead .
  6. Web site: September 1, 2018 . Lions establish 53-man roster . DetroitLions.com . September 3, 2018 . September 3, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180903215357/https://www.detroitlions.com/news/lions-establish-53-man-roster . dead .
  7. Web site: September 2, 2018 . Lions awarded OL Andrew Donnal and CB Dee Virgin via waivers . DetroitLions.com . September 3, 2018 . September 4, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180904052518/https://www.detroitlions.com/news/lions-awarded-ol-andrew-donnal-and-cb-dee-virgin-via-waivers . dead .
  8. Web site: December 22, 2018 . Lions place WR Bruce Ellington & S Charles Washington on reserve/injured . DetroitLions.com . December 23, 2018 . December 23, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181223032204/https://www.detroitlions.com/news/lions-place-wr-bruce-ellington-s-charles-washington-on-reserve-injured . dead .
  9. Web site: September 21, 2019 . Lions sign WR Marvin Hall to active roster from practice squad . DetroitLions.com .
  10. Web site: November 27, 2019 . Lions sign WR Chris Lacy to active roster . DetroitLions.com .
  11. Web site: Lions announce roster moves. DetroitLions.com. August 9, 2020.
  12. News: Lions announce roster moves . DetroitLions.com . August 20, 2020 . August 20, 2020.
  13. Web site: Lions announce roster moves. DetroitLions.com. September 5, 2020.
  14. News: Chris Lacy: Signs with practice squad . CBSSports.com . November 3, 2020 . November 30, 2020.
  15. News: Jan. 4 Updates . DallasCowboys.com . January 4, 2021 . February 15, 2021.
  16. Web site: Alper, Josh. March 19, 2021. Cowboys sign Malik Turner, cut four players. Pro Football Talk.
  17. Web site: Bears sign Chris Lacy, waive Michael Pinckney. Alper, Josh. Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports. May 16, 2021.
  18. Web site: Roster Moves: Bears announce 53-man roster. Mayer, Larry. ChicagoBears.com. August 31, 2021.
  19. Web site: Raiders sign WR Chris Lacy. Raiders.com. August 10, 2022.
  20. Web site: August 23, 2022 . Raiders trim roster to 80-player limit . August 23, 2022 . Raiders.com.
  21. Web site: Raiders sign 13 players to Reserve/Future contracts. Raiders.com. January 9, 2023.
  22. Web site: Raiders waive 8 players, place 3 on Reserve/Injured list. Raiders.com. August 27, 2023.
  23. UFL_PR . The United Football League has announced the following transactions . 1754656664160981069 . February 5, 2024 . February 6, 2024.
  24. News: UFL Teams Set their Training Camp Rosters to 58 . UFLBoard.com . March 10, 2024 . March 10, 2024.