Eric Crume Explained

Eric Crume
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Position:Defensive tackle
Birth Date:October 18, 1993
Birth Place:Detroit, Michigan
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lbs:302
High School:Detroit (MI) Central
College:Syracuse
Undraftedyear:2015
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Eric Crume (born October 18, 1993) is an American football defensive tackle who is currently a free agent. 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 and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[7] [8] After spending the entire season on the practice squad, Crume signed a reserve/future contract with the Panthers on January 2, 2017.[9]

On September 2, 2017, Crume was waived by the Panthers and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[10] [11] He was released on September 14, 2017.[12]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Syracuse Athletics. 52 - Eric Crume. March 10, 2016.
  2. News: Stephen Bailey. Former Syracuse football DT Eric Crume signs as free agent with Jacksonville Jaguars. Syracuse.com. May 2, 2015. March 10, 2016.
  3. News: Jaguars waive WR Tandon Doss, 11 others to trim roster to 75. Yahoo! Sports. August 29, 2015. March 10, 2016. March 11, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160311070650/http://sports.yahoo.com/news/jaguars-waive-wr-tandon-doss-11-others-trim-210009869--nfl.html. dead.
  4. News: Jason B. Hirschhorn. Packers sign DL Eric Crume to practice squad, release DL Justin Hamilton. SBNation. November 10, 2015. March 10, 2016.
  5. News: Weston Hodkiewicz. Packers sign DE McBryde, cut DT Crume. PackersNews.com. November 17, 2015. March 10, 2016.
  6. News: Caryn Little. Carolina Panthers Sign Six Players To Future Contracts. WCCBCharlotte.com. January 6, 2016. March 10, 2016.
  7. Web site: Panthers trim roster to 53. https://web.archive.org/web/20180103173132/http://www.panthers.com/news/article-2/Panthers-trim-roster-to-53/e844056a-62ef-4bb1-b1a4-b040a7219771. dead. 2018-01-03. Henson. Max. Panthers.com.
  8. Web site: Panthers establish practice squad. https://web.archive.org/web/20170814055046/http://www.panthers.com/news/article-2/Panthers-establish-practice-squad/061c7684-029c-4eac-928e-f9ae8fa165da. dead. 2017-08-14. Henson. Max. Panthers.com.
  9. Web site: Panthers sign nine to future contracts. https://web.archive.org/web/20170825053526/http://www.panthers.com/news/article-2/Panthers-sign-nine-to-future-contracts/4313865c-701e-4f1a-86e7-65e903cc93d8. dead. August 25, 2017. Panthers.com. January 2, 2017.
  10. Web site: Panthers trim roster to 53. Henson, Max. Panthers.com. September 2, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170920201032/https://www.panthers.com/news/article-2/Panthers-trim-roster-to-53/04544b8e-4a01-4568-9141-9ed61d2d4c51. September 20, 2017. dead.
  11. Web site: Panthers sign 10 players to practice squad. https://web.archive.org/web/20180313143038/http://www.panthers.com/news/article-2/Panthers-sign-10-players-to-practice-squad-/13052ee8-0f44-4700-acdb-b5319bd5aff2. dead. March 13, 2018. Voth, Bill. Panthers.com. September 3, 2017.
  12. Web site: Panthers claim OT John Theus. Strickland, Bryan. Panthers.com. September 14, 2017. March 3, 2019. February 15, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230215222600/https://www.panthers.com/news/panthers-claim-ot-john-theus-19375743. dead.