Eric Page Explained

Eric Page
Number:17
Position:Wide receiver / Punt returner
Birth Date:September 23, 1991
Birth Place:Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
Height Ft:5
Height In:9
Weight Lbs:185
College:Toledo
Undraftedyear:2012
Pastteams:
Highlights:
Statlabel1:Receptions
Statvalue1:4
Statlabel2:Receiving Yards
Statvalue2:68
Statlabel3:Kick Return Yards
Statvalue3:548
Statlabel4:Punt Return Yards
Statvalue4:251

Eric Anthony Page (born September 23, 1991) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver and return specialist for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Toledo Rockets, earning consensus All-American honors in 2010. The Denver Broncos signed him as an undrafted free agent following the 2012 NFL draft.

College career

Page attended the University of Toledo, where he played for the Toledo Rockets football team from 2009 to 2011. As a freshman in 2009, he was voted to the freshman All-American team by College Football News.[1] As a sophomore in 2010, he was a consensus first-team All-American.[2] [3] As a junior in 2011, he caught 112 passes in the regular season, becoming Toledo's all-time leading receiver, and he was named to the All-MAC first-team at three positions: as a wide receiver, as a kick returner, and as a punt returner. Following the 2011 season, he forwent his fourth year of collegiate eligibility and entered the 2012 NFL draft.

Professional career

Denver Broncos

After the closure of the third day in the 2012 NFL draft, Page was left undrafted and he signed with the Denver Broncos for an undisclosed amount.[4] The Broncos released him on July 25, 2012, after he tore his anterior cruciate ligament in practice.[5]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

On April 11, 2013, Page was signed by the Buccaneers. He started all 16 games at the punt and kick return spot. The Buccaneers waived him on August 24, 2014.[6] He was signed to the practice squad that October 8 and released again on October 27.

Edmonton Eskimos

Page signed with the Eskimos on February 13, 2015. He was released on June 14, following the first preseason game.[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://collegefootballnews.com/2015/12/2009-cfn-freshman-all-american-teams Eric Page Named Freshman All-American by CFN
  2. http://www.utrockets.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18000&ATCLID=205055583 Eric Page Named First-Team All-America by Sporting News
  3. http://www.aolnews.com/2010/12/20/college-footballs-consensus-all-americans/ College Football's 2010 Consensus All-Americans
  4. Web site: Broncos agree to sign 12 undrafted rookies | First-and-Orange — the Denver Post . August 7, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006091401/http://blogs.denverpost.com/broncos/2012/04/28/broncos-agree-sign-10-undrafted-rookies/13246/ . October 6, 2014 .
  5. Web site: Eric Page's release puts Broncos' punt-return game in flux - CBSSports . www.cbssports.com . 22 May 2022 . https://archive.today/20130119024932/http://www.cbssports.com/general/blog/nfl-rapidreports/19656679/eric-pages-release-puts-broncos-puntreturn-game-in-flux . 19 January 2013 . dead.
  6. Web site: BUCCANEERS TRIM ROSTER . August 24, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140826120818/http://media.buccaneers.com/press%20releases/buccaneers%20trim%20roster%208%2024%2014.htm . August 26, 2014 . dead . mdy-all .
  7. Web site: Edmonton Eskimos cut seven players after winning preseason game against Roughriders . August 21, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150923234526/http://www.edmontonjournal.com/Edmonton+Eskimos+seven+players+after+winning+preseason+game+against+Roughriders/11136137/story.html . September 23, 2015 . dead .