Lawrence Cager Explained

Lawrence Cager
Position:Tight end
Birth Date:20 August 1997
Birth Place:Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:5
Weight Lb:220
High School:Calvert Hall(Towson, Maryland)
College:Miami (FL) (2015–2018)
Georgia (2019)
Undraftedyear:2020
Pastteams:
Statseason:2023
Statlabel1:Receptions
Statvalue1:19
Statlabel2:Receiving yards
Statvalue2:189
Statlabel3:Receiving touchdowns
Statvalue3:2
Pfr:CageLa01

Lawrence Cager (born August 20, 1997) is an American professional football tight end. He played college football at Miami (FL) and Georgia.

Early life

Cager attended Calvert Hall College High School in Towson, Maryland, where he played high school football.[1] He was ranked as a four-star prospect by Rivals.com.[2]

College career

Cager had 45 receptions for 681 yards and 10 receiving touchdowns in his three seasons at Miami (FL) until transferring to Georgia for his senior season.[3] Cager had 33 receptions for 476 yards and four receiving touchdowns in his lone season at Georgia.[4] [5]

College statistics

YearSchoolConfClassPosGReceiving
RecYdsAvgTD
2015Miami (FL)ACCFRWR58708.81
2017Miami (FL)ACCSOWR81623714.83
2018Miami (FL)ACCJRWR122137417.86
2019GeorgiaSECSRWR83347614.44
TotalOverall33781,15714.814

Professional career

New York Jets (first stint)

In May 2020, Cager signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent after the 2020 NFL draft.[6] He was waived on September 5, 2020, and signed to the practice squad the next day.[7] [8] He was elevated to the active roster on September 26 for the team's week 3 game against the Indianapolis Colts,[9] and reverted to the practice squad after the game on September 28.[10] He made his NFL debut in the game, recording two receptions for 35 yards.[11] He was elevated again on October 1 for the week 4 game against the Denver Broncos,[12] and reverted to the practice squad again the next day.[13] He suffered a hamstring injury in the game, and was placed on the practice squad/injured list on October 7.[14] He was activated back to the practice squad on October 28.[15] He was signed to the active roster on December 12, 2020.[16]

On August 31, 2021, Cager was waived by the Jets.[17]

Cleveland Browns

On October 4, 2021, Cager signed with the Cleveland Browns practice squad.[18] The Browns elevated Cager to their active roster on November 20, 2021.[19] He was promoted to the active roster on December 16.[20] He was waived on December 24.[21] Cager was re-signed to the Browns' practice squad on December 28, 2021.[22]

New York Jets (second stint)

On January 12, 2022, Cager signed a reserve/future contract with the Jets and changed his position to tight end.[23] He was waived on October 15, 2022.[24]

New York Giants

On October 18, 2022, the New York Giants signed Cager to their practice squad.[25] Cager was elevated from the practice squad for Week 8 and Week 10 games against the Seattle Seahawks and Houston Texans.[26] [27] In Week 10 against the Texans Cager recorded his first career touchdown in the 24-16 win.[28] On November 19, 2022, he was elevated from the practice squad for the third time this season for Week 11 game against the Detroit Lions.[29] On November 22, 2022, Cager was promoted to the active roster.[30]

On October 18, 2023, Cager was waived by the Giants and re-signed to the practice squad.[31] He was promoted to the active roster on November 4.[32] On December 30, the Giants placed him on injured reserve.[33]

On March 13, 2024, the Giants re-signed Cager on a one-year contract.[34] He was waived on August 27, and re-signed to the practice squad.[35] [36] He was released on October 1.[37]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lawrence Cager, Calvert Hall College, Wide Receiver . September 30, 2020 . 247Sports . en-US.
  2. Web site: Lawrence Cager, 2015 Wide Receiver . September 30, 2020 . Rivals.com.
  3. Web site: Bratton . Michael Wayne . Miami graduate transfer WR Lawrence Cager expected to visit Georgia . Saturday Down South . 2019-01-25 . 2024-10-02.
  4. Web site: Callaghan . Griffin . Analyzing former Georgia wide receiver Lawrence Cager's fit with the Jets . The Red & Black . 2020-05-07 . 2024-10-02.
  5. Web site: Lawrence Cager College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits . 2024-10-02 . College Football at Sports-Reference.com . en.
  6. Web site: Lange . Randy . Greenberg . Ethan . 2020-05-06 . Jets Sign 9 Undrafted Free Agents . 2024-10-02 . New York Jets.
  7. Web site: Lange . Randy . September 5, 2020 . Jets Move 27 to Get Their Roster to 53-Player Limit . 2024-10-02 . NewYorkJets.com.
  8. Web site: Lange . Randy . September 6, 2020 . 15 Signed to Practice Squad; All Were in Jets Training Camp . 2024-10-02 . NewYorkJets.com.
  9. News: Greenberg, Ethan . September 26, 2020 . Jets Elevate WR Lawrence Cager, OL Jimmy Murray from Practice Squad . NewYorkJets.com . October 7, 2020 . October 7, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201007123220/https://www.newyorkjets.com/news/jets-elevate-wr-lawrence-cager-ol-jimmy-murray-from-practice-squad . dead .
  10. News: September 28, 2020 . Lawrence Cager: Sent back down to practice squad . CBSSports.com . October 7, 2020.
  11. Web site: New York Jets at Indianapolis Colts – September 27th, 2020 . September 30, 2020 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  12. News: October 1, 2020 . Jets' Lawrence Cager: Back on the active roster . CBSSports.com . October 7, 2020.
  13. News: October 2, 2020 . Lawrence Cager: Back to practice roster . CBSSports.com . October 7, 2020.
  14. News: Greenberg, Ethan . October 7, 2020 . Jets Place WR Lawrence Cager on Practice Squad IR, Restore WR Donte Moncrief to P-Squad . NewYorkJets.com . October 7, 2020.
  15. News: Greenberg, Ethan . October 28, 2020 . Jets Activate Jabari Zuniga to Active Roster; Place DL Kyle Phillips on Injured Reserve . NewYorkJets.com . November 11, 2020.
  16. Web site: Greenberg, Ethan . December 12, 2020 . Jets Activate CB Bless Austin, TE Trevon Wesco from Injured Reserve; Place 3 on IR . NewYorkJets.com.
  17. Web site: Lange . Randy . Greenberg . Ethan . August 31, 2021 . Jets Remove 27 Players from Roster to Reach 53-Man Limit . January 16, 2024 . NewYorkJets.com.
  18. Web site: Browns sign WR Lawrence Cager to practice squad. ClevelandBrowns.com. October 4, 2021.
  19. News: November 20, 2021 . Browns make roster moves . 2024-10-04 . ClevelandBrowns.com.
  20. Web site: December 16, 2021 . Browns activate TE David Njoku, make additional roster moves . 2024-10-04 . ClevelandBrowns.com.
  21. Web site: Browns activate 5 players from reserve/COVID-19 list, make other roster moves. ClevelandBrowns.com. December 24, 2021.
  22. News: December 28, 2021 . Browns sign two to practice squad, make other roster moves . 2024-10-04 . ClevelandBrowns.com.
  23. Web site: Jets Sign TE Lawrence Cager and WR Rodney Adams to Reserve/Future Contracts. Greenberg, Ethan. newyorkjets.com. January 13, 2022.
  24. Web site: Jets Activate DE Vinny Curry from IR, Release TE Lawrence Cager. Greenberg, Ethan. NewYorkJets.com. October 15, 2022.
  25. Web site: Eisen . Michael . October 18, 2022 . Giants sign WR Marcus Johnson off practice squad . 2024-10-04 . Giants.com.
  26. Web site: Citak . Matt . October 29, 2022 . Elerson Smith activated, Ben Bredeson to IR among roster moves . 2024-10-04 . Giants.com.
  27. Web site: November 12, 2022 . Giants activate OT Matt Peart; TE Lawrence Cager, DL Henry Mondeaux elevated from practice squad . 2024-10-04 . Giants.com.
  28. Web site: Salomone . Dan . November 13, 2022 . Instant Analysis: Giants defeat Texans, 24-16 . 2024-10-04 . Giants.com.
  29. Web site: Citak . Matt . November 19, 2022 . Shane Lemieux activated from reserve; Lawrence Cager elevated from practice squad . 2024-10-04 . Giants.com.
  30. Web site: Eisen . Michael . November 22, 2022 . Giants sign TE Nick Vannett to practice squad; TE Lawrence Cager to active roster . 2024-09-25 . Giants.com.
  31. Web site: Giants sign OL Justin Pugh to active roster; TE Lawrence Cager waived. Giants.com. October 18, 2023. October 18, 2023.
  32. Web site: Eisen . Michael . November 4, 2023 . Giants place Darren Waller, Tyrod Taylor on injured reserve . 2024-09-25 . Giants.com.
  33. Web site: TE Lawrence Cager to IR; LB Darrian Beavers signed to active roster. December 30, 2023. January 4, 2024. Giants.com.
  34. Parsaud . Andrew . Giants Make Decisions on Restricted Free Agents . Sports Illustrated . 2024-03-13 . 2024-08-13.
  35. Web site: Eisen . Michael . August 28, 2024 . Giants announce initial 53-man roster for 2024 . 2024-09-25 . Giants.com.
  36. Web site: Eisen . Michael . August 28, 2024 . Giants sign 15 players to practice squad . 2024-09-25 . Giants.com.
  37. Web site: Valentine . Ed . 2024-10-01 . New York Giants shuffle practice squad . 2024-10-22 . Big Blue View . en.

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