Nate Becker Explained

Nate Becker
Position:Tight end
Birth Date:24 March 1996
Birth Place:Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:5
Weight Lb:258
High School:Carmel
(Carmel, Indiana)
College:Miami (OH)
Undraftedyear:2019
Pastteams:
Highlights:
Statlabel1:Receptions
Statlabel2:Receiving yards
Statlabel3:Receiving touchdowns
Pfr:B/BeckNa00

Nate Becker (born March 24, 1996) is an American football tight end who is a free agent. He played college football for the Miami RedHawks.

Professional career

Detroit Lions

Becker was signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent on May 10, 2019.[1] He was cut two days later.[2]

Buffalo Bills

Becker was signed by the Buffalo Bills on June 5, 2019.[3] He was waived at the end of training camp during final roster cuts, but was re-signed by the team to their practice squad on September 2, 2019.[4] He was waived again by the team shortly afterwards but was re-signed to the practice squad on September 12 and remained there for the rest of his rookie season.[5] Becker was signed to a reserve/futures contract at the end of the season on January 6, 2020.[6]

Becker was again cut at the end of preseason training camp in 2020 and was re-signed to the practice squad a few weeks later on September 23, 2020.[7] He was elevated to the active roster on January 2, 2021, for the team's week 17 game against the Miami Dolphins, and reverted to the practice squad after the game.[8] [9] On January 26, 2021, Becker signed a reserves/futures contract with the Bills.[10]

Becker was released by the Bills on August 31, 2021.[11]

Carolina Panthers

On August 11, 2022, Becker signed with the Carolina Panthers.[12] He was waived three days later.[13]

Green Bay Packers

On August 16, 2022, Becker was claimed off waivers by the Green Bay Packers.[14] He was waived/injured on August 30, 2022 and placed on injured reserve.[15] He was released off injured reserve on September 2, 2022.[16]

Arlington Renegades

Becker signed with the Arlington Renegades of the XFL in February 2023.[17] He was not part of the roster after the 2024 UFL dispersal draft on January 15, 2024.[18]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: What 13 undrafted free agents can offer Detroit Lions. Detroit News. May 10, 2019.
  2. Web site: Nate Becker: Cut by Detroit. CBSSports.com. RotoWire. May 12, 2019.
  3. Web site: Bills sign TE Nate Becker, DT L.T. Walton. The Buffalo News. June 5, 2019.
  4. Web site: Bills practice squad. Why did they make it?. Mike. Catalana. 13WHAM.com. September 2, 2019.
  5. Web site: Bills re-sign TE Nate Becker in practice squad move. Nick. Wojton. USA Today. September 12, 2019.
  6. Web site: Bills sign 10 reserve/future free agents. Chris. Brown. BuffaloBills.com. January 6, 2020.
  7. Web site: Bills bring back tight end Nate Becker and RB Antonio Williams to practice squad. BuffaloBills.com. September 23, 2020.
  8. News: Tyler Kroft placed on the Reserve/COVID-19 list + four players elevated for Bills vs. Dolphins . BuffaloBills.com . January 2, 2021 . February 13, 2021.
  9. News: Bills TE Nate Becker beat odds to just to play in college, still doing it in NFL. May 25, 2021. The Buffalo News. Gaughan, Mark. May 25, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210525103409/https://buffalonews.com/sports/bills/bills-te-nate-becker-beat-odds-to-just-to-play-in-college-still-doing-it/article_5a853dc2-ba69-11eb-a67e-0758aa88b88a.html. May 25, 2021.
  10. Web site: January 26, 2021. Bills signed these 13 players to reserve/future contracts. January 27, 2021. buffalobills.com. en-US.
  11. Web site: Bills release 23 players to set the initial 2021 53-man roster . BuffaloBills.com. August 31, 2021.
  12. Web site: Panthers add a pair of tight ends. Panthers.com. August 11, 2022.
  13. Web site: Panthers waive five players. Gantt, Darin. Panthers.com. August 14, 2022.
  14. Web site: Packers claim tight end off waivers from Carolina Panthers. packers.com. August 16, 2022. August 16, 2022. August 31, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220831052332/https://www.packers.com/news/packers-claim-tight-end-off-waivers-from-carolina-panthers-2022. dead.
  15. Web site: Packers keep two RBs, seven WRs: Here's the initial 2022 roster. Packers.com. August 30, 2022.
  16. Web site: Packers Cut TEs Nate Becker & Alize Mack With Injury Settlements. NFLTradeRumors.co. September 2, 2022.
  17. News: Miller . Anthony . Arlington Renegades Add Tight End Nate Becker . XFLNewsHub.com . February 4, 2023 . January 20, 2024.
  18. Web site: 2024 UFL Team Rosters . TheUFL.com . January 20, 2024.

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