Reid Ferguson Explained
Reid Ferguson |
Current Team: | Buffalo Bills |
Number: | 69 |
Position: | Long snapper |
Birth Date: | 24 March 1994 |
Birth Place: | Stanley, Idaho, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 2 |
Weight Lbs: | 235 |
High School: | Buford (Buford, Georgia) |
College: | LSU (2012–2015) |
Undraftedyear: | 2016 |
Pastteams: |
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Status: | Active |
Statseason: | 2023 |
Statlabel1: | Games played |
Statvalue1: | 114 |
Statlabel2: | Total tackles |
Statvalue2: | 12 |
Pfr: | FergRe00 |
Chandler Reid Ferguson (born March 24, 1994)[1] is an American professional football long snapper for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at LSU.[2]
Professional career
Ferguson was signed by the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent on May 2, 2016.[3] He was waived on August 30, 2016.[4] He was signed to the practice squad on November 2, 2016.[5] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Bills on January 2, 2017.[6] Ferguson was named the Bills starting long snapper for 2017, where he played in all 16 games.
On January 28, 2019, Ferguson signed a three-year contract extension with the Bills through the 2021 season.[7]
On May 28, 2021, Ferguson signed another three-year contract extension with the Bills through the 2024 season.[8]
In 2022, Ferguson became the longest active tenured Bills player after defensive end Jerry Hughes signed with the Houston Texans.[9]
Personal life
Ferguson has a brother, Blake Ferguson, who plays for the Miami Dolphins and also plays long snapper.
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Reid Ferguson Bio. LSUSports.com.
- Web site: Reid Ferguson. BuffaloBills.com.
- Web site: Bills agree to terms with 14 undrafted rookies. https://web.archive.org/web/20171224213700/http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-1/Bills-agree-to-terms-with-14-undrafted-rookies/9347319e-e533-4381-a02e-155398e36739. dead. December 24, 2017. Brown, Chris. BuffaloBills.com. May 2, 2016. July 23, 2017.
- Web site: Reserve/PUP for Shaq Lawson; WR Little among cuts to get to 75. https://web.archive.org/web/20170829115123/https://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-1/ReservePUP-for-Shaq-Lawson-WR-Little-among-cuts-to-get-to-75/00ccf95b-7563-4e66-8bd4-ab03b32895e0. dead. August 29, 2017. Brown, Chris. BuffaloBills.com. August 30, 2016. July 23, 2017.
- Web site: Bills release CB Marcus Roberson from 53-man roster. BuffaloBills.com. November 2, 2016. July 23, 2017.
- Web site: Bills announce six as future signings. https://web.archive.org/web/20170829203936/http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-1/Bills-announce-six-as-future-signings/729eab25-7fa6-48be-9b50-e58b0980ee19. dead. August 29, 2017. BuffaloBills.com. January 2, 2017. July 23, 2017.
- Web site: Lavoie . Dan . Buffalo Bills re-sign LS Reid Ferguson to three-year contract . Buffalo Rumblings . 2019-01-28 . 2024-07-27.
- Web site: Bills sign Reid Ferguson to a three-year extension. BuffaloBills.com. May 28, 2021.
- Web site: Report: Jerry Hughes signing with Texans. Audacy.com. May 10, 2022. May 11, 2022.