Tanner Gregory Purdum[1] (born August 15, 1984) is a former American football long snapper who played seven seasons with the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). Purdum comes from Ava, Missouri.[2] He was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at Baker.
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| Position: | Long snapper | ||||||
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| Born: | August 15, 1984 Enid, Oklahoma, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 270 lb (122 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Ava (MO) | ||||||
| College: | Baker | ||||||
| Undrafted: | 2008 | ||||||
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Professional career
editKansas City Chiefs
editOn April 7, 2009, the Kansas City Chiefs signed Purdum with the intention of having him compete for the starting job of long snapper.[3][4] On August 13, 2009, the Chiefs waived Purdum in favor of Thomas Gafford.[5][6]
New York Jets
editOn February 5, 2010, the New York Jets signed Purdum to a three-year contract after incumbent long snapper James Dearth, who was an unrestricted free agent at the time, had a few snaps that were "off the mark" in the 2009 season.[7][8] Purdum was recommended to the team by former Chiefs and Jets punter Louie Aguiar.[8]
On March 10, 2017, Purdum signed a one-year contract extension with the Jets.[9]
On September 2, 2017, Purdum was released by the Jets after the team traded for rookie long snapper Thomas Hennessy. At the time, Purdum was the longest-tenured player on the team, and the last remaining player on the roster who had appeared in a playoff game for the Jets.[10]
On March 28, 2018, Purdum announced his retirement from the NFL.[11]
Personal life
editPurdum is married to his wife, Kara.[1] He received his master's degree in education from Baker in 2009. Purdum graduated from Ava High School in Ava, Missouri in 2003.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Tanner Purdum", New York Jets, archived from the original on July 1, 2011, retrieved October 27, 2010
- ^ www.rostermon.com : Taqnner Purdum Retrieved 2017-07-04.
- ^ "Chiefs Sign WR Rodney Wright, LS Tanner Purdum", Kansas City Chiefs, April 7, 2009, archived from the original on October 3, 2009, retrieved October 27, 2010
- ^ J-W Staff (April 4, 2009), "Former Baker player joins K.C. Chiefs", LJWorld.com, Lawrence Journal-World & 6News, archived from the original on May 3, 2009, retrieved October 27, 2010
- ^ "Access Training Camp: Blog - Ready for Arrowhead", Kansas City Chiefs, August 13, 2009, archived from the original on June 11, 2011, retrieved October 27, 2010
- ^ "Kansas City Signs Free Agent LS Thomas Gafford", Kansas City Chiefs, August 13, 2009, archived from the original on June 11, 2011, retrieved October 27, 2010
- ^ Cimini, Rich (February 5, 2010), "The end of the Dearth era?", New York Daily News, archived from the original on February 9, 2010, retrieved October 27, 2010
- ^ a b Davis, Kyle (February 5, 2010), "Former Wildcat signs with New York Jets", The Baker Orange, archived from the original on July 16, 2011, retrieved October 27, 2010
- ^ Allen, Eric (March 10, 2017). "LS Tanner Purdum Re-Signs with Jets". NewYorkJets.com.
- ^ Allen, Eric (September 2, 2017). "Jets Release LS Tanner Purdum". NewYorkJets.com.
- ^ "Former Jets LS Tanner Purdum announces retirement". USAToday.com. March 28, 2018.