Lawrence Cager
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| Born: | August 20, 1997 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Calvert Hall (Towson, Maryland) | ||||||||
| College: | Miami (FL) (2015–2018) Georgia (2019) | ||||||||
| Position: | Tight end | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2020 | ||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||||||
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Lawrence Cager (born August 20, 1997) is an American professional football tight end. He played college football at Miami (FL) and Georgia.
Early life
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]| Year | School | Conf | Class | Pos | G | Receiving | |||
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| Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | ||||||
| 2015 | Miami (FL) | ACC | FR | WR | 5 | 8 | 70 | 8.8 | 1 |
| 2017 | Miami (FL) | ACC | SO | WR | 8 | 16 | 237 | 14.8 | 3 |
| 2018 | Miami (FL) | ACC | JR | WR | 12 | 21 | 374 | 17.8 | 6 |
| 2019 | Georgia | SEC | SR | WR | 8 | 33 | 476 | 14.4 | 4 |
| Total | Overall | 33 | 78 | 1,157 | 14.8 | 14 | |||
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | |||||||||
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| 6 ft 4+3⁄4 in (1.95 m) |
220 lb (100 kg) |
33+3⁄8 in (0.85 m) |
8+7⁄8 in (0.23 m) | |||||||||
| All values from NFL Combine[6][7] | ||||||||||||
New York Jets (first stint)
[edit]In May 2020, Cager signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent after the 2020 NFL draft.[8] He was waived on September 5, 2020, and signed to the practice squad the next day.[9][10] He was elevated to the active roster on September 26 for the team's week 3 game against the Indianapolis Colts,[11] and reverted to the practice squad after the game on September 28.[12] He made his NFL debut in the game, recording two receptions for 35 yards.[13] He was elevated again on October 1 for the week 4 game against the Denver Broncos,[14] and reverted to the practice squad again the next day.[15] He suffered a hamstring injury in the game, and was placed on the practice squad/injured list on October 7.[16] He was activated back to the practice squad on October 28.[17] He was signed to the active roster on December 12, 2020.[18]
On August 31, 2021, Cager was waived by the Jets.[19]
Cleveland Browns
[edit]On October 4, 2021, Cager signed with the Cleveland Browns practice squad.[20] The Browns elevated Cager to their active roster on November 20, 2021.[21] He was promoted to the active roster on December 16.[22] He was waived on December 24.[23] Cager was re-signed to the Browns' practice squad on December 28, 2021.[24]
New York Jets (second stint)
[edit]On January 12, 2022, Cager signed a reserve/future contract with the Jets and changed his position to tight end.[25] He was waived on October 15, 2022.[26]
New York Giants
[edit]On October 18, 2022, the New York Giants signed Cager to their practice squad.[27] Cager was elevated from the practice squad for Week 8 and Week 10 games against the Seattle Seahawks and Houston Texans.[28][29] In Week 10 against the Texans Cager recorded his first career touchdown in the 24-16 win.[30] 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.[31] On November 22, 2022, Cager was promoted to the active roster.[32]
On October 18, 2023, Cager was waived by the Giants and re-signed to the practice squad.[33] He was promoted to the active roster on November 4.[34] On December 30, the Giants placed him on injured reserve.[35]
On March 13, 2024, the Giants re-signed Cager on a one-year contract.[36] He was waived on August 27, and re-signed to the practice squad.[37][38] He was released on October 1.[39]
References
[edit]- ^ "Lawrence Cager, Calvert Hall College , Wide Receiver". 247Sports. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- ^ "Lawrence Cager, 2015 Wide Receiver". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- ^ Bratton, Michael Wayne (January 25, 2019). "Miami graduate transfer WR Lawrence Cager expected to visit Georgia". Saturday Down South. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
- ^ Callaghan, Griffin (May 7, 2020). "Analyzing former Georgia wide receiver Lawrence Cager's fit with the Jets". The Red & Black. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
- ^ "Lawrence Cager College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
- ^ "Lawrence Cager Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
- ^ "2020 Draft Scout Lawrence Cager, Georgia NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
- ^ Lange, Randy; Greenberg, Ethan (May 6, 2020). "Jets Sign 9 Undrafted Free Agents". New York Jets. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
- ^ Lange, Randy (September 5, 2020). "Jets Move 27 to Get Their Roster to 53-Player Limit". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
- ^ Lange, Randy (September 6, 2020). "15 Signed to Practice Squad; All Were in Jets Training Camp". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan (September 26, 2020). "Jets Elevate WR Lawrence Cager, OL Jimmy Murray from Practice Squad". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on October 7, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "Lawrence Cager: Sent back down to practice squad". CBSSports.com. September 28, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "New York Jets at Indianapolis Colts – September 27th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- ^ "Jets' Lawrence Cager: Back on the active roster". CBSSports.com. October 1, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "Lawrence Cager: Back to practice roster". CBSSports.com. October 2, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan (October 7, 2020). "Jets Place WR Lawrence Cager on Practice Squad IR, Restore WR Donte Moncrief to P-Squad". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan (October 28, 2020). "Jets Activate Jabari Zuniga to Active Roster; Place DL Kyle Phillips on Injured Reserve". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan (December 12, 2020). "Jets Activate CB Bless Austin, TE Trevon Wesco from Injured Reserve; Place 3 on IR". NewYorkJets.com.
- ^ Lange, Randy; Greenberg, Ethan (August 31, 2021). "Jets Remove 27 Players from Roster to Reach 53-Man Limit". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
- ^ "Browns sign WR Lawrence Cager to practice squad". ClevelandBrowns.com. October 4, 2021.
- ^ "Browns make roster moves". ClevelandBrowns.com. November 20, 2021. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
- ^ "Browns activate TE David Njoku, make additional roster moves". ClevelandBrowns.com. December 16, 2021. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
- ^ "Browns activate 5 players from reserve/COVID-19 list, make other roster moves". ClevelandBrowns.com. December 24, 2021.
- ^ "Browns sign two to practice squad, make other roster moves". ClevelandBrowns.com. December 28, 2021. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan (January 13, 2022). "Jets Sign TE Lawrence Cager and WR Rodney Adams to Reserve/Future Contracts". newyorkjets.com.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan (October 15, 2022). "Jets Activate DE Vinny Curry from IR, Release TE Lawrence Cager". NewYorkJets.com.
- ^ Eisen, Michael (October 18, 2022). "Giants sign WR Marcus Johnson off practice squad". Giants.com. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
- ^ Citak, Matt (October 29, 2022). "Elerson Smith activated, Ben Bredeson to IR among roster moves". Giants.com. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
- ^ "Giants activate OT Matt Peart; TE Lawrence Cager, DL Henry Mondeaux elevated from practice squad". Giants.com. November 12, 2022. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
- ^ Salomone, Dan (November 13, 2022). "Instant Analysis: Giants defeat Texans, 24-16". Giants.com. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
- ^ Citak, Matt (November 19, 2022). "Shane Lemieux activated from reserve; Lawrence Cager elevated from practice squad". Giants.com. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
- ^ Eisen, Michael (November 22, 2022). "Giants sign TE Nick Vannett to practice squad; TE Lawrence Cager to active roster". Giants.com. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
- ^ "Giants sign OL Justin Pugh to active roster; TE Lawrence Cager waived". Giants.com. October 18, 2023. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
- ^ Eisen, Michael (November 4, 2023). "Giants place Darren Waller, Tyrod Taylor on injured reserve". Giants.com. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
- ^ "TE Lawrence Cager to IR; LB Darrian Beavers signed to active roster". Giants.com. December 30, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
- ^ Parsaud, Andrew (March 13, 2024). "Giants Make Decisions on Restricted Free Agents". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
- ^ Eisen, Michael (August 28, 2024). "Giants announce initial 53-man roster for 2024". Giants.com. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
- ^ Eisen, Michael (August 28, 2024). "Giants sign 15 players to practice squad". Giants.com. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
- ^ Valentine, Ed (October 1, 2024). "New York Giants shuffle practice squad". Big Blue View. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from NFL.com · ESPN · Yahoo Sports
- Georgia Bulldogs bio