Chris Frey Jr.

Chris Frey Jr.
No. 23,44
Frey with the Tiger-Cats in 2021
Born: (1995-06-23) June 23, 1995 (age 29)
Upper Arlington, Ohio
Career information
Position(s)Linebacker
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight203 lb (92 kg)
CollegeMichigan State (2014–2017)
High schoolUpper Arlington (OH)[1]
Career history
As player
2018Carolina Panthers*
2019–2021Hamilton Tiger-Cats
2022New Orleans Breakers
*Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career stats

Chris Frey Jr. (born June 23, 1995) is a professional American football linebacker. He has been a member of the Carolina Panthers, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, and New Orleans Breakers.

College career

Frey played college football for the Michigan State Spartans from 2014 to 2017.[2] He played in 52 games where he had 193 tackles, 13.5 tackles for a loss, seven sacks, and five fumble recoveries.[2][3]

College statistics

Michigan State Spartans
Season GP Tackles Fumbles
Solo Ast Tol Loss Sk Fr Yds TD FF
2014 10 8 11 19 0.0 0.0 1 0 0 0
2015 13 12 11 23 5.0 2.5 1 0 0 0
2016 12 40 56 96 4.0 0.5 0 0 0 1
2017 13 25 30 55 4.5 4.0 3 0 0 1
Career 48 85 108 193 13.5 7.0 5 0 0 2

Professional career

Carolina Panthers

Frey signed with the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent on April 29, 2018.[4] However, he was released with the final cuts following training camp on September 1, 2018.[3]

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Frey signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on January 24, 2019.[5] He made the team's active roster following training camp and played in his first career professional game on June 13, 2019, against the Saskatchewan Roughriders.[3] He played in five regular season games where he had three defensive tackles, two special teams tackles, and one sack.[3]

Frey did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the 2020 CFL season and signed a contract extension with the Tiger-Cats on January 5, 2021.[6] He played in four regular season games in 2021 where he had two defensive tackles and three special teams tackles.[3] Frey played in two Grey Cup with the Tiger-Cats in 2019, and in 2021. He became a free agent upon the expiry of his contract on February 8, 2022.[7]

New Orleans Breakers

Frey signed with the New Orleans Breakers of the United States Football League on May 10, 2022.[8] He was released on June 8.[9]

References

  1. ^ "'Cats fall to Bears". Springfield News-Sun. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Chris Frey Jr". Michigan State Spartans. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Chris Frey Jr". Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  4. ^ "Chris Frey signs as undrafted free agent with Carolina Panthers". theonlycolors.com. April 29, 2018.
  5. ^ "Tiger-Cats sign five players on defence". Hamilton Tiger-Cats. January 24, 2019.
  6. ^ "Ticats extend two linebackers including Frey Jr". Canadian Football League. January 5, 2021.
  7. ^ "Transactions – Football player trades and signings". Canadian Football League. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  8. ^ @USFLBreakers (May 10, 2022). "Roster Updates" (Tweet). Retrieved May 10, 2022 – via Twitter.
  9. ^ @USFLBreakers (June 8, 2022). "Roster Updates" (Tweet). Retrieved June 12, 2022 – via Twitter.