Sam Tecklenburg (born January 31, 1997) is an American football center for the San Antonio Brahmas of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at Baylor. He has also played for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL).
 Tecklenburg with the San Antonio Brahmas in 2024 | |||||||
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| Position: | Center | ||||||
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| Born: | January 31, 1997 Plano, Texas, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 310 lb (141 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Plano (TX) | ||||||
| College: | Baylor (2015–2019) | ||||||
| Undrafted: | 2020 | ||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||
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Professional career
editCarolina Panthers
editAfter playing four years at Baylor, Tecklenburg was signed by the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent on April 27, 2020. Tecklenburg was reunited with Carolina Panthers head coach Matt Rhule, who was also his head coach at Baylor.[1] He was waived during final roster cuts on September 5,[2] and signed to the practice squad the next day.[3] He was promoted to the active roster on October 20, 2020.[4] He was waived on November 5[5] and re-signed to the practice squad two days later.[6] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Panthers on January 4, 2021.[7]
On August 31, 2021, Tecklenburg was waived by the Panthers and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[8][9] He was promoted to the active roster on September 7, 2021.[10]
On August 30, 2022, Tecklenburg was waived by the Panthers and signed to the practice squad the next day.[11][12] He was promoted to the active roster on January 7, 2023.
On August 29, 2023, Tecklenburg was waived by the Panthers.[13]
San Antonio Brahmas
editOn February 28, 2024, Tecklenburg was signed by the San Antonio Brahmas of the United Football League (UFL).[14] He re-signed with the team on September 3, 2024.[15]
References
edit- ^ "Panthers agree to terms with 17 undrafted free agents". Panthers.com. April 27, 2020. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
- ^ Vashee, Rushil (September 5, 2020). "Carolina Panthers 2020 roster cuts tracker". USAToday.com. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
- ^ Weaver, Tim (September 6, 2020). "Carolina Panthers 2020 practice squad tracker". USAToday.com. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
- ^ Simmons, Myles (October 20, 2020). "Panthers place Juston Burris, Keith Kirkwood on reserve/injured list". Panthers.com. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
- ^ "Sam Yecklenburg let go by Carolina". FantasyGuru.com. November 5, 2020. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
- ^ Simmons, Myles (November 7, 2020). "Panthers activate Christian McCaffrey, Yetur Gross-Matos". Panthers.com. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
- ^ Bryan, Will (January 4, 2021). "Panthers sign 14 players to reserve future contracts for 2021". Panthers.com.
- ^ Gantt, Darin (August 31, 2021). "Panthers reduce roster on Tuesday morning". Panthers.com.
- ^ Gantt, Darin (September 1, 2021). "Panthers announce practice squad signings on Wednesday". Panthers.com.
- ^ Gantt, Darin (September 7, 2021). "Panthers add Sam Tecklenburg to active roster". Panthers.com.
- ^ "Panthers make transactions to get to initial 53-man roster". Panthers.com. August 30, 2022.
- ^ "Panthers add 14 to practice squad". Panthers.com. August 31, 2022.
- ^ Gantt, Darin (August 29, 2023). "Panthers make moves en route to 53-man roster limit". Panthers.com.
- ^ "UFL Player Transactions, Wednesday February 28, 2024". UFLBoard.com. February 28, 2024. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ @UFL_PR (September 3, 2024). "The #UFL has announced the following transactions" (Tweet). Retrieved September 4, 2024 – via Twitter.