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Born: | Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | April 16, 1998||||
Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||
Weight: | 316 lb (143 kg) | ||||
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High school: | Elder (Cincinnati, Ohio) | ||||
College: | Notre Dame (2016–2020) | ||||
Position: | Offensive guard | ||||
Undrafted: | 2021 | ||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Tommy Kraemer (born April 16, 1998) is an American football offensive guard who is a free agent. Kraemer played college football for Notre Dame, and was first signed by the Detroit Lions. [1]
Tommy Kraemer was born on April 16, 1998, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He attended Elder High School, where he protected future Northwestern and rival quarterback Peyton Ramsey. After his successful time at Elder High School, Kraemer won the Gatorade Ohio Player of the Year award. [2]
Kraemer was rated as the fourth-best player from the state of Ohio going into college and chose to attend University of Notre Dame. In his freshman year, Kraemer never was entered into a game. In his sophomore year, Kraemer started his first game and later started twelve out of the thirteen games that season. Kraemer helped create a powerful rushing offense that averaged 269.3 rushing yards per game, seventh in the FBS. In his junior year, Kraemer played in twelve games and started in ten of them. In his senior season, Kraemer started the first seven games before suffering a season-ending knee injury versus Michigan. During that season, Kraemer had not allowed a single sack before getting injured. In his graduate and final season, Kraemer once again started ten out of the twelve games that season. Following his graduate year, Kraemer was named on the first team All-Atlantic Coast Conference team and the All-American third team. [3]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | |||||||||
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6 ft 5+1⁄2 in (1.97 m) | 309 lb (140 kg) | 33+1⁄2 in (0.85 m) | 10+5⁄8 in (0.27 m) | |||||||||
All values from Pro Day [4] [5] |
After going undrafted in the 2021 NFL Draft, Kraemer was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Detroit Lions. Kraemer was waived before the 2021 NFL season began, but was placed on the practice squad. [6] Before week 8 of the 2021 NFL season, Kraemer was promoted to the active roster. [7] He was waived on November 2 and re-signed to the practice squad. [8] He was promoted back to the active roster on November 23.
On September 15, 2022, Kraemer was placed on injured reserve with a back injury. [9]
On August 2, 2023, Kraemer was signed by the New Orleans Saints. [10] He was waived on August 29, 2023, and re-signed to the practice squad. [11] [12] He was promoted to the active roster on October 7. [13] He was waived on October 9, and re-signed to the practice squad. [14] [15] He was promoted back to the active roster on October 19, but waived again and re-signed to the practice squad. [16] Following the end of the 2023 regular season, the Saints signed him to a reserve/future contract on January 8, 2024. [17] He was, again, waived on May 8, 2024. [18]
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