Kyle Friend
| No. 63, 74 | |
|---|---|
| Position: | Center |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | April 3, 1994 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight: | 305 lb (138 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Cumberland Valley (Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania) |
| College: | Temple |
| Undrafted: | 2016 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |
Kyle Allen Friend (born April 3, 1994) is a former American football center. He played college football at Temple and signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2016.
Early years[edit]
Friend attended Cumberland Valley High School where he was selected to the 2010 and 2011 Associated Press All-State first-team and 2011 Harrisburg Patriot-News All-Area first-team. He was named to the 2011 Harrisburg Patriot-News All-Area first-team and 2011 Mid-Penn All-Conference. He was named Defensive Player of the Year and helped Cumberland Valley High School football team win back-to-back district championships in 2009 and 2010.
Professional career[edit]
Coming out of Temple, Friend was projected by the majority of NFL draft experts and scouts to be selected in the seventh round or be signed as a priority undrafted free agent.
| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
305 lb (138 kg) |
5.09 s | 1.71 s | 2.86 s | 4.69 s | 7.48 s | 28+1⁄2 in (0.72 m) |
8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) |
41 reps | |||
| All values from Temple's Pro Day | ||||||||||||
New York Jets[edit]
On April 30, 2016, Friend signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent following the conclusion of the 2016 NFL Draft.[1][2] On August 28, 2016, he was waived by the Jets.[3] He was re-signed to the practice squad on October 26, 2016.[4] He was released by the Jets on November 1, 2016, but was re-signed on December 20, 2016.[5][6]
Pittsburgh Steelers[edit]
On February 14, 2017, Friend was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers.[7] He was waived on September 2, 2017 and was signed to the Steelers' practice squad the next day.[8][9]
Carolina Panthers[edit]
On May 14, 2018, Friend signed with the Carolina Panthers.[10] He was waived on September 1, 2018.[11]
Arizona Cardinals[edit]
On October 17, 2018, Friend was signed to the Arizona Cardinals practice squad.[12] He was released on October 26, 2018, but was re-signed four days later.[13] He was released on November 7, 2018.[14]
Cleveland Browns[edit]
On December 18, 2018, Friend was signed to the Cleveland Browns practice squad.[15] The Browns signed Friend to a futures contract on January 2, 2019.[16]
Friend was waived by the Browns on April 29, 2019.[17]
References[edit]
- ^ "Cumberland Valley alumnus Kyle Friend signs UFA deal with New York Jets". cumberlink.com. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
- ^ "Jets Undrafted Free Agent Tracker". ganggreennation.com. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
- ^ Allen, Eric (August 28, 2016). "Jets Release 11, Place Devin Smith on PUP List". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on September 4, 2017.
- ^ Lange, Randy (October 26, 2016). "LB Cliett, C Friend Signed to Practice Squad". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on November 17, 2017.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan (November 1, 2016). "Jets Add T Davis & WR White to Practice Squad". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on November 25, 2017.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan (December 20, 2016). "Jets Place Winters and Catapano on IR". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on August 5, 2017.
- ^ Varley, Teresa (February 14, 2017). "Sons of 2 HOFers among 6 players signed". Steelers.com. Archived from the original on September 11, 2017.
- ^ "Steelers trim roster to 53". Steelers.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on January 17, 2018.
- ^ "Steelers announce practice squad". Steelers.com. September 3, 2017. Archived from the original on November 23, 2017.
- ^ Henson, Max (May 14, 2018). "Panthers sign four tryouts, waive Zack Sanchez". Panthers.com. Archived from the original on May 16, 2018.
- ^ Voth, Bill (September 1, 2018). "Panthers trim roster to 53". Panthers.com.
- ^ "Cardinals cut G Will House from practice squad, sign OL Kyle Friend". Cards Wire. USA Today. October 17, 2018.
- ^ Urban, Darren (October 26, 2018). "With Phil Dawson Ailing, Matt McCrane Added To Practice Squad". AZCardinals.com.
- ^ "Cardinals sign reciever [sic] Montay Crockett to practice squad". ArizonaSports.com. November 7, 2018.
- ^ "Browns sign OL Kyle Friend to practice squad". ClevelandBrowns.com. December 18, 2018.
- ^ "Browns sign nine players". ClevelandBrowns.com. January 2, 2019.
- ^ "Browns release C Kyle Friend". ClevelandBrowns.com. April 29, 2019.