Anthony Kukwa

Anthony Kukwa (born October 30, 1992) is an American football long snapper for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He initially attended Ball State University and later transferred to Lake Erie College, where he played long snapper and tight end. Kukwa is Lake Erie's first ever student-athlete to sign an NFL contract.

Anthony Kukwa
No. 45 – Houston Texans
Position:Long snapper
Personal information
Born: (1992-10-30) October 30, 1992
Perry, Ohio
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:221 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:Perry High School
College:Lake Erie
Undrafted:2017
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Reserve/Future
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Professional career

Oakland Raiders

Kukwa signed with the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2017.[1] He was waived by the Raiders on July 7, 2017.[2]

Los Angeles Chargers

On January 4, 2018, Kukwa signed a reserve/future contract with the Los Angeles Chargers.[3] On May 30, 2018, he was waived by the Chargers.[4]

Houston Texans

Kukwa had a mini-camp tryout with the Houston Texans in 2019, but was not signed to a contract. He signed with the team on April 25, 2020.[5] He was waived on July 27, 2020.[6] Kukwa had a tryout with the Texans on August 20, 2020,[7] and re-signed with the team three days later.[8] He was waived on September 5, 2020.[9] On December 15, 2020, Kukwa re-signed with the Texans practice squad.[10] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 4, 2021.[11]

References
  1. "Raiders Announce Undrafted Free Agent Signings". Raiders.com. May 5, 2017. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  2. "Raiders Announce Transactions". Raiders.com. July 7, 2017.
  3. "Perry grad Anthony Kukwa signs NFL futures contract with Chargers". News-Herald.com. January 7, 2018. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  4. Henne, Ricky (May 30, 2018). "Bolts Sign TE Austin Roberts". Chargers.com.
  5. Wilson, Aaron (April 26, 2020). "Texans sign long snapper Anthony Kukwa". Chron.com. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  6. "Texans Announce Roster Moves". HoustonTexans.com. July 27, 2020. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  7. @AlbertBreer (August 20, 2020). "Today's tryout/visit list" (Tweet). Retrieved August 21, 2020 – via Twitter.
  8. "Texans Announce Roster Moves". HoustonTexans.com. August 23, 2020. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  9. "Transactions: Roster Moves (9-5-2020)". HoustonTexans.com. September 5, 2020.
  10. "Houston Texans Transactions (12-15-20)". HoustonTexans.com. December 15, 2020.
  11. "Houston Texans Transactions (1-4-21)". HoustonTexans.com. January 4, 2021.


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