Korey Toomer
Korey Toomer (born December 9, 1988) is an American football linebacker who is a free agent. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the fifth round of the 2012 NFL Draft. He played college football at Idaho.
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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||||||
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Born: | Las Vegas, Nevada | December 9, 1988||||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight: | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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High school: | Shadow Ridge (Las Vegas, Nevada) | ||||||||||||||
College: | Idaho | ||||||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2012 / Round: 5 / Pick: 154 | ||||||||||||||
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Early years
Born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada, Toomer is the son of Pamelisa and Kyle Toomer. He is a 2007 graduate of Shadow Ridge High School.
College career
A junior college transfer from Arizona Western in Yuma, Toomer played his final two years of college football at Idaho in the WAC. He saw action on special teams and as a reserve linebacker as a junior in 2009 and redshirted in 2010, after seriously injuring his hand in fall camp. As a senior in 2011, Toomer started at linebacker and also saw late season action on offense as a fullback. After the season he was named the team's MVP.
Professional career
Seattle Seahawks
Toomer was among the Seahawks' last cuts due to shoulder injury in 2012[1] and was signed to the practice squad.[2] On August 27, 2013, he was placed on the reserve/non-football injury list. He was a part of the 2013 Seattle Seahawks team that won Super Bowl XLVIII. In 2014, he was released as part of final roster cuts.[3]
Dallas Cowboys
Toomer was claimed off waivers by the Cowboys. He was released on October 17, 2014.[4]
St. Louis Rams
Toomer was signed to the Rams' practice squad. On October 28, 2014, he was promoted to the active roster.[5] He was released on August 31, 2015.[6]
Oakland Raiders
Toomer was signed to the Raiders' practice squad on October 27, 2015 and was promoted to the active roster on October 31.[7] On September 3, 2016, Toomer was released by the Raiders.[8] The next day, he was signed to the Raiders' practice squad.[9] He terminated his contract on September 27, 2016.[10]
San Diego / Los Angeles Chargers
On September 28, 2016, Toomer was signed by the Chargers.[11]
On March 9, 2017, the Chargers placed an original-round (fifth round) tender on Toomer.[12] He officially signed his tender on April 4, 2017, keeping him under contract with the Chargers for 2017.[13]
On September 11, 2017, in the season opener against the Denver Broncos on Monday Night Football, Toomer forced a fumble from running back Jamaal Charles. The fumble was recovered by teammate Casey Hayward and set up the Chargers to have an eventual touchdown scoring drive.[14]
San Francisco 49ers
On April 4, 2018, Toomer signed a one-year contract with the San Francisco 49ers.[15] He was released on September 1, 2018.[16]
Green Bay Packers
On September 3, 2018, Toomer signed with the Green Bay Packers.[17] He was released on November 28, 2018.[18]
BC Lions
Toomer signed with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League on June 25, 2019.[19] He was released after the season on November 15, 2019.[20]
Seattle Dragons
Toomer signed with the Tampa Bay Vipers of the XFL. He was placed on a reserve list before the start of the regular season, and was traded to the Seattle Dragons in exchange for S. J. Green on February 18, 2020.[21] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[22]
References
- O'Neil, Danny (August 31, 2012). "Seahawks blog: QB Josh Portis among the Seahawks released Friday". Seattle Times.
- O'Neil, Danny (September 1, 2012). "Seahawks blog: Korey Toomer, Josh Portis to sign with Seahawks practice squad". Seattle Times.
- Blount, Terry (August 27, 2013). "Seattle Seahawks reduce roster to 75". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
- Mello, Igor. "Cowboys re-sign DE Lavar Edwards, cut LB Korey Toomer". CBSSports.com.
- Hartstein, Larry. "Rams promote LB Korey Toomer". CBSSports.com.
- "Rams make roster moves Monday". CBSSports.com.
- "The Oakland Raiders have signed LB Korey Toomer to the active roster, the club announced Saturday". Raiders.com. October 31, 2015. Archived from the original on February 8, 2017.
- "Oakland Raiders Announce Transactions". Raiders.com. September 3, 2016. Archived from the original on August 27, 2017.
- "Raiders Announce Practice Squad Signings". Raiders.com. September 4, 2016. Archived from the original on September 9, 2017.
- "Oakland Raiders Announce Transactions". Raiders.com. September 27, 2016. Archived from the original on November 2, 2016.
- "Chargers Sign Former Raiders LB Korey Toomer". Chargers.com. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
- Henne, Ricky (March 9, 2017). "Dontrelle Inman, Adrian Phillips Among Eight Players Tendered by Bolts". Chargers.com.
- Crabtree, Curtis (April 4, 2017). "Chargers linebacker Korey Toomer signs restricted tender". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
- "Los Angeles Chargers at Denver Broncos – September 11th, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
- "49ers Sign LB Toomer". 49ers.com. April 4, 2018.
- "49ers Cut 21 Players, Get Roster Down to 53". 49ers.com. September 1, 2018.
- "Packers sign LB Toomer, place WR Kumerow on IR". Packers.com. September 3, 2018.
- "Packers sign S Eddie Pleasant, release LB Korey Toomer". Packers.com. November 28, 2018.
- Cartmell, Jamie (June 25, 2019). "Lions Add Branden Dozier and Korey Toomer to Roster". BCLions.com. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
- "BC Lions Transactions". BCLions.com. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
- "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
- Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.