Zach Kerr

Zachariah Winston Kerr (born August 29, 1990) is an American football defensive tackle for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Delaware, and signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2014. He also played for the Denver Broncos.

Zach Kerr
Kerr with the Indianapolis Colts in 2014
No. 92 – Carolina Panthers
Position:Defensive Tackle
Personal information
Born: (1990-08-29) August 29, 1990
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:334 lb (151 kg)
Career information
High school:Quince Orchard
(Gaithersburg, Maryland)
College:Delaware
Undrafted:2014
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-CAA (2012)
Career NFL statistics as of 2019
Total tackles:135
Sacks:7.5
Forced fumbles:1
Fumble recoveries:1
Player stats at NFL.com

Professional career

Indianapolis Colts

Kerr went undrafted in 2014, and signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent. He played in all four pre-season games that year, recording 14 tackles and 1 sack. Kerr made his regular season debut in Week 1 against the Denver Broncos, recording 1 tackle. During his rookie season in 2014, Kerr played 12 games with 16 tackles, 1 pass defended, and 3 sacks. In 2015, he played 12 games with 29 tackles.[1] In 2016, he played 12 games with 19 tackles, 2.5 sacks, and a fumble recovery.

Denver Broncos

On March 11, 2017, Kerr signed a two-year deal with the Denver Broncos.[2] In 11 games of 2017, Kerr finished the year with 19 tackles, half a sack, and one pass defended.

In 2018, Kerr played in all 16 games, recording 33 combined tackles and 1.5 sacks.

On March 16, 2019, Kerr signed a two-year contract extension with the Broncos.[3] He was released on August 26, 2019.[4]

Arizona Cardinals

On October 2, 2019, Kerr signed with the Arizona Cardinals.[5]

Carolina Panthers

Kerr signed a two-year contract with the Carolina Panthers on March 25, 2020.[6] He was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on December 7, 2020,[7] and activated on December 22.[8]

References
  1. "Zach Kerr, DE for the Indianapolis Colts". NFL.com. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
  2. Alper, Josh (March 11, 2017). "Broncos add Zach Kerr to defensive line". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
  3. "Broncos agree to terms with DL Zach Kerr". DenverBroncos.com. March 16, 2019.
  4. DiLalla, Aric (August 26, 2019). "Broncos release DL Zach Kerr and LB Dekoda Watson". DenverBroncos.com.
  5. Urban, Darren (October 2, 2019). "Cardinals Sign Veteran Zach Kerr To Help Defensive Line". AZCardinals.com.
  6. "Panthers sign DL Zach Kerr, bring back WR DeAndrew White". Panthers.com. March 25, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  7. Gantt, Darin (December 7, 2020). "Panthers place eight players on reserve/COVID list". Panthers.com. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  8. Gantt, Darin (December 22, 2020). "Panthers activate Zach Kerr from reserve/COVID-19 list". Panthers.com. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
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