Elliott Goering Fry (born December 12, 1994) is an American professional football placekicker who is a free agent. He played college football at South Carolina. He has been a member of the Orlando Apollos of the Alliance of American Football (AAF), and the Chicago Bears, Baltimore Ravens, Carolina Panthers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Atlanta Falcons, Kansas City Chiefs, Green Bay Packers, Cincinnati Bengals, Jacksonville Jaguars, Arizona Cardinals, and Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL).
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| Born: | December 12, 1994 Frisco, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 170 lb (77 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Prince of Peace Christian (Carrollton, Texas) | ||||||||||
| College: | South Carolina (2013-2016) | ||||||||||
| Position: | Placekicker | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2017 | ||||||||||
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Early life
editFry attended Prince of Peace Christian School in Carrollton, Texas. While Elliott Fry was playing hockey at the age of seven, he lost consciousness on the ice due to extremely high blood glucose levels. Fry was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes.[1] Fry was an avid soccer and football player in high school. He was the kicker and punter, but also played a little bit of offense due to his speed.
College career
editFry attended the University of South Carolina where became the all-time leading scorer for the Gamecocks.
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | |||||||||
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| 5 ft 11+7⁄8 in (1.83 m) |
172 lb (78 kg) |
29+1⁄2 in (0.75 m) |
8+1⁄4 in (0.21 m) | |||||||||
| All values from Pro Day[2] | ||||||||||||
Orlando Apollos
editFry went 14–14 in his 8 weeks with the Orlando Apollos before the Alliance of American Football suspended operations.[3][4]
Chicago Bears
editFry was signed by the Chicago Bears on April 12, 2019 to a three-year deal shortly after the departure of Cody Parkey as part of the Bears' preseason kicking competition.[4] During the preseason, he competed with Eddy Piñeiro, but was waived by the Bears shortly after their Week 2 loss to the New York Giants.[5] He made three of four field goals for the Bears.[6]
Baltimore Ravens
editShortly after being waived by the Bears, signed a contract with the Baltimore Ravens.[5] He was cut by the Ravens after their final preseason game against the Washington Redskins.[7]
In October 2019, Fry was selected by the St. Louis BattleHawks in the open phase of the 2020 XFL Draft,[8] but did not sign with the team.
Carolina Panthers
editFry signed a reserve/futures contract with the Carolina Panthers on December 30, 2019.[9] He was waived on April 30, 2020.[10]
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
editOn May 1, 2020, Fry was claimed off waivers by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[11] He was waived on September 1, 2020.[12]
Atlanta Falcons
editOn October 1, 2020, Fry was signed to the Atlanta Falcons practice squad.[13] He was elevated to the active roster on October 5 for the team's week 4 game against the Green Bay Packers.[14] He made his NFL debut in the game, converting one field goal and going one-for-two on extra point attempts.[15] He reverted to the practice squad the next day.[16] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 4, 2021.[17] On May 12, 2021, Fry was waived by the Falcons.[18][19]
On September 10, 2021, Fry was signed to the Falcons' practice squad.[20] He was released from their practice squad on September 20, 2021. On October 5, 2021, Fry once again was signed to the Falcons' practice squad.[21] He was released on November 17, 2021.
Kansas City Chiefs
editFry was signed to the Kansas City Chiefs' practice squad on December 14, 2021.[22] He was signed to the active roster on December 20, 2021.[23] After playing only one game for the team, he was released on December 28, 2021.
Green Bay Packers
editOn January 1, 2022, Fry was signed to the Green Bay Packers practice squad, but was released two days later.[24]
Cincinnati Bengals
editOn January 4, 2022, Fry was signed to the Cincinnati Bengals practice squad.[25] He was elevated to the Bengals active roster on January 10, 2022 using a standard elevation. He reverted back to the practice squad after the game. He was released on January 31.
Jacksonville Jaguars
editOn July 29, 2022, Fry signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars.[26] He was waived/injured on August 15, 2022 and placed on injured reserve.[27] He was released on August 19.
Arizona Cardinals
editOn January 11, 2023, Fry signed a reserve/future contract with the Arizona Cardinals.[28] He was released on May 15, 2023.[29]
Denver Broncos
editOn May 31, 2023, Fry signed a one-year deal with the Denver Broncos after they released longtime kicker Brandon McManus.[30] He was waived/injured on August 15, 2023.[31]
Personal life
editFry has Type 1 diabetes, which he was diagnosed with when he was seven years old.[32]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Fry continues fight against Type I diabetes". TheBigSpur. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
- ^ "Elliott Fry, South Carolina, K, 2017 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
- ^ Swanson, Matt. "Elliott Fry". NoExtraPoints. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
- ^ a b "Bears sign former AAF kicker Elliott Fry to 3-year deal". Bears Wire. April 12, 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
- ^ a b "After Release By Bears, Fry Signs Deal With Ravens". NBC Chicago. August 25, 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
- ^ Alper, Josh (August 18, 2019). "Bears waive K Elliott Fry". Profootballtalk.com. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
- ^ Alper, Josh (August 30, 2019). "Ravens cut Elliott Fry". ProFootballTalk. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
- ^ Talbot, Damond (October 16, 2019). "XFL Draft Phase 5: The Final Rounds of the Draft, Find out who was selected". NFL Draft Diamonds. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- ^ Bryan, Will (December 30, 2019). "Panthers sign nine players to reserve future contracts for 2020". Panthers.com. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
- ^ Bryan, Will (April 30, 2020). "Panthers sign defensive end DaVonte Lambert, cornerback Derrek Thomas". Panthers.com. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
- ^ Smith, Scott (May 1, 2020). "Bucs Claim Kicker Elliott Fry". buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on May 2, 2020. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
- ^ Smith, Scott (September 1, 2020). "Bucs Sign K Ryan Succop". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on January 18, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
- ^ McFadden, Will (October 1, 2020). "Falcons sign kicker Elliott Fry to practice squad". AtlantaFalcons.com.
- ^ McFadden, Will (October 5, 2020). "Falcons add kicker Elliott Fry to active roster". AtlantaFalcons.com. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- ^ "Falcons' Elliott Fry: Misses kick in debut". CBSSports.com. October 6, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- ^ "Elliott Fry: Reverts to practice squad". CBSSports.com. October 6, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- ^ McFadden, Will (January 4, 2021). "Falcons sign 11 players to reserve/future contracts". AtlantaFalcons.com.
- ^ Deighton, John (May 11, 2021). "Falcons release K Elliott Fry". AtlantaFalcons.com. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
- ^ "2021 NFL Transactions: Waivers – May". NFL.com. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
- ^ Deighton, John. "Falcons sign K Elliott Fry to practice squad". AtlantaFalcons.com. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
- ^ "Falcons place CB Oliver, punter Nizialek on injured reserve". apnews.com. October 4, 2021. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
- ^ "Chiefs to sign K Elliott Fry to practice squad". USAToday.com. December 14, 2021.
- ^ "Pro Bowl TE Travis Kelce among three Kansas City Chiefs put on COVID-19 list". ESPN.com. December 20, 2021.
- ^ "Packers activate six off reserve/COVID-19 list". Packers.com. January 1, 2022.
- ^ "Multiple Roster Moves Made Ahead Of Week 18 At Cleveland". Bengals.com. January 4, 2022.
- ^ "Roster Moves: Jaguars sign K Elliott Fry, waive K Andrew Mevis". Jaguars.com. July 29, 2022.
- ^ "Roster Moves: Jaguars waive five from the roster". Jaguars.com. August 15, 2022.
- ^ Urban, Darren (January 11, 2023). "Bernhard Seikovits Among 14 'Futures' Cardinals Sign For 2023". AZCardinals.com.
- ^ "Cardinals Sign Veteran Punter Matt Haack". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
- ^ "Broncos sign K Elliott Fry". denverbroncos.com. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
- ^ "Broncos sign LS Jack Landherr". denverbroncos.com. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ Wood, Ryan (October 30, 2013). "Gamecocks kicker Elliott Fry won't let Type I diabetes slow him down". The Post and Courier. Retrieved October 23, 2019.