Josh Hammond (born July 24, 1998) is a former American football wide receiver who is an offensive assistant for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida, and has also played for the Jacksonville Jaguars, Philadelphia Eagles, New England Patriots, Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL), and the DC Defenders of the United Football League (UFL).
_(cropped).jpg) Hammond with the DC Defenders in 2023 | |
| Los Angeles Chargers | |
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| Position: | Offensive assistant |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | July 24, 1998 Hallandale Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight: | 194 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Hallandale (Hallandale Beach, Florida) |
| College: | Florida |
| Undrafted: | 2020 |
| Career history | |
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| As a coach: | |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
College career
editHammond was a member of the Florida Gators for four seasons. He finished his collegiate career with 87 receptions for 1,138 yards and six touchdowns and 134 yards and two touchdowns rushing in 49 games played.[1]
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 0+1⁄8 in (1.83 m) |
192 lb (87 kg) |
30+5⁄8 in (0.78 m) |
9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) | |||||||||
| All values from Pro Day[2] | ||||||||||||
Jacksonville Jaguars
editHammond signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent on April 25, 2020.[3] He was waived on September 6, 2020, during final roster cuts and was re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[4][5] Hammond remained on the practice squad for the 2020 season and signed a reserve/future contract with the Jaguars on January 4, 2021.[6] He was cut by the Jaguars at the end of training camp on August 31, 2021, and was re-signed back to the team's practice squad.[7][8] Hammond was elevated to the active roster on December 26, 2021, for the team's Week 16 game against the New York Jets and made his NFL debut in the game.[9] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 10, 2022.[10] He was waived on May 16, 2022.[11]
Philadelphia Eagles
editOn May 17, Hammond was claimed off waivers by the Philadelphia Eagles.[12] He was waived on July 26, 2022.[13]
New England Patriots
editOn July 28, 2022, Hammond signed with the New England Patriots.[14] He was released on August 30, 2022.[15]
DC Defenders
editOn November 17, 2022, Hammond was drafted by the DC Defenders of the XFL.[16] He was released from his contract on August 21, 2023.[17]
Denver Broncos
editOn August 22, 2023, Hammond signed with the Denver Broncos.[18] He was released on August 29, 2023.[19]
DC Defenders (second stint)
editOn October 19, 2023, Hammond re-signed with the DC Defenders.[20] He announced his retirement on February 24, 2024.[21]
Personal life
editHammond is the younger brother of former Florida and NFL wide receiver Frankie Hammond.[22] On March 16, 2024, Hammond announced he took a position on the Los Angeles Chargers coaching staff.[23]
References
edit- ^ Reynolds, Lauren (April 1, 2020). "NFL Draft Profile: Gators WR Josh Hammond". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
- ^ "20 Draft Scout NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
- ^ "UF's Josh Hammond among undrafted free agents to reach deal with Jaguars". The Florida Times-Union. April 26, 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
- ^ Hill, Kassidy (September 6, 2020). "Jaguars Make Final Roster Cuts, Set Initial 53-Man Roster". SI.com. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
- ^ "Jaguars Sign 15 Players to Practice Squad". Jaguars.com. September 7, 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
- ^ "Jaguars' Josh Hammond: Stays with Jags". CBSSports.com. RotoWire. January 4, 2021. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
- ^ "Roster Moves: Jaguars Reduce Roster to 53". Jaguars.com. August 31, 2021. Archived from the original on September 2, 2021. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
- ^ Oehser, John (September 1, 2021). "Official: Jaguars claim Johnson, sign 13 players to practice squad". Jaguars.com. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
- ^ Johnson, James (December 26, 2021). "Jags add a trio from practice squad prior to game vs. Jets, place DE/OLB Jordan Smith on Reserve/COVID-19 list". Jaguars Wire. USA Today. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
- ^ "Roster Moves: Jaguars sign 8 players to Reserve/Future contracts". Jaguars.com. January 10, 2022.
- ^ "Roster Moves: Jaguars sign four, waive four". Jaguars.com. May 16, 2022.
- ^ McPherson, Chris (May 17, 2022). "Eagles claim WR Josh Hammond from the Jaguars". PhiladelphiaEagles.com.
- ^ "Eagles sign DT Kobe Smith as Training Camp opens". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. July 26, 2022.
- ^ "Patriots reportedly sign former Jaguars, Eagles receiver Josh Hammond following workout". SBNation.com. July 28, 2022.
- ^ "Josh Hammond, New England Patriots, WR - News, Stats, Bio". CBSSports.com. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
- ^ "Rosters for all eight XFL teams: Full draft results and where Vic Beasley, Martavis Bryant landed". ESPN.com. November 18, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
- ^ "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
- ^ DiLalla, Aric (August 22, 2023). "Broncos sign WR Josh Hammond, place WR Jalen Virgil on IR". DenverBroncos.com.
- ^ Lynch, Tim (August 29, 2023). "Broncos have waived WR Josh Hammond". Mile High Report. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
- ^ "24 Players Sign Letters of Intent With XFL". www.xfl.com. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
- ^ @J_Hammond10 (February 24, 2024). "I have decided to retire from playing professional football to pursue new endeavors… GG's" (Tweet). Retrieved February 24, 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Meet UF receiver Joshua Hammond". Orlando Sentinel. February 1, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
- ^ @J_Hammond10 (March 16, 2024). "Update.. Since retiring from playing I have taken the coaching route and have taken an offensive position on staff with the LA Chargers" (Tweet). Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Twitter.