Kyle Allen Friend (born April 3, 1994) is a former American football center. He played college football at Temple and signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2016.
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| Position: | Center |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | April 3, 1994 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight: | 305 lb (138 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Cumberland Valley (Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania) |
| College: | Temple |
| Undrafted: | 2016 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Early life
editFriend attended Cumberland Valley High School where he was selected to the 2010 and 2011 Associated Press All-State first-team and 2011 Harrisburg Patriot-News All-Area first-team. He was named to the 2011 Harrisburg Patriot-News All-Area first-team and 2011 Mid-Penn All-Conference. He was named Defensive Player of the Year and helped Cumberland Valley High School football team win back-to-back district championships in 2009 and 2010.
Professional career
editComing out of Temple, Friend was projected by the majority of NFL draft experts and scouts to be selected in the seventh round or be signed as a priority undrafted free agent.
| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
305 lb (138 kg) |
5.09 s | 1.71 s | 2.86 s | 4.69 s | 7.48 s | 28+1⁄2 in (0.72 m) |
8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) |
41 reps | |||
| All values from Temple's Pro Day | ||||||||||||
New York Jets
editOn April 30, 2016, Friend signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent following the conclusion of the 2016 NFL draft.[1][2] On August 28, 2016, he was waived by the Jets.[3] He was re-signed to the practice squad on October 26, 2016.[4] He was released by the Jets on November 1, 2016, but was re-signed on December 20, 2016.[5][6]
Pittsburgh Steelers
editOn February 14, 2017, Friend was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers.[7] He was waived on September 2, 2017 and was signed to the Steelers' practice squad the next day.[8][9]
Carolina Panthers
editOn May 14, 2018, Friend signed with the Carolina Panthers.[10] He was waived on September 1, 2018.[11]
Arizona Cardinals
editOn October 17, 2018, Friend was signed to the Arizona Cardinals practice squad.[12] He was released on October 26, 2018, but was re-signed four days later.[13] He was released on November 7, 2018.[14]
Cleveland Browns
editOn December 18, 2018, Friend was signed to the Cleveland Browns practice squad.[15] The Browns signed Friend to a futures contract on January 2, 2019.[16]
Friend was waived by the Browns on April 29, 2019.[17]
References
edit- ^ "Cumberland Valley alumnus Kyle Friend signs UFA deal with New York Jets". cumberlink.com. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
- ^ "Jets Undrafted Free Agent Tracker". ganggreennation.com. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
- ^ Allen, Eric (August 28, 2016). "Jets Release 11, Place Devin Smith on PUP List". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on September 4, 2017.
- ^ Lange, Randy (October 26, 2016). "LB Cliett, C Friend Signed to Practice Squad". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on November 17, 2017.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan (November 1, 2016). "Jets Add T Davis & WR White to Practice Squad". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on November 25, 2017.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan (December 20, 2016). "Jets Place Winters and Catapano on IR". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on August 5, 2017.
- ^ Varley, Teresa (February 14, 2017). "Sons of 2 HOFers among 6 players signed". Steelers.com. Archived from the original on September 11, 2017.
- ^ "Steelers trim roster to 53". Steelers.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on January 17, 2018.
- ^ "Steelers announce practice squad". Steelers.com. September 3, 2017. Archived from the original on November 23, 2017.
- ^ Henson, Max (May 14, 2018). "Panthers sign four tryouts, waive Zack Sanchez". Panthers.com. Archived from the original on May 16, 2018.
- ^ Voth, Bill (September 1, 2018). "Panthers trim roster to 53". Panthers.com.
- ^ "Cardinals cut G Will House from practice squad, sign OL Kyle Friend". Cards Wire. USA Today. October 17, 2018.
- ^ Urban, Darren (October 26, 2018). "With Phil Dawson Ailing, Matt McCrane Added To Practice Squad". AZCardinals.com.
- ^ "Cardinals sign reciever [sic] Montay Crockett to practice squad". ArizonaSports.com. November 7, 2018.
- ^ "Browns sign OL Kyle Friend to practice squad". ClevelandBrowns.com. December 18, 2018.
- ^ "Browns sign nine players". ClevelandBrowns.com. January 2, 2019.
- ^ "Browns release C Kyle Friend". ClevelandBrowns.com. April 29, 2019.