Ty Summers

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Ty Summers
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Summers in college at TCU in 2017, at Big 12 Media Days
No. 42 – New Orleans Saints
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1995-12-31) December 31, 1995 (age 28)
San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:241 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school:Reagan
(San Antonio, Texas)
College:TCU (2015–2018)
NFL draft:2019 / Round: 7 / Pick: 226
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Total tackles:60
Pass deflections:1
Fumble recoveries:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Tyler Christian Summers (born December 31, 1995) is an American football linebacker for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at TCU, and was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the seventh round of the 2019 NFL Draft. He has also played for the Jacksonville Jaguars.

College career[edit]

Summers played in 51 games for the Horned Frogs starting 32.[1] Summers recorded 317 tackles with 23.5 for a loss and 10 sacks during his college career including a career high 121 during his sophomore campaign.[2] Summers received second-team all-Big 12 Conference honors in 2016 and honorable mention all-Big 12 honors in 2017 and 2018.

Professional career[edit]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 1+3⁄8 in
(1.86 m) 		241 lb
(109 kg) 		31+1⁄2 in
(0.80 m) 		10 in
(0.25 m)		 4.51 s 1.60 s 2.68 s 4.26 s 7.00 s 36.0 in
(0.91 m)		 10 ft 3 in
(3.12 m)		 27 reps
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[3][4]
Summers with the Green Bay Packers in 2021

Green Bay Packers[edit]

Summers was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the seventh round of the 2019 NFL Draft.[5][6] On May 3, 2019, he signed his rookie contract with the Packers.[7]

Summers entered the 2021 season as a core special teamer and backup linebacker. He was placed on injured reserve on December 24.[8]

Summers was waived by the Packers on August 28, 2022.[9]

Jacksonville Jaguars[edit]

Summers was claimed off waivers by the Jacksonville Jaguars on August 31, 2022.[10] He was waived three days later and re-signed to the practice squad.[11]

New Orleans Saints[edit]

On December 21, 2022, the New Orleans Saints signed Summers off Jacksonville's practice squad.[12] He was waived on August 29, 2023 and re-signed to the practice squad, but released the next day.[13][14][15] On September 13, 2023, he was signed to the Saints practice squad.[16] He was promoted to the active roster on September 21.[17]

NFL career statistics[edit]

Regular season[edit]

Year Team GP GS Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
Total Solo Ast Sck SFTY PDef Int Yds Avg Lng TDs FF FR
2019 GB 16 0 4 2 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020 GB 16 1 37 25 12 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021 GB 14 0 9 8 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2022 JAX 3 0 4 2 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022 NO 3 0 2 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 52 1 58 41 17 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Source: pro-football-reference.com

Postseason[edit]

Year Team GP GS Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
Total Solo Ast Sck SFTY PDef Int Yds Avg Lng TDs FF FR
2019 GB 2 0 2 0 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020 GB 2 0 3 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 4 0 5 3 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: pro-football-reference.com

Personal life[edit]

Summers is a Christian.[18] Summers is married to Sidnee Jo Summers. They have one son together.[19]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ty Summers Profile, TCU Athletics
  2. ^ Ty Summers selected by Green Bay Packers with number 226 pick in NFL draft, Dallas Morning News, April 27, 2019
  3. ^ "Ty Summers Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". National Football League. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  4. ^ "Ty Summers, Texas Christian, ILB, 2019 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  5. ^ "Converted QB Ty Summers remains vital to TCU defense as linebacker". July 16, 2018.
  6. ^ "Quick Pick: Packers draft LB Ty Summers in the seventh round". packers.com. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  7. ^ "Packers sign six draft choices". packers.com. May 3, 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  8. ^ "Packers activate DL Kenny Clark from reserve/COVID-19 list". Packers.com. December 24, 2021.
  9. ^ "Packers release LB Ty Summers". Packers.com. August 28, 2022.
  10. ^ "Roster Moves: Jaguars claim K Riley Patterson and four other players off waivers". jaguars.com. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
  11. ^ "Roster Moves: Jaguars waive LB Ty Summers". Jaguars.com. September 3, 2022. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  12. ^ Sigler, John (December 21, 2022). "Saints sign linebacker Ty Summers off the Jaguars practice squad". SaintsWire. USAToday.com. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  13. ^ "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. August 29, 2023.
  14. ^ "New Orleans Saints announce practice squad additions". NewOrleansSaints.com. August 30, 2023.
  15. ^ "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. August 31, 2023.
  16. ^ "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
  17. ^ "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. September 21, 2023.
  18. ^ Romano, Jason (July 29, 2022). "SS PODCAST: Packers LB Ty Summers on Bible studies, being an ambassador for Christ". Sports Spectrum. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
  19. ^ "tysummers_42". Instagram. Retrieved July 31, 2022.

External links[edit]

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