Jordan Gay
 Gay with the Bills in 2014 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born: | March 29, 1990 Danville, Kentucky |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Danville (KY) |
| College: | Centre College |
| Position: | Kickoff specialist |
| Undrafted: | 2013 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Jordan Lane Gay (born March 29, 1990) is an American football kickoff specialist who is currently a free agent. He has also been a punter and a kicker. Gay signed with the Carolina Panthers after going undrafted in the 2013 NFL Draft. He has been a member of the New York Giants and Buffalo Bills.
Professional career
Carolina Panthers
Gay signed with the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent. He was released on August 24, 2013.[1]
New York Giants
Gay was signed by the New York Giants. Gay was released on May 12, 2014.[2]
Second stint with the Carolina Panthers
Gay was signed by the Panthers for the second time on May 19, 2014. He was released on August 24, 2014.[3]
Buffalo Bills
On August 26, 2014, Gay was claimed off waivers by the Buffalo Bills.[4] Although nominally listed as a punter, Gay was primarily signed as a kickoff specialist; Colton Schmidt was signed to handle punting duties, though Gay was listed on the depth chart as the backup punter and holder behind Schmidt as well as backup kicker behind Dan Carpenter. Gay, along with Brandon McManus were the only primary kickoff specialists in the NFL in 2014.[5][6]
On March 9, 2016, Gay signed a multi-year contract with the Bills.[7]
Gay began the 2015 preseason as the Bills' starting kicker after Carpenter was placed on the non-football injury list.[8]
Gay was released by the Bills on October 7, 2015 to clear a roster spot for Billy Cundiff.[9] He was re-signed on October 23, 2015.[10]
On August 31, 2016, Gay was released by the Bills.[11] He was signed to the Bills practice squad on September 4.[12][13][14] On September 9, he was elevated to the 53-man roster.[15] He was released on September 27, 2016.[16] He was re-signed by the Bills on November 26, 2016 to serve as the team's kickoff specialist.[17] He was released on December 3, 2016.[18]
References
- ^ "Jordan Gay, P, New York Giants, NFL - CBSSports.com". cbssports.com. Retrieved 2014-04-29.
- ^ "Giants release QB Smith, LB Bradford, CB Mertile and P Jordan Gay". Giants.com. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ^ Gantt, Darin. "Panthers get down to 79 with 10 moves Sunday". Pro Football Talk. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
- ^ Rodak, Mike. "Bills claim Jordan Gay off waivers". ESPN. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ^ "Buffalo Bills bringing back kickoff specialist Jordan Gay". syracuse.com. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
- ^ Galliford, Brian (2015-03-09). "Buffalo Bills re-sign kickoff specialist Jordan Gay". Buffalo Rumblings. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
- ^ "Kickoff specialist Gay signs extension". www.buffalobills.com. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
- ^ "Bills place Mario Williams, Leodis McKelvin, Dan Carpenter on injury list". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
- ^ "Bills sign K Billy Cundiff and WR Denarius Moore". BuffaloBills.com. Buffalo BIlls. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
- ^ "Bills re-sign kickoff specialist Jordan Gay". www.buffalobills.com. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
- ^ Brown, Chris. "Bills add veteran LB Ramon Humber; K Gay released". BuffaloBills.
- ^ "Buffalo Bills practice squad tracker: Dez Lewis and Jordan Gay among early signings".
- ^ "Practice squad tracker".
- ^ "WR Dez Lewis, KOS Jordan Gay signed to Bills practice squad". 4 September 2016.
- ^ Brown, Chris. "Bills elevate K Jordan Gay to active roster". BuffaloBills.com.
- ^ "Bills release K Jordan Gay; Sign two to PS". BuffaloBills.com. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
- ^ Brown, Chris (November 26, 2016). "Sammy Watkins added to active roster; Expected to play Sunday". BuffaloBills.com.
- ^ "Bills promote TE Gerald Christian to 53-man roster". BuffaloBills.com. December 3, 2016.