Kendall Gaskins
Kendall Gaskins (born November 4, 1990) is an American football running back who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Richmond, professionally for the Buffalo Bills, Tennessee Titans, New York Giants, and San Francisco 49ers. He was a running back coach for Grand Blanc High school in Michigan for the 2017-18 season, along with working as the student liaison at Perry Innovation Center in Grand Blanc, Michigan, but left in June of 2018 to pursue football again. He is now the leader of the character building group Game 7, where they go school to school building character to kids nationwide.
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Position: | Running back | ||||||||||||||
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Born: | Burlington, New Jersey | November 4, 1990||||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight: | 238 lb (108 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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College: | Richmond | ||||||||||||||
Undrafted: | 2013 | ||||||||||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of Week 9, 2015 | |||||||||||||||
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Professional career
Buffalo Bills
On April 29, 2013, Gaskins signed with the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent.[1] Buffalo released him on August 31, 2013, prior to the start of the regular season.[2]
New York Giants
On December 31, 2013, he was signed to a Future/Reserve contract with New York Giants.
San Francisco 49ers
On September 1, 2014, he was signed to the 49ers 10-man practice squad. He was released on September 5, 2015 in order for the 49ers to make their 53-man roster. On November 1, 2015, he was put into the game against the St. Louis Rams. He had 5 carries for 6 yards and 2 receptions for 17 yards. On June 20, 2016, he was re-signed by the 49ers.[3] On August 27, 2016, Gaskins was released by the 49ers.[4]
References
- "Buffalo Bills announce 16 undrafted free agent signings". buffalorumblings.com. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
- Maiorana, Sal (August 31, 2013). "Leinart among 18 cuts made by Bills". Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
- Barrows, Matt (June 20, 2016). "Running back Kendall Gaskins re-joins 49ers' backfield". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
- "49ers Announce Several Roster Moves". 49ers.com. August 27, 2016. Archived from the original on October 22, 2016.