Chris Frey Jr.

Chris Frey Jr.
Frey with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 2021
No. 23,44
PositionLinebacker
Personal information
Born (1995-06-23) June 23, 1995 (age 31)
Upper Arlington, Ohio, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight
203 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High schoolUpper Arlington
CollegeMichigan State (2014–2017)
Career history
2018Carolina Panthers*
2019–2021Hamilton Tiger-Cats
2022New Orleans Breakers
* Offseason or practice squad member only
Awards and highlights
Stats at CFL.ca

Chris Frey Jr. (born June 23, 1995) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was also a member of the Carolina Panthers and New Orleans Breakers. He played college football for the Michigan State Spartans.

College career

Frey played college football for the Spartans at Michigan State University from 2014 to 2017. He played in 52 games where he had 193 tackles, 13.5 tackles for a loss, seven sacks, and five fumble recoveries.

College statistics

Year Team GP Tackles Fumbles
SoloAstTolLossSkFrYdsTDFF
2014Michigan State 10811190.00.01000
2015Michigan State 131211235.02.51000
2016Michigan State 124056964.00.50001
2017Michigan State 132530554.54.03001
Career488510819313.57.05002

Professional career

Carolina Panthers

Frey signed with the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent on April 29, 2018. However, he was released with the final cuts following training camp on September 1, 2018.

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Frey signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on January 24, 2019. He made the team's active roster following training camp and played in his first career professional game on June 13, 2019, against the Saskatchewan Roughriders. He played in five regular season games where he had three defensive tackles, two special teams tackles, and one sack.

Frey did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the 2020 CFL season and signed a contract extension with the Tiger-Cats on January 5, 2021. He played in four regular season games in 2021 where he had two defensive tackles and three special teams tackles. Frey played in two Grey Cup with the Tiger-Cats in 2019, and in 2021. He became a free agent upon the expiry of his contract on February 8, 2022.

New Orleans Breakers

Frey signed with the New Orleans Breakers of the United States Football League on May 10, 2022. He was released on June 8.

Personal life

Frey is now a Firefighter/Paramedic at the City of Whitehall Division of Fire, a suburb of Columbus, Ohio.

References

  1. ↑ "'Cats fall to Bears". Springfield News-Sun. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Chris Frey Jr". Michigan State Spartans. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Chris Frey Jr". Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Chris Frey signs as undrafted free agent with Carolina Panthers". theonlycolors.com. April 29, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Tiger-Cats sign five players on defence". Hamilton Tiger-Cats. January 24, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Ticats extend two linebackers including Frey Jr". Canadian Football League. January 5, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Transactions – Football player trades and signings". Canadian Football League. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  8. ↑ @USFLBreakers (May 10, 2022). "Roster Updates" (Tweet). Retrieved May 10, 2022 – via Twitter.
  9. ↑ @USFLBreakers (June 8, 2022). "Roster Updates" (Tweet). Retrieved June 12, 2022 – via Twitter.