Tomon Fox
No. 45 – New York Giants | |||||
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Position: | Linebacker | ||||
Personal information | |||||
Born: | (1998-03-16) March 16, 1998 (age 26) Suwanee, Georgia, U.S. | ||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||
Weight: | 245 lb (111 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | Collins Hill High School (Suwanee, Georgia) | ||||
College: | North Carolina | ||||
Undrafted: | 2022 | ||||
Career history | |||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||
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Player stats at PFR | |||||
Tomon Fox (born March 16, 1998) is an American football linebacker for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at North Carolina and signed with the Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2022.
College career
Fox played at the University of North Carolina from 2016 to 2021.[1] During his collegiate career there he made 47 starts and had 29.5 sacks. His sack total puts him third on the all-time list at UNC ahead of previous alumnus Lawrence Taylor who also preceded him in playing for the Giants.[2]
Professional career
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Bench press | ||||||||
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6 ft 2+3⁄8 in (1.89 m) | 253 lb (115 kg) | 33+1⁄8 in (0.84 m) | 9+5⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 24 reps | ||||||||
All values from Pro Day[3] |
Fox signed with the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2022.[4] He was the only undrafted free agent to make the roster at the end of the 2022 pre-season and to make the team's initial 2022 regular season roster.[5] In Week 1 game against the Tennessee Titans Fox got his first career sack on Ryan Tannehill.[6]
On August 29, 2023, Fox was waived by the Giants and re-signed to the practice squad.[7][8] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 10, 2024.
References
- ^ C.L. Brown (2021-08-13). "Veteran UNC linebacker Tomon Fox is poised to pass legend Lawrence Taylor's sack mark". www.newsobserver.com.
- ^ "Is Tomon Fox more than just another undrafted free agent for the Giants?". MSN.
- ^ "2022 NFL Draft Scout Tomon Fox College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
- ^ "Undrafted Tomon Fox has Lawrence Taylor in corner as he tries to impress Giants". 15 May 2022.
- ^ "Giants' 53-man roster analysis: Who's in, who's out, what happens next". 30 August 2022.
- ^ Eisen, Michael (September 11, 2022). "Notes & Stats: Inside the second-half comeback". Giants.com.
- ^ Eisen, Michael (August 29, 2023). "Giants announce 53-man roster for 2023". Giants.com.
- ^ Eisen, Michael (August 30, 2023). "Giants sign 12 players to practice squad". Giants.com.
External links
- New York Giants bio
- North Carolina Tar Heels bio
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