Tanner Purdum
| Free agent | |||||||||
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| Position: | Long snapper | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Date of birth: | August 15, 1984 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Enid, Oklahoma | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 270 lb (122 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Ava (MO) | ||||||||
| College: | Baker | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2008 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2016 | |||||||||
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| Games played: | 112 |
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| Tackles: | 2 |
| Fumble recoveries: | 0 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Tanner Gregory Purdum (born August 15, 1984) is an American football long snapper who is currently a free agent. Purdum comes from Ava, Missouri. He was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as a street free agent in 2009. He played college football at Baker.
On April 7, 2009, the Kansas City Chiefs signed Purdum with the intention of having him compete for the starting job of long snapper. On August 13, 2009, the Chiefs waived Purdum in favor of Thomas Gafford.
On February 5, 2010, the New York Jets signed Purdum to a three-year contract after incumbent long snapper James Dearth, who was an unrestricted free agent at the time, had a few snaps that were "off the mark" in the 2009 season. Purdum was recommended to the team by former Chiefs and Jets punter Louie Aguiar.
On March 10, 2017, Purdum signed a one-year contract extension with the Jets.
On September 2, 2017, Purdum was released by the Jets after the team traded for rookie long snapper Thomas Hennessy. At the time, Purdum was the longest-tenured player on the team, and the last remaining player on the roster who had appeared in a playoff game for the Jets.
Purdum is married to his wife, Kara. He received his master's degree in education from Baker in 2009.
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