Nick Kasa
| No. -- Free agent | |||||||||
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| Position: | Tight end | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | November 5, 1990 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Rochester, New York | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 265 lb (120 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Broomfield (CO) Legacy | ||||||||
| College: | Colorado | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2013 / Round: 6 / Pick: 172 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
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Nick Kasa (born November 5, 1990) is an American football tight end who is currently a free agent. He played college football for the Colorado Buffaloes.
Pro career
NFL Draft
| Ht | Wt | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | ||||||||
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| 6 ft 6 in | 269 lb | 32 7/8 in | 9 1/8 in | 4.71 s | 31.5 in | 9 ft 5 in | 22 reps | ||||||||||||
| All values from NFL Combine[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
Oakland Raiders
Kasa was selected by the Oakland Raiders with the 172nd overall pick in the 2013 NFL Draft. He played in all 16 games during his rookie season. He caught his first pass, a touchdown, in a Week 17 loss to the Denver Broncos with 37 seconds left in the game from Terrelle Pryor.[2]
He was released on May 5, 2015, after failing a team physical.[3]
Denver Broncos
Kasa was signed to the Denver Broncos' practice squad on January 25, 2016.[3] The Broncos used him in practice to imitate Greg Olsen, tight end for their Super Bowl 50 opponent, the Carolina Panthers.[4][5] The Broncos won Super Bowl 50 24-10 and Kasa earned his first Super Bowl ring.
References
- ↑ NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles - Nick-Kasa
- ↑ http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/gamelog/_/id/15962/nick-kasa
- 1 2 "NICK KASA". foxsports.com. Archived from the original on January 29, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
- ↑ Graham, Pat (January 29, 2016). "Nick Kasa finds home with Broncos just before Super Bowl". Associated Press. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
- ↑ Stephens, Matt L. (February 5, 2016). "Super Bowl brings mixed emotions for Denver Broncos practice squad". The Coloradoan. Retrieved February 8, 2016.