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American football and baseball player (born 1991)
American football player
Tyler Gaffney (born April 20, 1991) is a former American football running back and former professional baseball outfielder . He was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the sixth round of the 2014 NFL Draft . He played college football and college baseball at Stanford . He also played for the New England Patriots and Jacksonville Jaguars in the National Football League (NFL).
Gaffney was picked by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 24th round of the 2012 MLB Draft and went on to play two seasons of minor league baseball.
Early life
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Gaffney attended Cathedral Catholic High School in San Diego .[1] high school football career, he rushed for 5,547 yards with 99 total touchdowns .[2]
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College
[ edit ] Gaffney receiving a handoff from Kevin Hogan in 2013.
As a true freshman in 2009, Gaffney played in 12 games, rushing for 87 yards on 22 carries with a touchdown. As a sophomore in 2010, he played in 10 of 13 games, missing three games due to injury. He finished the season with 255 yards on 60 carries and four touchdowns. As a junior in 2011, he played in 13 games rushing for 449 yards on 74 carries with seven touchdowns. After spending a season playing professional baseball , he returned to the team in 2013.[3] [4] [5]
Professional
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Carolina Panthers
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Gaffney was selected by the Carolina Panthers with the 204th pick in the 2014 NFL Draft .[8] Kenjon Barner , on July 26, 2014, Gaffney went down with a torn lateral meniscus in his left knee during training camp. As a result of the injury, he was waived by the Panthers.[9]
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On July 28, 2014, Gaffney was claimed off waivers by the New England Patriots .[10] Super Bowl XLIX with the Patriots after they defeated the defending champion Seattle Seahawks 28–24.[11]
Gaffney was waived by the Patriots on August 12, 2015. Since he went unclaimed, he and his contract through 2016 reverted to the Patriots. Gaffney was placed on injured reserve on August 13.[12]
In order to revise Gaffney's contract, the Patriots released Gaffney on April 11, 2016; after clearing waivers, he was re-signed on April 14.[13]
On September 3, 2016, Gaffney was waived/injured by the Patriots and was placed on injured reserve after clearing waivers.[14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]
On February 5, 2017, Gaffney won his second Super Bowl championship when the Patriots won Super Bowl LI . In the game, the Patriots defeated the Atlanta Falcons by a score of 34–28 in overtime.[20] [21]
On February 7, 2017, Gaffney signed a futures contract with the Patriots.[22] [23]
Jacksonville Jaguars
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On August 2, 2017, Gaffney was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars .[24] [25]
After his football career had been derailed by injuries, Gaffney announced his retirement in March 2018 to resume his professional baseball career.[26] Houston Texans on August 20, 2020.[27]
San Francisco 49ers
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On December 22, 2020, Gaffney signed with the practice squad of the San Francisco 49ers .[28] [29]
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On May 21, 2021, Gaffney signed with the Patriots.[30]
Baseball career
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Baseball player
2012
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Gaffney played three years of college baseball as an outfielder at Stanford. During the three years he hit .300/.405/.427 with eight home runs . He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 24th round of the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft .[31] State College Spikes that year, hitting .297/.483/.441. After the season, he returned to football.
2018
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Gaffney returned to baseball for the 2018 season after moving on from the NFL, joining the Pittsburgh Pirates' minor league affiliate Bradenton Marauders . In 89 games between the Pirates' High-A Bradenton and Double-A Altoona affiliates, he batted .244 with six homers and 36 RBIs.[32] [33]
He retired from baseball on February 23, 2019.[34]
Personal life
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Gaffney is married to Kristen Rorie, they have two sons and a daughter.[35]
References
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^ Mandel, Stewart (April 5, 2013). "Stewart Mandel: Tyler Gaffney puts baseball career on hold to return to Stanford" . Sports Illustrated . Archived from the original on July 15, 2023. Retrieved July 15, 2023 .
^ Huston, Chris (February 11, 2013). "RB Tyler Gaffney opts to leave baseball to return to Stanford" . CBSSports.com . Archived from the original on September 3, 2017. Retrieved July 15, 2023 .
^ "Tyler Gaffney 2013 Game Log" . College Football at Sports-Reference.com . Archived from the original on September 25, 2021. Retrieved July 15, 2023 .
^ "Tyler Gaffney Draft and Combine Prospect Profile" . NFL.com . Archived from the original on July 2, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023 .
^ "2014 NFL Draft Scout Tyler Gaffney College Football Profile" . DraftScout.com . Archived from the original on July 2, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023 .
^ "2014 NFL Draft Listing" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Archived from the original on September 21, 2018. Retrieved May 15, 2023 .
^ Dator, James (July 28, 2014). "Patriots claim Tyler Gaffney off waivers" . Cat Scratch Reader . Archived from the original on May 10, 2017. Retrieved July 15, 2023 .
^ Sessler, Marc (July 28, 2014). "Patriots claim running back Tyler Gaffney off waivers" . NFL.com Archived from the original on May 6, 2019. Retrieved July 15, 2023 .
^ "Super Bowl XLIX – Seattle Seahawks vs. New England Patriots – February 1st, 2015" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Archived from the original on January 30, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2017 .
^ McDonald, Joe (August 13, 2015). "Patriots RB Tyler Gaffney placed on IR" . ESPN.com . Archived from the original on September 3, 2017. Retrieved July 15, 2023 .
^ Reiss, Mike (April 15, 2016). "Why the Patriots signed Tyler Gaffney three days after releasing him" . ESPN.com . Archived from the original on April 16, 2019. Retrieved July 15, 2023 .
^ "Patriots reach the 53-man roster limit" . Patriots.com . September 3, 2016. Archived from the original on November 6, 2017.
^ Bouda, Nate (September 9, 2016). "Patriots Waive RB Tyler Gaffney From I.R. With Settlement" . NFLTradeRumors.co . Archived from the original on September 14, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2023 .
^ "Patriots sign Tyler Gaffney and Glenn Gronkowski to the practice squad" . Patriots.com . October 17, 2016. Archived from the original on November 6, 2017. Retrieved July 15, 2023 .
^ "Patriots sign RB Tyler Gaffney to 53-man roster" . Patriots.com . October 29, 2016. Archived from the original on November 6, 2017. Retrieved July 15, 2023 .
^ "Patriots release RB Tyler Gaffney" . Patriots.com . November 10, 2016. Archived from the original on November 6, 2017. Retrieved July 15, 2023 .
^ "Patriots activate Dion Lewis to 53-man roster; Make practice squad transactions" . Patriots.com . November 12, 2016. Archived from the original on November 13, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2023 .
^ "Super Bowl LI – New England Patriots vs. Atlanta Falcons – February 5th, 2017" . Pro-Football-Reference.com Archived from the original on March 31, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2017 .
^ "Super Bowl LI – National Football League Game Summary" (PDF) . National Football League . Archived from the original (PDF) on August 7, 2017. Retrieved August 6, 2017 .
^ "Patriots sign nine to future contracts" . Patriots.com . February 7, 2017. Archived from the original on October 30, 2017.
^ "Patriots release RB Tyler Gaffney" . Patriots.com . March 20, 2017. Archived from the original on August 11, 2017. Retrieved July 15, 2023 .
^ "Jaguars sign running back Tyler Gaffney" . Jaguars.com . August 2, 2017. Archived from the original on August 6, 2017. Retrieved July 15, 2023 .
^ Alper, Josh (August 11, 2017). "Jaguars sign Jonathan Grimes" . NBCSports.com . Archived from the original on April 28, 2019. Retrieved July 15, 2023 .
^ "Tyler Gaffney: Returning to baseball" . CBSSports.com . March 6, 2018. Archived from the original on April 9, 2018. Retrieved April 8, 2018 .
^ @AlbertBreer (August 20, 2020). "Today's tryout/visit list" (Tweet ). Retrieved August 21, 2020 – via Twitter .
^ "Tyler Gaffney: Heading to San Fran" . CBSSports.com . December 22, 2020. Archived from the original on April 3, 2021. Retrieved February 5, 2021 .
^ "Tyler Gaffney: Cut from practice squad" . CBSSports.com . January 6, 2021. Archived from the original on April 9, 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2021 .
^ "Patriots Sign S Adrian Colbert and RB Tyler Gaffney" . Patriots.com . May 21, 2021. Archived from the original on February 2, 2023. Retrieved July 15, 2023 .
^ "Pirates sign 24th round pick Tyler Gaffney" . MLB.com . July 2, 2012. Archived from the original on August 31, 2018. Retrieved July 15, 2023 .
^ Williams, Tim (March 19, 2018). "Tyler Gaffney Leaves a Career of Getting Hit By Linebackers For a Career of Getting Hit By Pitches – Pirates Prospects" . PiratesProspects.com . Archived from the original on August 3, 2021. Retrieved July 15, 2023 .
^ Berry, Adam (April 5, 2018). "2 Super Bowl rings later, Gaffney rejoins Bucs" . MLB.com . Archived from the original on April 9, 2018. Retrieved April 8, 2018 .
^ "Former Pirates Draft Pick, NFLer Tyler Gaffney Retires From MLB" . CBS – Pittsburgh . February 23, 2019. Archived from the original on April 30, 2019. Retrieved April 30, 2019 .
^ Reiss, Mike (August 8, 2016). "For Patriots RB Tyler Gaffney, seeing infant son on field 'a beautiful thing' . ESPN.com . Archived from the original on April 30, 2019. Retrieved April 30, 2019 .
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