Korey Toomer

Korey Toomer (born December 9, 1988) is an American football linebacker who is a free agent. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the fifth round of the 2012 NFL Draft. He played college football at Idaho.

Korey Toomer
Toomer with the Seattle Seahawks in 2012
Free agent
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1988-12-09) December 9, 1988
Las Vegas, Nevada
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school:Shadow Ridge
(Las Vegas, Nevada)
College:Idaho
NFL Draft:2012 / Round: 5 / Pick: 154
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2018
Total tackles:124
Sacks:2.0
Forced fumbles:5
Fumble recoveries:1
Interceptions:1
Defensive touchdowns:1
Player stats at NFL.com

Early years

Born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada, Toomer is the son of Pamelisa and Kyle Toomer. He is a 2007 graduate of Shadow Ridge High School.

College career

A junior college transfer from Arizona Western in Yuma, Toomer played his final two years of college football at Idaho in the WAC. He saw action on special teams and as a reserve linebacker as a junior in 2009 and redshirted in 2010, after seriously injuring his hand in fall camp. As a senior in 2011, Toomer started at linebacker and also saw late season action on offense as a fullback. After the season he was named the team's MVP.

Professional career

Seattle Seahawks

Toomer was among the Seahawks' last cuts due to shoulder injury in 2012[1] and was signed to the practice squad.[2] On August 27, 2013, he was placed on the reserve/non-football injury list. He was a part of the 2013 Seattle Seahawks team that won Super Bowl XLVIII. In 2014, he was released as part of final roster cuts.[3]

Dallas Cowboys

Toomer was claimed off waivers by the Cowboys. He was released on October 17, 2014.[4]

St. Louis Rams

Toomer was signed to the Rams' practice squad. On October 28, 2014, he was promoted to the active roster.[5] He was released on August 31, 2015.[6]

Oakland Raiders

Toomer was signed to the Raiders' practice squad on October 27, 2015 and was promoted to the active roster on October 31.[7] On September 3, 2016, Toomer was released by the Raiders.[8] The next day, he was signed to the Raiders' practice squad.[9] He terminated his contract on September 27, 2016.[10]

San Diego / Los Angeles Chargers

On September 28, 2016, Toomer was signed by the Chargers.[11]

On March 9, 2017, the Chargers placed an original-round (fifth round) tender on Toomer.[12] He officially signed his tender on April 4, 2017, keeping him under contract with the Chargers for 2017.[13]

On September 11, 2017, in the season opener against the Denver Broncos on Monday Night Football, Toomer forced a fumble from running back Jamaal Charles. The fumble was recovered by teammate Casey Hayward and set up the Chargers to have an eventual touchdown scoring drive.[14]

San Francisco 49ers

On April 4, 2018, Toomer signed a one-year contract with the San Francisco 49ers.[15] He was released on September 1, 2018.[16]

Green Bay Packers

On September 3, 2018, Toomer signed with the Green Bay Packers.[17] He was released on November 28, 2018.[18]

BC Lions

Toomer signed with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League on June 25, 2019.[19] He was released after the season on November 15, 2019.[20]

Seattle Dragons

Toomer signed with the Tampa Bay Vipers of the XFL. He was placed on a reserve list before the start of the regular season, and was traded to the Seattle Dragons in exchange for S. J. Green on February 18, 2020.[21] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[22]

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References
  1. O'Neil, Danny (August 31, 2012). "Seahawks blog: QB Josh Portis among the Seahawks released Friday". Seattle Times.
  2. O'Neil, Danny (September 1, 2012). "Seahawks blog: Korey Toomer, Josh Portis to sign with Seahawks practice squad". Seattle Times.
  3. Blount, Terry (August 27, 2013). "Seattle Seahawks reduce roster to 75". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
  4. Mello, Igor. "Cowboys re-sign DE Lavar Edwards, cut LB Korey Toomer". CBSSports.com.
  5. Hartstein, Larry. "Rams promote LB Korey Toomer". CBSSports.com.
  6. "Rams make roster moves Monday". CBSSports.com.
  7. "The Oakland Raiders have signed LB Korey Toomer to the active roster, the club announced Saturday". Raiders.com. October 31, 2015. Archived from the original on February 8, 2017.
  8. "Oakland Raiders Announce Transactions". Raiders.com. September 3, 2016. Archived from the original on August 27, 2017.
  9. "Raiders Announce Practice Squad Signings". Raiders.com. September 4, 2016. Archived from the original on September 9, 2017.
  10. "Oakland Raiders Announce Transactions". Raiders.com. September 27, 2016. Archived from the original on November 2, 2016.
  11. "Chargers Sign Former Raiders LB Korey Toomer". Chargers.com. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  12. Henne, Ricky (March 9, 2017). "Dontrelle Inman, Adrian Phillips Among Eight Players Tendered by Bolts". Chargers.com.
  13. Crabtree, Curtis (April 4, 2017). "Chargers linebacker Korey Toomer signs restricted tender". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
  14. "Los Angeles Chargers at Denver Broncos – September 11th, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
  15. "49ers Sign LB Toomer". 49ers.com. April 4, 2018.
  16. "49ers Cut 21 Players, Get Roster Down to 53". 49ers.com. September 1, 2018.
  17. "Packers sign LB Toomer, place WR Kumerow on IR". Packers.com. September 3, 2018.
  18. "Packers sign S Eddie Pleasant, release LB Korey Toomer". Packers.com. November 28, 2018.
  19. Cartmell, Jamie (June 25, 2019). "Lions Add Branden Dozier and Korey Toomer to Roster". BCLions.com. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  20. "BC Lions Transactions". BCLions.com. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  21. "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  22. Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
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