Anthony Kukwa (born October 30, 1992) is an
American football long snapper who is a free agent. He initially attended
Ball State University
Ball State University (Ball State, State or BSU) is a public university, public research university in Muncie, Indiana. It has two satellite facilities in Fishers, Indiana, Fishers and Indianapolis.
On July 25, 1917, the Ball brothers, indust ...
and later transferred to
Lake Erie College, where he played long snapper and
tight end. Kukwa is Lake Erie's first ever student-athlete to sign an NFL contract.
Professional career
Oakland Raiders
Kukwa signed with the
Oakland Raiders
The Oakland Raiders were a professional American football team that played in Oakland from its founding in 1960 to 1981 and again from 1995 to 2019 before relocating to the Las Vegas metropolitan area where they now play as the Las Vegas Raide ...
as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2017. He was waived by the Raiders on July 7, 2017.
Los Angeles Chargers
On January 4, 2018, Kukwa signed a reserve/future contract with the
Los Angeles Chargers. On May 30, 2018, he was waived by the Chargers.
Houston Texans
Kukwa had a mini-camp tryout with the
Houston Texans
The Houston Texans are a professional American football team based in Houston. The Texans compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC South, South division, and play their home ga ...
in 2019, but was not signed to a contract. He signed with the team on April 25, 2020. He was waived on July 27, 2020. Kukwa had a tryout with the Texans on August 20, 2020, and re-signed with the team three days later. He was waived on September 5, 2020. On December 15, 2020, Kukwa made his first official NFL regular season roster, by being signed to the
2020 Houston Texans
The 2020 season was the Houston Texans' 19th season in the National Football League and their seventh and final season under head coach Bill O'Brien. Following their week 10 loss to the Cleveland Browns, they failed to match/improve their 10– ...
Practice Squad.
He signed a reserve/future contract on January 4, 2021. He was waived on March 23, 2021.
References
External links
Lake Erie profile
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1992 births
Living people
American football long snappers
Ball State Cardinals football players
Lake Erie Storm football players
Oakland Raiders players
Los Angeles Chargers players
People from Perry, Ohio
Players of American football from Ohio
Houston Texans players
American football tight ends