Eric Crume (born October 18, 1993) is an

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who is currently a free agent. He played

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Early years

Crume attended Central High School in

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where he graduated in 2011.

College career

Coming out of high school Crume committed to play football at

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. Crume played as a true freshman and played all four years at Syracuse, playing in 43 games over those four years.

Professional career

Jacksonville Jaguars

On May 2, 2015, after going undrafted, Crume tweeted that he had signed with the

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. On August 29, 2015 Crume was waived by the Jacksonville Jaguars as part of their roster cuts to get the roster size to 75 players.

Green Bay Packers

On November 10, 2015, Crume was signed to the

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' practice squad to take the place of Justin Hamilton. On November 17, 2015 Crume was waived from the practice squad to make room for B.J. McBryde.

Carolina Panthers

On January 6, 2016, Crume signed a futures contract with the

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. On September 3, 2016, he was waived by the Panthers as part of final roster cuts and was signed to the practice squad the next day. After spending the entire season on the practice squad, Crume signed a reserve/future contract with the Panthers on January 2, 2017. On September 2, 2017, Crume was waived by the Panthers and was signed to the practice squad the next day. He was released on September 14, 2017.

References

External links

Carolina Panthers bio

Syracuse Orange bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Crume, Eric 1993 births Living people Central High School (Detroit) alumni Players of American football from Detroit American football defensive tackles Syracuse Orange football players Carolina Panthers players