Keon Hatcher (born September 11, 1994) is an American football wide receiver for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He first played football at Owasso High School in Oklahoma. He then played

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at Arkansas and signed with the

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as an undrafted free agent in 2017.

Professional career

Oakland Raiders

Hatcher signed with the

as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2017. He was waived on September 2, 2017, and was signed to the Raiders' practice squad the next day. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Raiders on January 2, 2018. After an impressive preseason, Hatcher made the Raiders' initial 53-man roster and made his regular-season debut in Week 1 in a 33–13 loss to the

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. On September 12, 2018, he was waived by the Raiders.

Detroit Lions

On September 19, 2018, Hatcher was signed to the

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' practice squad, but was released the following day.

Green Bay Packers

Hatcher was signed to the

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practice squad on October 9, 2018.

Oakland Raiders (second stint)

On November 19, 2018, Hatcher was signed by the Oakland Raiders off the Packers practice squad. He was waived on August 31, 2019.

Green Bay Packers (second stint)

On September 19, 2019, Hatcher was signed to the

practice squad. He was released on October 31.

New York Jets

On December 17, 2019, Hatcher was signed to the

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practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Jets on December 30, 2019. He was waived on May 5, 2020. Hatcher had a tryout with the

on August 14, 2020.

BC Lions

Hatcher signed with the BC Lions of the CFL on June 9, 2021. During the 2021 season, Hatcher spent most of the season on the practice roster but did manage to dress for 7 games. After training camp in 2022, Hatcher made the active roster and was a starter as the field wideout for the Lions.

References

External links

Oakland Raiders bioArkansas Razorbacks bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hatcher, Keon 1994 births Living people People from Owasso, Oklahoma Players of American football from Oklahoma American football wide receivers Arkansas Razorbacks football players Oakland Raiders players Green Bay Packers players New York Jets players BC Lions players