Kevin Snyder (born July 25, 1992) is a former

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. He played

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at Rutgers.

College career

Snyder played at the middle, weak-side, and strong-side linebacker positions for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team. In a four-year career, Snyder had 229 total tackles, 6½ sacks, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and 10 pass defenses. He was also the team's back-up long snapper. Snyder, a member of the

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and Big East All-Academic teams during his playing career at Rutgers, majored in economics. He was also a member of the National College Athlete Honor Society.

Professional career

Detroit Lions

After going

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in the

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, Snyder signed with the

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on May 2, 2015. He broke his hand in the Lions' second preseason game against the

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and was subsequently placed on

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. He was released from the injured reserve list on October 13.

San Francisco 49ers

Snyder was signed to the

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on November 24, 2015. He was waived on December 1.

New England Patriots

Snyder was signed to the

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practice squad on December 16, 2015. In the week leading up to the

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, Snyder was promoted to the Patriots' active 53-man roster. He was active for the game, but did not play any snaps. On September 3, 2016, Snyder was waived/injured by the Patriots and was placed on injured reserve after clearing waivers. On September 8, 2016, Snyder was released by the Patriots with an injury settlement.

Denver Broncos

On December 15, 2016, Snyder was signed to the Broncos' practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Broncos on January 2, 2017. On September 2, 2017, Snyder was waived by the Broncos. He was re-signed to the Broncos' practice squad on October 24, 2017. He was promoted to the active roster on October 28, 2017. He was waived on November 7, 2017.

Arizona Cardinals

On November 27, 2017, Snyder was signed to the

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' practice squad. He was released on December 19, 2017.

Coaching career

In 2020, Snyder returned to his alma mater Rutgers as a player development assistant, then spent two years at Wake Forest University as an outside linebacker and defensive end graduate assistant. In March 2023, Snyder joined the

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as a defensive line assistant coach.

References

External links

New England Patriots profileGeorgetown Hoyas profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Snyder, Kevin Living people 1992 births Sportspeople from Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania Rutgers University alumni Rutgers Scarlet Knights football players Players of American football from Cumberland County, Pennsylvania American football linebackers Detroit Lions players San Francisco 49ers players New England Patriots players Denver Broncos players Arizona Cardinals players