Korey Toomer (born December 9, 1988) is a former
American football
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linebacker
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. He was drafted by the
Seattle Seahawks
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in the fifth round of the
2012 NFL Draft. He played
college football
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Unlike most ...
at
Idaho
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.
Early years
Born and raised in
Las Vegas
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,
Nevada
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, Toomer is the son of Pamelisa and Kyle Toomer. He is a 2007 graduate of
Shadow Ridge High School.
College career
A
junior college
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transfer from
Arizona Western in
Yuma, Toomer played his final two years of
college football
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Unlike most ...
at
Idaho
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in the
WAC. He saw action on
special teams
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and as a reserve linebacker as a junior in
2009
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and
redshirted
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in
2010
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, after seriously injuring his hand in fall camp. As a senior in
2011
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, 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
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.
Professional career
Seattle Seahawks
Toomer was among the Seahawks' last cuts due to shoulder injury in
2012
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and was signed to the practice squad.
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
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. In 2014, he was released as part of final roster cuts.
Dallas Cowboys
Toomer was claimed off waivers by the Cowboys. He was released on October 17, 2014.
St. Louis Rams
Toomer was signed to the Rams' practice squad. On October 28, 2014, he was promoted to the active roster. He was released on August 31, 2015.
Oakland Raiders
Toomer was signed to the Raiders' practice squad on October 27, 2015, and was promoted to the active roster on October 31. On September 3, 2016, Toomer was released by the Raiders. The next day, he was signed to the Raiders' practice squad. He terminated his contract on September 27, 2016.
San Diego / Los Angeles Chargers
On September 28, 2016, Toomer was signed by the Chargers.
On March 9, 2017, the Chargers placed an original-round (fifth round) tender on Toomer. He officially signed his tender on April 4, 2017, keeping him under contract with the Chargers for 2017.
On September 11, 2017, in the season opener against the
Denver Broncos
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on ''
Monday Night Football
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'', Toomer forced a fumble from running back
Jamaal Charles
Jamaal RaShaad Jones Charles (born December 27, 1986) is a former American football running back. He played college football for the University of Texas, where he won the 2006 Rose Bowl, and was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the third ro ...
. The fumble was recovered by teammate
Casey Hayward
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and set up the Chargers to have an eventual touchdown scoring drive.
San Francisco 49ers
On April 4, 2018, Toomer signed a one-year contract with the
San Francisco 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers (also written as the San Francisco Forty-Niners) are a professional American football team based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The 49ers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the league's National ...
. He was released on September 1, 2018.
Green Bay Packers
On September 3, 2018, Toomer signed with the
Green Bay Packers
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. He was released on November 28, 2018.
BC Lions
Toomer signed with the
BC Lions
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The Lions played their first season ...
of the
Canadian Football League
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on June 25, 2019. He was released after the season on November 15, 2019.
Seattle Dragons
Toomer signed with the
Tampa Bay Vipers
The Vegas Vipers are a professional American football team based in Las Vegas, Nevada. The team is an owned-and-operated member of the XFL, owned by RedBird Capital, Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia's Alpha Acquico, LLC.
The team began operation ...
of the
XFL
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* XFL (2001), a defunct American football league that played its only season in 2001
* XFL (2020), a professional American football league
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. He was placed on a reserve list before the start of the regular season, and was traded to the
Seattle Dragons
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in exchange for
S. J. Green on February 18, 2020. He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.
References
External links
NFL.com2012 Draft, Korey Toomer
Go Vandals.comKorey Toomer
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1988 births
American football linebackers
Idaho Vandals football players
Living people
Players of American football from Las Vegas
Arizona Western Matadors football players
Seattle Seahawks players
Dallas Cowboys players
St. Louis Rams players
Oakland Raiders players
San Diego Chargers players
Los Angeles Chargers players
San Francisco 49ers players
Green Bay Packers players
BC Lions players
Tampa Bay Vipers players
Seattle Dragons players