Kassim Alexandre Osgood (; born May 20, 1980) is an American former professional

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player who was a wide receiver and

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in the

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(NFL). He played

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for

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and Cal Poly, and was signed by the

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as an

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in 2003. He has played for the

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and

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Early years

Osgood was born in Boston, Massachusetts and grew up in

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, where he graduated from

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College career

Osgood spent three years at FCS Cal Poly. In his sophomore year, Osgood led the nation in receiving yards, ranked second in receiving yards per game (125.2), and sixth in catches per game (7.6). That year, he set an NCAA

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record with 376 yards receiving in a game against Northern Iowa and set school records for both touchdowns in a season (14) and catches in a game (17). Prior to the 2001-02 college football season, Osgood transferred to

where he would be named first-team All-Mountain West Conference. In that year he ranked second in the nation in catches (108) and fourth in nation in yards per game (119.4). He and teammate J. R. Tolver combined to set NCAA records for receiving yards in a season by teammates with 3,337 yards and catches with 236. Kassim earned his degree in Sociology from San Diego State.

Professional career

San Diego Chargers

Osgood was signed by the

as an

ahead of the

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. He saw some playing time in his first two seasons with the team, appearing in all 16 games and catching two touchdown passes each season. Prior to the 2006 season, he signed a four-year extension. That year, he expressed frustration with his limited role. Osgood was named to the

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, and

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Jacksonville Jaguars

On March 6, 2010, Osgood signed with the

to a three-year, $6.675 million contract, with a $2.2 million signing bonus. He was released on March 13, 2012.

Detroit Lions

The

signed Osgood on August 22, 2012.

San Francisco 49ers

The

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signed Osgood on June 4, 2013, but he did not make the regular season roster. He was re-signed on September 11, 2013. Osgood signed a one-year contract with the 49ers on March 17, 2014. The 49ers released him on August 30, 2014 as part of final roster cuts.49ers Sign WR Kassim Osgood, Place NT Glenn Dorsey on IR
49ers.com, Retrieved September 7, 2014. On September 2, 2014 the 49ers re-signed Osgood to a one-year contract and released him four days later. He was again re-signed on September 8 when LaMichael James was cut and was released on October 8 to make room for the signing of safety Bubba Ventrone. Then on October 10, the 49ers cut

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Josh Johnson to make room for Osgood again. Osgood was placed on injured reserve after suffering a broken hand injury during a 17-7 loss to the

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References

External links

San Diego Chargers bioJacksonville Jaguars bioDetroit Lions bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Osgood, Kassim 1980 births Living people Sportspeople from Salinas, California Players of American football from Boston Players of American football from California American football wide receivers American Conference Pro Bowl players Cal Poly Mustangs football players San Diego State Aztecs football players San Diego Chargers players Jacksonville Jaguars players Detroit Lions players San Francisco 49ers players Ed Block Courage Award recipients