Joe Kerridge

Joseph (Joe) Kerridge (born September 17, 1992) is a retired American football fullback. Kerridge attended high school at Traverse City St. Francis where he was a three-sport athlete: Basketball, Football, Lacrosse. He played college football at Michigan where he was elected team captain in 2015. Kerridge was signed by the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent in 2016, played three seasons for the Green Bay Packers (2016 - 2019), and finished his career with the Cleveland Browns in 2019.

Joe Kerridge
No. 40
Position:Fullback
Personal information
Born: (1992-09-17) September 17, 1992
Traverse City, Michigan
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:246 lb (112 kg)
Career information
High school:St. Francis
(Traverse City, Michigan)
College:Michigan
Undrafted:2016
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:1
Receiving yards:3
Receiving touchdowns:0
Player stats at NFL.com

College career

Kerridge was a four-year letterman, four-time Academic All Big Ten, and Team Captain at the University of Michigan, where he played on the Michigan Wolverines football team from 2011 to 2015.[1] Kerridge played in 47 games, logging 18 carries for 121 yards, 17 receptions for 123 yards, and 1 Touchdown.

College statistics
YearTeamGGSRushingReceiving
AttYdsAvgLngTDRecYdsAvgLngTD
2012MICH 110000.00011212.0120
2013MICH 137133.0305255.0100
2014MICH 12335618.75206538.8170
2015MICH 11414624.43415336.690
Total4714181216.7521171237.2170
Source: MGoBlue.com

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeight40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard split20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jumpBench press
6 ft 0 in
(1.83 m)		 240 lb
(109 kg)		 4.79 s1.73 s2.74 s4.24 s7.09 s34+1⁄29 ft 9 in
(2.97 m)		24 reps
All values are from Pro Day[2]

Washington Redskins

After going undrafted in the 2016 NFL Draft, Kerridge signed a 3-year $1,380,000 contract with the Washington Redskins on May 6, 2016.[3] On September 3, 2016, Kerridge was signed to the practice squad.[4]

Green Bay Packers

On October 3, 2016, Kerridge was signed to the Green Bay Packers' practice squad.[5] He was promoted from the practice squad to the active roster on November 7, 2016, playing in 11 games for the 2016-2017 season.[6]

On March 15, 2017, the Packers re-signed Kerridge.[7] The contract was a one-year, $550,000 deal.[8] He was released on September 8, 2017 (injured reserve) and was resigned to the Packers' practice squad on October 30, 2017.[9] He was promoted to the active roster on November 18, 2017.[10] He was waived on December 19, 2017, and re-signed to the practice squad.[11] He was promoted back to the active roster on December 30, 2017.[12]

He was re-signed on March 14, 2018.[13] He was waived on September 1, 2018, and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[14][15] He was released on October 30, 2018.[16]

Cleveland Browns

On August 10, 2019, Kerridge signed a 2 year $1,380,000 contract with the Cleveland Browns.[17] Kerridge was waived with an injury designation on August 31, 2019, and subsequently reverted to injured reserve.[18] He was waived from injured reserve on October 18.

NFL career statistics

Regular season
YearTeamGGSRushingReceivingFumbles
AttYdsAvgLngTDRecYdsAvgLngTDFUMLost
2016GB 80144.040000.00000
2017GB 40000.000133.03000
Total120100.000133.03000
Source: NFL.com

References
  1. "Michigan Wolverines: Joe Kerridge". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  2. "Joe Kerridge – Michigan, FB : 2016 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". DraftScout.com. Archived from the original on April 19, 2018. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  3. "05/06: Redskins make roster moves". Redskins.com. May 6, 2016. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  4. "09/03: Redskins Make Roster Moves". Redskins.com. September 3, 2016. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  5. "Packers sign FB Joe Kerridge to the practice squad". Packers.com. October 3, 2016. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  6. "Packers sign FB Kerridge to active roster". Packers.com. November 7, 2016. Archived from the original on September 7, 2017. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  7. "Green Bay Packers re-sign fullback Joe Kerridge". Green Bay Packers. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  8. "Packers sign FB Joe Kerridge and ILB Jordan Tripp for 2017". Acme Packing Company. March 15, 2017. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  9. "Packers sign FB Joe Kerridge to practice squad". Packers.com. October 30, 2017.
  10. "Packers activate T Jason Spriggs from I.R." Packers.com. November 18, 2017. Archived from the original on May 26, 2018.
  11. "Packers place QB Aaron Rodgers on IR". Packers.com. December 19, 2017. Archived from the original on March 26, 2018.
  12. "Packers sign FB Joe Kerridge to active roster". Packers.com. December 30, 2017.
  13. "Packers offer contract tenders to 9 free agents". packerswire.usatoday.com. March 14, 2018.
  14. "Packers announce roster moves". Packers.com. September 1, 2018.
  15. "Packers sign eight players to practice squad". Packers.com. September 2, 2018.
  16. "Packers sign TE Ethan Wolf to practice squad". 247sports.com. October 30, 2018.
  17. "Browns sign FB Joe Kerridge". ClevelandBrowns.com. August 10, 2019.
  18. "Browns cut roster to 53 players". ClevelandBrowns.com. August 31, 2019.
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