Tyler Gaffney

Tyler Gaffney (born April 20, 1991) is a former American football running back and former professional baseball outfielder. He was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the sixth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football and college baseball at Stanford. He also played for the New England Patriots and Jacksonville Jaguars in the National Football League (NFL).

Tyler Gaffney
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Gaffney with the Stanford Cardinal in 2013
No. 34, 35
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1991-04-20) April 20, 1991
San Diego, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:San Diego (CA) Cathedral Catholic
College:Stanford
NFL Draft:2014 / Round: 6 / Pick: 204
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Gaffney was picked by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 24th round of the 2012 MLB Draft and went on to play two seasons of minor league baseball.

Early years

Gaffney attended Cathedral Catholic High School in San Diego.[1] During his high school football career, he rushed for 5,547 yards with 99 total touchdowns.[2]

Football career

College
Gaffney receiving a handoff from Kevin Hogan in 2013.

As a true freshman in 2009, Gaffney played in 12 games, rushing for 87 yards on 22 carries with a touchdown. As a sophomore in 2010, he played in 10 of 13 games, missing three games due to injury. He finished the season with 255 yards on 60 carries and four touchdowns. As a junior in 2011, he played in 13 games rushing for 449 yards on 74 carries with seven touchdowns. After spending a season playing professional baseball, he returned to the team in 2013.[3][4] Gaffney had an outstanding year in 2013. He started in 14 games finishing with 330 rushing attempts, 1709 rushing yards, and 21 rushing touchdowns.[5]

Professional
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard split20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jumpBench press
5 ft 11+1⁄2 in
(1.82 m)		 220 lb
(100 kg)		 30+1⁄4 in
(0.77 m)		 9 in
(0.23 m)		4.49 s1.51 s2.58 s4.18 s6.78 s36.5 in
(0.93 m)		9 ft 8 in
(2.95 m)		15 reps
Sources:[6][7]

Carolina Panthers

Gaffney was selected by the Carolina Panthers with the 204th pick in the 2014 NFL Draft.[8] While he was originally slated to compete for the third running back spot on the roster with second-year runner Kenjon Barner, on July 26, 2014, Gaffney went down with a torn lateral meniscus in his left knee during training camp. As a result of the injury, he was waived by the Panthers.[9]

New England Patriots

On July 28, 2014, Gaffney was claimed off waivers by the New England Patriots.[10] On August 26, 2014, Gaffney was placed on injured reserve. Gaffney won Super Bowl XLIX with the Patriots after they defeated the defending champion Seattle Seahawks 28–24.[11]

Gaffney was waived by the Patriots on August 12, 2015. Since he went unclaimed, he and his contract through 2016 reverted to the Patriots. Gaffney was placed on injured reserve on August 13.[12]

In order to revise Gaffney's contract, the Patriots released Gaffney on April 11, 2016; after clearing waivers, he was re-signed on April 14.[13]

On September 3, 2016, Gaffney was waived/injured by the Patriots and was placed on injured reserve after clearing waivers.[14] On September 9, 2016, he was released from injured reserve with an injury settlement.[15] On October 17, 2016, he was re-signed to their practice squad and was promoted to the active roster on October 29, 2016.[16][17] On November 10, 2016, Gaffney was waived by the Patriots and was re-signed to the practice squad two days later.[18][19]

On February 5, 2017, Gaffney won his second Super Bowl championship when the Patriots won Super Bowl LI. In the game, the Patriots defeated the Atlanta Falcons by a score of 34–28 in overtime.[20][21]

On February 7, 2017, Gaffney signed a futures contract with the Patriots.[22] On March 20, 2017, Gaffney was released by the Patriots.[23]

Jacksonville Jaguars

On August 2, 2017, Gaffney was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars.[24] He was waived/injured by the Jaguars on August 11, 2017, and placed on injured reserve.[25]

After his football career had been derailed by injuries, Gaffney announced his retirement in March 2018 to resume his professional baseball career.[26] Gaffney had a tryout with the Houston Texans on August 20, 2020.[27]

San Francisco 49ers

On December 22, 2020, Gaffney signed with the practice squad of the San Francisco 49ers.[28] He was released on January 6, 2021.[29]

New England Patriots (second stint)

On May 21, 2021, Gaffney signed with the New England Patriots.[30] He was released on August 10, 2021.

Baseball career
Tyler Gaffney
Outfielder
Born: (1991-04-20) April 20, 1991
San Diego, California
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

2012

Gaffney played three years of college baseball as an outfielder at Stanford. During the three years he hit .300/.405/.427 with eight home runs. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 24th round of the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft.[31] He played in 38 games for the State College Spikes that year, hitting .297/.483/.441. After the season, he returned to football.

2018

Gaffney returned to baseball for the 2018 season after moving on from the NFL, joining the Pittsburgh Pirates' minor league affiliate Bradenton Marauders. In 89 games between the Pirates' High-A Bradenton and Double-A Altoona affiliates, he batted .244 with six homers and 36 RBIs.[32][33]

He retired from baseball on February 23, 2019.[34]

Personal life

Gaffney is married to Kristen Rorie, they have two sons.[35]

References
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