Kassim Alexandre Osgood[1] (/kəˈsiːm/; born May 20, 1980) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver and special teamer in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for San Diego State University and Cal Poly, and was signed by the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2003. He also played for the San Diego Chargers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Detroit Lions, and San Francisco 49ers.
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| Position: | Wide receiver / Special teamer | ||||||||
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| Born: | May 20, 1980 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | North Salinas (Salinas, California) | ||||||||
| College: | San Diego State | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2003 | ||||||||
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Early life
editOsgood was born in Boston, Massachusetts and grew up in Salinas, California, where he graduated from North Salinas High School.
College career
editOsgood 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 Division I-AA 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).[2]
Prior to the 2001-02 college football season, Osgood transferred to San Diego State University where he would be named first-team All-Mountain West Conference.[3] 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[4] and catches with 236.[5] Kassim earned his degree in sociology from San Diego State.[6]
Professional career
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San Diego Chargers
editOsgood was signed by the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent ahead of the 2003 NFL season.[7] 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.[7]
Prior to the 2006 season, he signed a four-year extension. That year, he expressed frustration with his limited role.[8]
Osgood was named to the Pro Bowl in 2007, 2008, and 2010 as the designated special teams player for his conference.[9]
Jacksonville Jaguars
editOn March 6, 2010, Osgood signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars to a three-year, $6.675 million contract, with a $2.2 million signing bonus. He was released on March 13, 2012.[10]
Detroit Lions
editThe Detroit Lions signed Osgood on August 22, 2012.[11]
San Francisco 49ers
editThe San Francisco 49ers signed Osgood on June 4, 2013, but he did not make the regular season roster.[12][13] He was re-signed on September 11, 2013.[14]
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.[15] On September 2, 2014, the 49ers re-signed Osgood to a one-year contract and released him four days later.[16][15] 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.[17][18] Then on October 10, the 49ers cut quarterback Josh Johnson to make room for Osgood again.[19] Osgood was placed on injured reserve after suffering a broken hand injury during a 17–7 loss to the Seattle Seahawks.[20]
References
edit- ^ "ESPN Profile". ESPN.com.
- ^ "Kassim Osgood Bio - San Diego State Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
- ^ "49ers Sign WR Kassim Osgood". 49ers.com.
- ^ "They want Craft back | San Diego Hall of Champions". Archived from the original on February 3, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
- ^ "ESPN.com - Draft Tracker - Players". Espn.com. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
- ^ "Kassim Osgood". IMDb.
- ^ a b Devine, John (June 4, 2013). "John Devine: 49ers sign North Salinas alum Kassim Osgood". Monterey County Herald.
- ^ "The San Diego Union-Tribune - San Diego, California & National News". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
- ^ Verderame, Matt (September 11, 2013). "San Francisco 49ers sign Kassim Osgood". Sbnation.com.
- ^ Oshan, Jeremiah (March 13, 2012). "Kassim Osgood Released By Jacksonville Jaguars". Sbnation.com.
- ^ "Lions sign special-teams specialist, 3-time Pro Bowler Kassim Osgood | Detroit Lions | Detroit Free Press | freep.com". Archived from the original on August 23, 2012. Retrieved August 23, 2012.
- ^ "Niners add Osgood". Profootballtalk.nbcsports.com. June 4, 2013.
- ^ San Francisco 49ers: Release WRs Kassim Osgood And Lavelle Hawkins, Ninerfans.com, Retrieved September 7, 2014
- ^ 49ers Sign Kassim Osgood, 49ers.com, Retrieved September 7, 2014.
- ^ a b 49ers Sign WR Kassim Osgood, Place NT Glenn Dorsey on IR, 49ers.com, Retrieved September 7, 2014.
- ^ Niners release WR Osgood; Seahawks cut WR Bates, Nfl.com, Retrieved September 7, 2014.
- ^ "Guess who's back.....back again". Ninersnation.com. September 8, 2014.
- ^ Sign S Ventrone, Release WR Osgood, 49ers.com, Retrieved September 7, 2014
- ^ "49ers bring back Kassim Osgood; drop QB Johnson - 49ers - the Sacramento Bee". Archived from the original on October 11, 2014. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- ^ Fucillo, David (December 15, 2014). "Kassim Osgood likely out for final two games with broken hand". Ninersnation.com. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
External links
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- Career statistics from Pro Football Reference