Chris Lacy (born January 28, 1996) is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football at Oklahoma State, and was signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent after the 2018 NFL draft.

Chris Lacy
Personal information
Born: (1996-01-28) January 28, 1996 (age 28)
Desoto, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:DeSoto
College:Oklahoma State
Position:Wide receiver
Undrafted:2018
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:3
Receiving yards:60
Stats at Pro Football Reference

College career

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Lacy played football at Oklahoma State. He hauled in 63 passes for 920 yards and five touchdowns.[1] Lacy received his degree in Industrial Engineering and Management.[2]

Professional career

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New England Patriots

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Lacy signed with the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent on May 11, 2018.[3] He was waived by the Patriots on May 18, 2018.[4]

Detroit Lions

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On May 21, 2018, Lacy was claimed off waivers by the Detroit Lions.[5] He was waived on September 1, 2018 and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[6][7] He was promoted to the active roster on December 22, 2018.[8]

On September 21, 2019, Lacy was waived by the Lions and re-signed to the practice squad.[9] He was promoted to the active roster on November 27, 2019.[10]

On August 9, 2020, Lacy was waived by the Lions,[11] but re-signed with the team on August 20.[12] He was waived on September 5, 2020.[13]

Dallas Cowboys

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On November 3, 2020, Lacy was signed to the Dallas Cowboys practice squad.[14] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Cowboys on January 4, 2021.[15] He was waived by the Cowboys on March 19, 2021.[16]

Chicago Bears

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On May 16, 2021, Lacy signed with the Chicago Bears.[17] He was waived on August 31, 2021.[18]

Las Vegas Raiders

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On August 10, 2022, Lacy signed with the Las Vegas Raiders.[19] He was waived on August 23, 2022,[20] and re-signed to the practice squad on September 15. He signed a reserve/future contract on January 9, 2023.[21]

On August 27, 2023, Lacy was waived/injured by the Raiders and placed on injured reserve.[22] He was released on September 4.

Birmingham Stallions

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On February 5, 2024, Lacy signed with the Birmingham Stallions of the United Football League (UFL).[23] He was released on March 10, 2024.[24]

References

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  1. ^ "Chris Lacy". CBSSports.com. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  2. ^ https://iem.okstate.edu/news/iem-student-and-osu-wide-receiver-chris-lacy-“not-too-cool-school” [dead link]
  3. ^ "Patriots sign six of nine 2018 NFL Draft selections; Sign nine rookie free agents; Release OL Tony Garcia". Patriots.com. May 11, 2018. Archived from the original on May 12, 2018. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  4. ^ "Patriots Re-Sign OL Jason King". Patriots.com. May 18, 2018.
  5. ^ "Lions awarded WR Chris Lacy via waivers from New England Patriots". DetroitLions.com. May 21, 2018. Archived from the original on May 22, 2018. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  6. ^ "Lions establish 53-man roster". DetroitLions.com. September 1, 2018. Archived from the original on September 3, 2018. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  7. ^ "Lions awarded OL Andrew Donnal and CB Dee Virgin via waivers". DetroitLions.com. September 2, 2018. Archived from the original on September 4, 2018. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  8. ^ "Lions place WR Bruce Ellington & S Charles Washington on reserve/injured". DetroitLions.com. December 22, 2018. Archived from the original on December 23, 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  9. ^ "Lions sign WR Marvin Hall to active roster from practice squad". DetroitLions.com. September 21, 2019.[permanent dead link]
  10. ^ "Lions sign WR Chris Lacy to active roster". DetroitLions.com. November 27, 2019.[permanent dead link]
  11. ^ "Lions announce roster moves". DetroitLions.com. August 9, 2020.
  12. ^ "Lions announce roster moves". DetroitLions.com. August 20, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  13. ^ "Lions announce roster moves". DetroitLions.com. September 5, 2020.
  14. ^ "Chris Lacy: Signs with practice squad". CBSSports.com. November 3, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  15. ^ "Jan. 4 Updates". DallasCowboys.com. January 4, 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  16. ^ Alper, Josh (March 19, 2021). "Cowboys sign Malik Turner, cut four players". Pro Football Talk.
  17. ^ Alper, Josh (May 16, 2021). "Bears sign Chris Lacy, waive Michael Pinckney". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
  18. ^ Mayer, Larry (August 31, 2021). "Roster Moves: Bears announce 53-man roster". ChicagoBears.com.
  19. ^ "Raiders sign WR Chris Lacy". Raiders.com. August 10, 2022.
  20. ^ "Raiders trim roster to 80-player limit". Raiders.com. August 23, 2022. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  21. ^ "Raiders sign 13 players to Reserve/Future contracts". Raiders.com. January 9, 2023.
  22. ^ "Raiders waive 8 players, place 3 on Reserve/Injured list". Raiders.com. August 27, 2023.
  23. ^ @UFL_PR (February 5, 2024). "The United Football League has announced the following transactions" (Tweet). Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Twitter.
  24. ^ "UFL Teams Set their Training Camp Rosters to 58". UFLBoard.com. March 10, 2024. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
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