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DeutschKeon Hatcher
 Hatcher with the BC Lions in 2023 | |||||||||
| No. 4 – BC Lions | |||||||||
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Born: | September 11, 1994 Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 212 lb (96 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Owasso (Owasso, Oklahoma) | ||||||||
| College: | Arkansas | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2017 | ||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
| Roster status: | 6-Game Injured | ||||||||
| CFL status: | American | ||||||||
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Keon Hatcher Sr. (born September 11, 1994) is an American professional football wide receiver for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He first played football at Owasso High School in Oklahoma. He then played college football at Arkansas and signed with the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent in 2017.[1][2][3]
Professional career
[edit]Oakland Raiders (first stint)
[edit]Hatcher signed with the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2017.[4] He was waived on September 2, 2017, and was signed to the Raiders' practice squad the next day.[5][6] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Raiders on January 2, 2018.[7]
After an impressive preseason, Hatcher made the Raiders' initial 53-man roster and made his regular-season debut in Week 1 in a 33–13 loss to the Los Angeles Rams. On September 12, 2018, he was waived by the Raiders.[8]
Detroit Lions
[edit]On September 19, 2018, Hatcher was signed to the Detroit Lions' practice squad, but was released the following day.[9]
Green Bay Packers (first stint)
[edit]Hatcher was signed to the Green Bay Packers practice squad on October 9, 2018.[10]
Oakland Raiders (second stint)
[edit]On November 19, 2018, Hatcher was signed by the Raiders off the Packers practice squad.[11] He was waived on August 31, 2019.[12]
Green Bay Packers (second stint)
[edit]On September 19, 2019, Hatcher was signed to the Packers practice squad.[13] He was released on October 31.[14]
New York Jets
[edit]On December 17, 2019, Hatcher was signed to the New York Jets practice squad.[15] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Jets on December 30, 2019.[16] He was waived on May 5, 2020.[17]
Hatcher had a tryout with the Detroit Lions on August 14, 2020.[18]
BC Lions
[edit]Hatcher signed with the BC Lions of the CFL on June 9, 2021.[19] During the 2021 season, Hatcher spent most of the season on the practice roster but did manage to dress for 7 games. After training camp in 2022, Hatcher made the active roster and was a starter as the field wideout for the Lions. Hatcher had a breakout season in 2022, he was second on the Lions in receiving yards with 1,043, and third in catches with 70 receptions. Five of his receptions were for touchdowns.
References
[edit]- ^ "Raiders' Keon Hatcher: Makes 53-man roster". CBSSports.com. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
- ^ "Keon Hatcher may have earned a roster spot on Thursday". Just Blog Baby. August 31, 2018. Retrieved September 4, 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "NFL draft 2017: Owasso's Keon Hatcher awaiting phone call that could change his life".
- ^ "Raiders Announce Undrafted Free Agent Signings". Raiders.com. May 5, 2017. Archived from the original on September 29, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
- ^ "Raiders Announce Transactions". Raiders.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on December 9, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
- ^ "Raiders Announce Practice Squad Signings". Raiders.com. September 4, 2017. Archived from the original on December 9, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
- ^ "Raiders Announce Reserve/Future Signings". Raiders.com. January 2, 2018. Archived from the original on February 5, 2018. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
- ^ "Raiders sign Bryant and Sieg; place DePaola on IR and waive Hatcher". Raiders.com. September 12, 2018.
- ^ "Lions sign free agent CB DeShawn Shead". DetroitLions.com. September 19, 2018.
- ^ "Packers sign RB Tra Carson, WR Keon Hatcher to practice squad". Packers.com. October 9, 2018.
- ^ "Raiders sign wide receiver Keon Hatcher, place LaFell on IR". Raiders.com. November 19, 2018.
- ^ "Raiders announce transactions – 8.31.19". Raiders.com. August 31, 2019.
- ^ "Packers trade WR Trevor Davis to Raiders". Packers.com. September 19, 2019.
- ^ "Packers sign WR Darrius Shepherd & TE Evan Baylis to practice squad". Packers.com. October 31, 2019.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan (December 17, 2019). "Jets Place OT Chuma Edoga, WR Jeff Smith on Injured Reserve". NewYorkJets.com.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan (December 30, 2019). "Jets Sign 9 to Reserve/Future Contracts". NewYorkJets.com.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan (May 5, 2020). "Jets Place WRs Quincy Enunwa, Josh Bellamy on Reserve/PUP". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- ^ @AlbertBreer (August 14, 2020). "Today's tryouts and visits ..." (Tweet). Retrieved August 21, 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ Baker, Matt (June 9, 2021). "Two More Receivers Added | Lions Sign Hatcher And Fuller". BCLions.com. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
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