Tobais Palmer
{{Short description|American football player (born 1990)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Tobais Palmer
| image =
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| number = 13
| position = Wide receiver, running back
| high_school = Pittsboro (NC) Northwood
| college = NC State
| undraftedyear = 2013
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|2|20|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Pittsboro, North Carolina / Tallahassee, Florida
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| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 10
| weight_lbs = 199
| pastteams =
- Jacksonville Jaguars ({{NFL Year|2013}})
- San Diego Chargers ({{NFL Year|2013}}–{{NFL Year|2014}})*
- New Orleans Saints ({{NFL Year|2014}})*
- Buffalo Bills ({{NFL Year|2014}}–{{NFL Year|2015}})*
- Pittsburgh Steelers ({{NFL Year|2016}})*
- Carolina Panthers ({{NFL Year|2016}})*
- Montreal Alouettes ({{CFL Year|2017}})*
- Toronto Argonauts ({{CFL Year|2018}})*
- Birmingham Iron ({{AAF Year|2019}})
| pfr = PalmTo00
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Tobais Palmer (born February 20, 1990) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at North Carolina State. He was a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars, San Diego Chargers, New Orleans Saints, Buffalo Bills, Pittsburgh Steelers, Carolina Panthers, Montreal Allouettes, Toronto Argonauts, and The Birmingham Iron.
Early years
Palmer was born in Pittsboro, North Carolina. He was a two-time offensive player of the year in his conference.{{cite web | title=North Carolina State Profile | work=gopack.com | url=http://www.gopack.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/tobais_palmer_741434.html | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130125174939/http://www.gopack.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/tobais_palmer_741434.html | archive-date=2013-01-25 }} He earned the Chatham County male athlete of the year award while attending Northwood High School.
College career
In his final seasons at NC State, He finished with a total of 91 receptions, 1,277 receiving yards and 11 receiving touchdowns. He is also the new leading All-Purpose leader in the ACC. 3rd in NCAA (All-Purpose yards in a game){{cite web | title=Palmer's College Statistics | work=sports-reference.com | url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/tobias-palmer-1.html }} He also played at the Georgia Military College.
Professional career
=Jacksonville Jaguars=
On April 27, 2013, he signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent.{{cite web | title=Jags unveil 22 undrafted free agents | website=NBC Sports | date=2013-04-28 | url=https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/jags-unveil-22-undrafted-free-agents | access-date=2024-12-29}} He was released on August 30 and signed to the team's practice squad on September 1. On September 28, he was promoted to the active roster.{{cite web | title=Jaguars promote WRs Jeremy Ebert, Tobais Palmer from practice squad to active roster | work=Fox News | url=https://www.foxnews.com/sports/jaguars-promote-wrs-jeremy-ebert-tobais-palmer-from-practice-squad-to-active-roster/ |access-date=September 28, 2013}} He was released on September 30 and signed to the practice squad the next day. He was released from the practice squad on October 8.
=San Diego Chargers=
On November 19, 2013, Palmer signed with the San Diego Chargers to their practice squad. On May 21, 2014, he was waived-injured by the Chargers.
=New Orleans Saints=
On August 6, 2014, Palmer signed with the New Orleans Saints.
On August 25, 2014, Palmer was released from the New Orleans Saints.
=Buffalo Bills=
Palmer signed a 2-year contract / $960,000 with the Buffalo Bills, including an annual average salary of $480,000.{{cite web|title=Current Contract|url=http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/buffalo-bills/tobias-palmer/|website=Spotrac.com|access-date=26 January 2015}} On September 4, 2015, he was released by the Bills.{{cite web |url=http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-1/Leodis-McKelvin-to-ReserveNFI-as-Bills-release-16/df61b241-ef1d-456a-a22a-cd06ea2c309f |title=Leodis McKelvin to Reserve/NFI as Bills release 16 |last=Brown |first=Chris |date=September 4, 2015 |website=BuffaloBills.com |access-date=September 14, 2015 |archive-date=September 17, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150917072835/http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-1/Leodis-McKelvin-to-ReserveNFI-as-Bills-release-16/df61b241-ef1d-456a-a22a-cd06ea2c309f |url-status=dead }}
=Pittsburgh Steelers=
On February 4, 2016, Palmer signed a futures contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers.{{Cite web|title = Steelers Sign Four To Futures Deals – Steelers Depot|url = http://www.steelersdepot.com/2016/02/steelers-sign-four-to-futures-deals/|website = Steelers Depot|access-date = 2016-02-05|language = en-US}} On May 11, 2016, Palmer was released by the Steelers.
=Carolina Panthers=
On May 20, 2016, Palmer signed with the Carolina Panthers. On August 9, 2016, the Panthers waived/injured Palmer.{{cite web | url=http://nfltraderumors.co/panthers-waiveinjured-dt-chas-alecxih-sign-dl-tom-lally/ | title=Panthers Waive/Injured DT Chas Alecxih & WR Tobias Palmer, Sign DL Tom Lally | publisher=nfltraderumors.co | access-date=August 14, 2016 | author=Bouda, Nate}} He reverted to injured reserve on August 10, 2016.{{cite web | url=http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/tobais-palmer-player-transactions | title=TOBAIS PALMER | work=foxsports.com | access-date=August 14, 2016}} He was waived with an injury settlement on August 16, 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/teams/carolinapanthers/transactions?team=CAR |title=Carolina Panthers Transactions |work=nfl.com |access-date=January 2, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103012026/http://www.nfl.com/teams/carolinapanthers/transactions?team=CAR |archive-date=January 3, 2017 }}
=Montreal Alouettes=
On January 19, 2017, Palmer signed with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was released by the Alouettes on May 28, 2017.
=Toronto Argonauts=
On February 21, 2018, Palmer signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League as a free agent. He was released by the Argonauts on May 26, 2018.
=Birmingham Iron=
Palmer signed with the Birmingham Iron of the Alliance of American Football for the 2019 season. He was placed on injured reserve on April 1, 2019. The league ceased operations in April 2019.{{Cite web |last=Rothstein |first=Michael |last2=Wickersham |first2=Seth |date=June 13, 2019 |title=Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/26957796/inside-short-unhappy-life-alliance-american-football |access-date=January 9, 2024 |website=ESPN.com}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.argonauts.ca/players/tobais-palmer/ Toronto Argonauts bio]
- [http://www.jaguars.com/team/roster/Tobais-Palmer/df3c4870-bc5d-4cd3-b94b-feba8ff15f16 Jacksonville Jaguars bio]
- [http://www.neworleanssaints.com/team/roster/tobais-palmer/815486bd-ae09-4ffd-8592-d67e168c3e66/ New Orleans Saints bio]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130125174939/http://www.gopack.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/tobais_palmer_741434.html North Carolina State bio]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140110081313/http://www.chargers.com/team/roster/Tobais-Palmer/f7a3ac98-4785-4d2f-814c-a865a902d831 San Diego Chargers bio]
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