Joseph Kerridge (born September 17, 1992) is an American former professional football player who was a fullback in the National Football League (NFL). Kerridge attended high school at St. Francis High School in Traverse City, Michigan, where he was a three-sport athlete in football, basketball, and lacrosse. He played college football at Michigan, where he was elected team captain in 2015. Kerridge was signed by the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent in 2016, and was also a member of the Green Bay Packers and Cleveland Browns.
College career Kerridge was a four-year letterman, four-time Academic All-Big Ten Conference, and team captain at the University of Michigan, where he played on the Michigan Wolverines football team from 2011 to 2015. Kerridge played in 47 games, logging 18 carries for 121 yards, 17 receptions for 123 yards, and 1 touchdown.
College statistics Year Team G GS Rushing Receiving Att Yds Avg Lng TD Rec Yds Avg Lng TD 2012 MICH 11 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 12 12.0 12 0 2013 MICH 13 7 1 3 3.0 3 0 5 25 5.0 10 0 2014 MICH 12 3 3 56 18.7 52 0 6 53 8.8 17 0 2015 MICH 11 4 14 62 4.4 34 1 5 33 6.6 9 0Total 47 14 18 121 6.7 52 1 17 123 7.2 17 0Source: MGoBlue.com
Professional career
Washington Redskins After going undrafted in the 2016 NFL draft, Kerridge signed a 3-year $1,380,000 contract with the Washington Redskins on May 6, 2016. On September 3, 2016, he was waived by the Redskins during final team cuts. Kerridge was signed to the Redskins' practice squad the following day. On September 5, 2016, he was released by the Redskins.
Green Bay Packers On October 3, 2016, Kerridge was signed to the Green Bay Packers' practice squad. He was promoted from the practice squad to the active roster on November 7, 2016.
On March 15, 2017, the Packers re-signed Kerridge. The contract was a one-year, $550,000 deal. He was waived from injured reserve on September 8, 2017, and resigned to the Packers' practice squad on October 30, 2017. He was promoted to the active roster on November 18, 2017. He was waived on December 19, 2017, and re-signed to the practice squad. He was promoted back to the active roster on December 30, 2017.
He was re-signed on March 14, 2018. He was waived on September 1, 2018, and was signed to the practice squad the next day. He was released on October 30, 2018.
Cleveland Browns On August 10, 2019, Kerridge signed a 2-year $1,380,000 contract with the Cleveland Browns. Kerridge was waived with an injury designation on August 31, 2019, and subsequently reverted to injured reserve. He was waived from injured reserve on October 18.
NFL career statistics Regular season Year Team G GS Rushing Receiving Fumbles Att Yds Avg Lng TD Rec Yds Avg Lng TD FUM Lost 2016 GB 8 0 1 4 4.0 4 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2017 GB 4 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 3 3.0 3 0 0 0Total 12 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 1 3 3.0 3 0 0 0Source: NFL.com
References
External links
Michigan Wolverines bio