Ross Travis
| No. 88 Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||
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| Position: | Tight end | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | January 9, 1993 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Chaska, Minnesota | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Chaska (MN) | ||||||||
| College: | Penn State | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2016 | ||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2016 | |||||||||
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Ross John Travis (born January 9, 1993) is an American football tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college basketball at Penn State and did not play college football.[1] He signed with the Chiefs in 2015.[2]
College basketball career
Travis was a three star recruit by ESPN and Rivals. And was one of the top college prospects in Minnesota. As a freshman, he played all 32 games starting 16, he averaged 4.4 points and 4.7 rebounds per game in his first year. And won the teams Scappiest Player Award which is voted by fellow teammates and coaches. In his final three years at Penn State he averaged 7.0, 8.3 and 5.5 points per game as a sophomore, junior and senior. He finished his career with the Nittany Lions as a four year letterman and played a career total of 133 game and started 98.[3][4]
Professional career
Kansas City Chiefs
Having not played football since freshman year of high school eight years prior, Travis was signed to the Kansas City Chiefs' practice squad as an undrafted free agent on September 7, 2015.[5] He was released by the Chiefs on September 14, 2015 but was re-signed on November 17, 2015.[6][7] He re-signed with the Chiefs on January 18, 2016.[8]
References
- ↑ Former Penn State forward Ross Travis chasing dream by declaring for NFL Draft
- ↑ Physicality of pads looms for impressive young Chiefs tight end Ross Travis
- ↑ "Ross Travis penn State career and bio". GoPSUsports.com. 10 December 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ↑ "Ross Travis stats - Penn State". REALGM. 9 October 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ↑ "Chiefs Announce Roster Moves". Chiefs.com. September 7, 2015. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
- ↑ Conner, Matt (September 14, 2015). "Chiefs add former Seahawks LB to practice squad, release Richard Gordon from IR". ArrowheadPride.com. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
- ↑ Thorman, Joel (November 18, 2015). "Chiefs worked out free agent TE Joseph Fauria, sign another TE to practice squad". ArrowheadPride.com. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
- ↑ "Ross Travis Transactions". FoxSports.com.