Chad Kackert

Chad Kackert
No. 44
Position: Running back
Personal information
Born: (1986-09-15) September 15, 1986
Simi Valley, California
Height: 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight: 201 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school: Simi Valley (CA) Grace Brethren
College: New Hampshire
Undrafted: 2010
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
CFL status: International
Career highlights and awards

Charles "Chad" Kackert (born September 15, 1986) is a former Canadian football running back who played for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at New Hampshire. He was also a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL).

Early years and college career

Kackert played for Grace Brethren High School in Simi Valley, California and at the University of New Hampshire.[1]

Professional career

Combine

Kackert didn't perform at the NFL Combine (due to not getting an invite) but his performance at Jimmy Kibble's combine allowed him to get a tryout with the Jacksonville Jaguars which signed him to their practice squad.[2]

Jacksonville Jaguars

Kackert signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted rookie following the 2010 NFL Draft[3] and participated in training camp, but was released prior to the start of the season.

Toronto Argonauts

Kackert signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League on February 14, 2011. Partway through the 2012 CFL season the Argonauts released Cory Boyd, making Kackert the starting tailback. He would finish the season with 638 yards, 5 touchdowns and a rushing average of 6.3 yards per carry. On November 25, 2012, Kackert was named the Most Valuable Player of the 100th Grey Cup, where he helped the Argonauts defeat the Calgary Stampeders 35–22. Despite rumours that he might try and sign with a NFL team, Kackert re-signed with the Argonauts at the start of free agency.[4] During the 2013 season, Kackert suffered an ankle injury which eventually led to his retirement from football just prior to the start of the 2014 season. On the same date that he announced his retirement, Kackert was named the strength and conditioning coach for the Argonauts [5]

On September 27, 2014, Kackert came out of retirement, and was added to the Argonauts' practice roster.[6] On Wednesday, October 15, 2014, the Toronto Argonauts released Kackert from the practice roster. He was released one week after suffering a right hamstring injury and was expected to miss the next 4–6 weeks. Upon his release, he re-assumed the role of Strength and Conditioning coach of the Toronto Argonauts.[7]

On June 21, 2015, Kackert re-signed with the Argonauts and was added to their practice roster. He would ultimately play in 7 games, recording 235 rushing yards on 39 carries with no touchdowns, while also recording 10 catches for 76 receiving yards & no touchdowns.

In 2016, Kackert spent the entire season on the Argonauts' practice roster.

On May 26, 2017, Kackert announced his second and permanent retirement over Twitter.[8][9]

Career statistics

Rushing   Regular season   Receiving
Year Team Games Att. Yards Avg Long TD Rec. Yards Avg Long TD
2011 TOR 7 57 349 6.1 24 5 4 58 14.5 53 1
2012 TOR 9 100 638 6.4 43 5 23 212 9.2 26 0
2013 TOR 8 71 480 6.8 57 3 23 184 8 48 1
2015 TOR 7 39 235 6 24 0 10 76 7.6 18 0
CFL totals 31 267 1,702 6.4 57 13 60 530 8.8 53 2

References

  1. ↑ "Argos: Chad Kackert's heart told him to sign with Toronto". The Star. The Star. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "THE NFL COMBINE IS NOT THE ONLY COMBINE IN INDY THIS WEEK". Newsweek. Newsweek. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "Jaguars 2010 draft class". Jacksonville Jaguars. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
  4. ↑ https://www.cfl.ca/article/fa13-grey-cup-mvp-kackert-re-signs-intoronto Kackert resigns with the Argonauts
  5. ↑ "404". TSN. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  6. ↑ http://www.argonauts.ca/article/toronto-argonauts-add-rb-chad-kackert-to-practice-roster Toronto Argonauts press release
  7. ↑ "RB Kackert resumes coaching duties with Argonauts after injury - Article - TSN". tsn.ca. 15 October 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  8. ↑ "CHAD KACKERT ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT FROM FOOTBALL ON INSTAGRAM". CBC. CBC. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  9. ↑ "chadkackert on Twitter".
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