Eric Page

Eric Page
Free agent
Position: Wide receiver / Punt returner
Personal information
Born: (1991-09-23) September 23, 1991
Toledo, Ohio
Height: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight: 185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school: Holland (OH) Springfield Local
College: Toledo
Undrafted: 2012
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • CFN Freshman All-American
  • Consensus All-American (2010)
  • First-team All-MAC (2010, 2011)
  • Second-team All-MAC (2009)
Career NFL statistics
Receptions: 4
Receiving Yards: 68
Receiving TDs: 0
Kick Return Yards: 548
Punt Return Yards: 251
Player stats at NFL.com

Eric Anthony Page (born September 23, 1991) is an American football wide receiver and punt returner who is currently a free agent. He played college football for the University of Toledo, and received consensus All-American honors. The Denver Broncos signed him as an undrafted free agent following the 2012 NFL Draft.

College career

Page attended the University of Toledo, where he played for the Toledo Rockets football team from 2009 to 2011. As a freshman in 2009, he was voted to the freshman All-American team by Collge Football News.[1] As a sophomore in 2010, he was a consensus first-team All-American.[2][3] As a junior in 2011, he caught 112 passes in the regular season, becoming Toledo's all-time leading receiver,[4] and he was named to the All-MAC first team at three positions: as a wide receiver, as a kick returner, and as a punt returner.[5] Following the 2011 season, he forwent his fourth year of collegiate eligibility and entered the 2012 NFL draft.[6]

Professional career

Denver Broncos

After the closure of the third day in the 2012 NFL Draft, Page was left undrafted and he signed with the Denver Broncos for an undisclosed amount.[7] The Broncos released him on July 25, 2012, after he tore his anterior cruciate ligament in practice.[8]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

On April 11, 2013, Page was signed by the Buccaneers. He started all 16 games at the punt and kick return spot. The Buccaneers waived him on August 24, 2014.[9] He was signed to the practice squad that October 8 and released again on October 27.

Edmonton Eskimos

Page signed with the Eskimos on February 13, 2015. He was released on June 14, following the first preseason game.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Eric Page Named Freshman All-American by CFN
  2. ↑ Eric Page Named First-Team All-America by Sporting News
  3. ↑ College Football's 2010 Consensus All-Americans Archived 2011-09-19 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ "Six UT players honored by Mid-American Conference", The Independent Collegian, 2011-12-01, archived from the original on 2013-12-10, retrieved 2012-04-30
  5. ↑ "UT's Page named All-MAC at 3 spots", The Blade, 2011-12-01, retrieved 2012-04-30
  6. ↑ Rockets Eric Page To Enter 2012 NFL Draft, Mid-American Conference, 2012-01-12, retrieved 2012-04-30
  7. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-08-07.
  8. ↑ http://www.cbssports.com/general/blog/nfl-rapidreports/19656679/eric-pages-release-puts-broncos-puntreturn-game-in-flux%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
  9. ↑ BUCCANEERS TRIM ROSTER
  10. ↑ http://www.edmontonjournal.com/Edmonton+Eskimos+seven+players+after+winning+preseason+game+against+Roughriders/11136137/story.html
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