Travaris Cadet

Travaris Cadet
Free agent
Position: Running back
Personal information
Born: (1989-02-01) February 1, 1989
Miami, Florida
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight: 210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school: Miami Central
(West Little River, Florida)
College: Appalachian State
Undrafted: 2012
Career history
Career NFL statistics as of 2017
Rushing yards: 180
Rushing average: 3.7
Rushing touchdowns: 0
Receptions: 118
Receiving yards: 959
Receiving touchdowns: 7
Player stats at NFL.com

Travaris Terrell Cadet (born February 1, 1989) is an American football running back who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2012. He played college football at Appalachian State. He has also played for the New England Patriots, San Francisco 49ers, New York Jets, and Buffalo Bills.

Early years

Cadet attended and played high school football at Miami Central High School.[1]

College career

Cadet attended the University of Toledo in 2007 and was redshirted. After one year, he transferred to Pearl River Community College. In 2009, he transferred to Appalachian State.[2][3] He played for the Mountaineers from 2009–2011.[4] In the 2009 season, he finished with 366 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns. In the 2010 season, he finished with 671 rushing yards and six rushing touchdowns. In the 2011 season, he finished with 651 rushing yards and six rushing touchdowns.

Professional career

New Orleans Saints

During Week 9 of the 2012 season, against the Philadelphia Eagles, Cadet made his first and only carry of the season for 5 yards. He had a 45-yard run, but it was called back because receiver Marques Colston was called for holding.[5] Overall, in the 2012 season, he added five receptions for 44 yards.[6]

In Week 6 of the 2013 season, against the New England Patriots, Cadet had his first touchdown reception of his career, a three-yard pass from quarterback Drew Brees.[7]

Cadet was set to be a restricted free agent after the 2014 season, but the Saints did not place a tender on him. Overall, in the 2014 season, he finished with 10 rushes for 32 rushing yards and 38 receptions for 296 receiving yards and a receiving touchdown.[8]

New England Patriots

On March 17, 2015, Cadet was signed by the New England Patriots.[9] Due to injury there was little playing time for Cadet and he was active for only one game before he was released by the Patriots on September 29, 2015.[10][11]

San Francisco 49ers

On November 10, 2015, Cadet was signed by the San Francisco 49ers. He appeared in four games with the team.[12] On December 22, 2015, Cadet was waived.

New Orleans Saints (second stint)

On December 23, 2015, the New Orleans Saints claimed Cadet off waivers, reuniting him with his former team. He played in one game in the 2015 season with the team, which was the Week 17 game against the Atlanta Falcons.[13] They released him on September 3, 2016, but signed him back on September 5, 2016.[14]

In the 2016 season, Cadet had 40 receptions for 281 yards and four receiving touchdowns.[15]

On March 15, 2017, Cadet re-signed with the Saints.[16] He was released on September 2, 2017.[17]

New York Jets

On September 27, 2017, Cadet signed with the New York Jets.[18] He appeared in three games with the team. He was released on October 24, 2017.[19]

Buffalo Bills

On November 4, 2017, Cadet signed with the Buffalo Bills.[20] In Week 16 against the New England Patriots, Cadet went down on the field with an apparent knee injury. He was carted off the field in an air cast, and left the stadium in a hard cast. It was revealed that he suffered a dislocated ankle and was placed on injured reserve on December 26, 2017.[21] Overall, in the 2017 season, with both the Jets and the Bills, he totaled 96 rushing yards and 119 receiving yards.[22]

On March 16, 2018, Cadet re-signed with the Bills.[23] He was released on September 1, 2018.[24]

References

  1. ↑ "Diamond in the Rough: Travaris Cadet, RB, Appalachian State". The Sports Daily. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
  2. ↑ Just Biding His Time: Cadet, Mountaineers' Backup QB, Says He Understands, Accepts Role
  3. ↑ Cadet impresses ASU coaches
  4. ↑ "Travaris Cadet NCAA FB Stats - Season & Career Statistics". www.foxsports.com. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
  5. ↑ "Philadelphia Eagles at New Orleans Saints - November 5th, 2012". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
  6. ↑ "Travaris Cadet 2012 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
  7. ↑ "New Orleans Saints at New England Patriots - October 13th, 2013". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
  8. ↑ "Travaris Cadet 2014 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
  9. ↑ Wesseling, Chris (March 17, 2015). "Travaris Cadet leaves Saints for New England Patriots". NFL.com. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
  10. ↑ "New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills - September 20th, 2015". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
  11. ↑ http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2015/09/travaris_cadet_saints.html
  12. ↑ "Travaris Cadet 2015 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
  13. ↑ "New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons - January 3rd, 2016". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
  14. ↑ Gantt, Darin. "Saints cut Khalif Barnes, Travaris Cadet in getting roster to 53". NBCSports.com.
  15. ↑ "Travaris Cadet 2016 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
  16. ↑ Teope, Herbie (March 15, 2017). "Saints bringing back Travaris Cadet: report". NOLA.com.
  17. ↑ "New Orleans Saints make 37 roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on October 7, 2017.
  18. ↑ Greenberg, Ethan (September 27, 2017). "Jets Sign RB-KR Cadet, Place Peake on IR". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  19. ↑ Greenberg, Ethan (October 24, 2017). "Jets Activate CB Nelson, Release RB Cadet". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on October 27, 2017.
  20. ↑ Brown, Chris (November 4, 2017). "Bills sign RB Travaris Cadet". BuffaloBills.com.
  21. ↑ Brown, Chris (December 26, 2017). "Bills add three to active roster from practice squad". BuffaloBills.com.
  22. ↑ "Travaris Cadet 2017 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
  23. ↑ Brown, Chris (March 16, 2018). "Bills return RBs Cadet and Jones to the fold". BuffaloBills.com.
  24. ↑ "Bills make these moves to reach the 53-man roster limit". BuffaloBills.com. September 1, 2018.
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