Verran Tucker
Encyclopedia
Verran Mitchell Tucker is an American football
wide receiver
is currently a free agent in the National Football League. He was signed by the Dallas Cowboys
as an undrafted free agent in 2010. He played college football
at California
.
and agreed to terms with the Dallas Cowboys a day later. He was cut on July 23, 2010.
Tucker caught his first career NFL touchdown pass on November 7, 2010 against the Oakland Raiders
.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
wide receiver
Wide receiver
A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible...
is currently a free agent in the National Football League. He was signed by the Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...
as an undrafted free agent in 2010. He played college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
at California
California Golden Bears football
The California Golden Bears football team is the college football team of the University of California. The team plays its home games at California Memorial Stadium, however the team played at San Francisco's AT&T Park in 2011 while Memorial Stadium was being renovated, the team will return to...
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Sophomore year
In 2007, Tucker had 26 receptions for 538 yards and a team-high nine touchdowns.Junior year
In his first year at Cal, Tucker was a reserve, but then moved up on the depth chart. He started the last seven games of the year. He was second on the team with 362 yards on 21 catches. He had three touchdowns.Senior year
In Tucker's final year at Cal, he had 29 receptions for 453 yards and one touchdown. He had at least 50 receiving yards in five of the team's games in 2009. He ended his college career with 50 catches for 815 yards and four touchdowns, with an average of 16.3 yards per catch.Dallas Cowboys
Tucker went undrafted in the 2010 NFL Draft2010 NFL Draft
The 2010 NFL Draft was the 75th annual meeting of National Football League franchises to select newly eligible football players. Unlike previous years, the 2010 draft took place over three days, at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, with the first round on Thursday, April 22, 2010, at 7:30 pm...
and agreed to terms with the Dallas Cowboys a day later. He was cut on July 23, 2010.
Kansas City Chiefs
Tucker signed with the Kansas City Chiefs on July 31, 2010.Tucker caught his first career NFL touchdown pass on November 7, 2010 against the Oakland Raiders
Oakland Raiders
The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
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