Korey Toomer (born December 9, 1988) is a former

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. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the fifth round of the 2012 NFL Draft. He played college football at

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Early years

Born and raised in

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, Toomer is the son of Pamelisa and Kyle Toomer. He is a 2007 graduate of Shadow Ridge High School.

College career

A junior college transfer from Arizona Western in Yuma, Toomer played his final two years of college football at

in the WAC. He saw action on

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and as a reserve linebacker as a junior in 2009 and

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in 2010, after seriously injuring his hand in fall camp. As a senior in 2011, Toomer started at linebacker and also saw late season action on offense as a fullback. After the season he was named the team's

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Professional career

Seattle Seahawks

Toomer was among the Seahawks' last cuts due to shoulder injury in

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and was signed to the practice squad. On August 27, 2013, he was placed on the reserve/non-football injury list. He was a part of the 2013 Seattle Seahawks team that won

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. In 2014, he was released as part of final roster cuts.

Dallas Cowboys

Toomer was claimed off waivers by the Cowboys. He was released on October 17, 2014.

St. Louis Rams

Toomer was signed to the Rams' practice squad. On October 28, 2014, he was promoted to the active roster. He was released on August 31, 2015.

Oakland Raiders

Toomer was signed to the Raiders' practice squad on October 27, 2015, and was promoted to the active roster on October 31. On September 3, 2016, Toomer was released by the Raiders. The next day, he was signed to the Raiders' practice squad. He terminated his contract on September 27, 2016.

San Diego / Los Angeles Chargers

On September 28, 2016, Toomer was signed by the Chargers. On March 9, 2017, the Chargers placed an original-round (fifth round) tender on Toomer. He officially signed his tender on April 4, 2017, keeping him under contract with the Chargers for 2017. On September 11, 2017, in the season opener against the

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on ''

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'', Toomer forced a fumble from running back

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. The fumble was recovered by teammate

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and set up the Chargers to have an eventual touchdown scoring drive.

San Francisco 49ers

On April 4, 2018, Toomer signed a one-year contract with the

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. He was released on September 1, 2018.

Green Bay Packers

On September 3, 2018, Toomer signed with the Green Bay Packers. He was released on November 28, 2018.

BC Lions

Toomer signed with the

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of the

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on June 25, 2019. He was released after the season on November 15, 2019.

Seattle Dragons

Toomer signed with the

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of the XFL. He was placed on a reserve list before the start of the regular season, and was traded to the

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in exchange for S. J. Green on February 18, 2020. He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.

References

External links

NFL.com
2012 Draft, Korey Toomer
Go Vandals.com
Korey Toomer {{DEFAULTSORT:Toomer, Korey 1988 births American football linebackers Idaho Vandals football players Living people Players of American football from Las Vegas Arizona Western Matadors football players Seattle Seahawks players Dallas Cowboys players St. Louis Rams players Oakland Raiders players San Diego Chargers players Los Angeles Chargers players San Francisco 49ers players Green Bay Packers players BC Lions players Tampa Bay Vipers players Seattle Dragons players