Keon Hatcher Sr. (born September 11, 1994) is an American professional

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for the

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of the

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(CFL). He first played football at

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in Oklahoma. He then played

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and signed with the

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as an undrafted free agent in 2017.

Professional career

Oakland Raiders (first stint)

Hatcher signed with the

as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2017. He was waived on September 2, 2017, and was signed to the Raiders' practice squad the next day. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Raiders on January 2, 2018. After an impressive preseason, Hatcher made the Raiders' initial 53-man roster and made his regular-season debut in Week 1 in a 33–13 loss to the

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. On September 12, 2018, he was waived by the Raiders.

Detroit Lions

On September 19, 2018, Hatcher was signed to the

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' practice squad, but was released the following day.

Green Bay Packers (first stint)

Hatcher was signed to the

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practice squad on October 9, 2018.

Oakland Raiders (second stint)

On November 19, 2018, Hatcher was signed by the Raiders off the Packers practice squad. He was waived on August 31, 2019.

Green Bay Packers (second stint)

On September 19, 2019, Hatcher was signed to the Packers practice squad. He was released on October 31.

New York Jets

On December 17, 2019, Hatcher was signed to the

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practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Jets on December 30, 2019. He was waived on May 5, 2020. Hatcher had a tryout with the

on August 14, 2020.

BC Lions

Hatcher signed with the

of the CFL on June 9, 2021. During the 2021 season, Hatcher spent most of the season on the practice roster but did manage to dress for 7 games. After training camp in 2022, Hatcher made the active roster and was a starter as the field wideout for the Lions. Hatcher had a breakout season in

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, he was second on the Lions in receiving yards with 1,043, and third in catches with 70 receptions. Five of his receptions were for touchdowns.

References

External links

Oakland Raiders bioArkansas Razorbacks bio
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