Kassim Osgood

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Kassim Osgood
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:North Salinas (Salinas, California)
College:San Diego State
Undrafted:2003
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receiving yards:
766
Receiving touchdowns:5
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Kassim Alexandre Osgood

undrafted free agent in 2003. He has played for the San Diego Chargers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Detroit Lions, and San Francisco 49ers
.

Early years

Osgood was born in

Boston, Massachusetts and grew up in Salinas, California, where he graduated from North Salinas High School
.

College career

Osgood spent three years at FCS

Division I-AA record with 376 yards receiving in a game against Northern Iowa and set school records for both touchdowns in a season (14) and catches in a game (17).[2]

Prior to the 2001-02 college football season, Osgood transferred to San Diego State University where he would be named first-team All-Mountain West Conference.[3] In that year he ranked second in the nation in catches (108) and fourth in nation in yards per game (119.4). He and teammate J. R. Tolver combined to set NCAA records for receiving yards in a season by teammates with 3,337 yards[4] and catches with 236.[5] Kassim earned his degree in Sociology from San Diego State.[6]

Professional career

San Diego Chargers

Osgood was signed by the

undrafted free agent ahead of the 2003 NFL season.[7] He saw some playing time in his first two seasons with the team, appearing in all 16 games and catching two touchdown passes each season.[7]

Prior to the 2006 season, he signed a four-year extension. That year, he expressed frustration with his limited role.[8]

Osgood was named to the Pro Bowl in 2007, 2008, and 2010.[9]

Jacksonville Jaguars

On March 6, 2010, Osgood signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars to a three-year, $6.675 million contract, with a $2.2 million signing bonus. He was released on March 13, 2012.[10]

Detroit Lions

The Detroit Lions signed Osgood on August 22, 2012.[11]

San Francisco 49ers

The San Francisco 49ers signed Osgood on June 4, 2013, but he did not make the regular season roster.[12][13] He was re-signed on September 11, 2013.[14]

Osgood signed a one-year contract with the 49ers on March 17, 2014. The 49ers released him on August 30, 2014 as part of final roster cuts.

Bubba Ventrone.[17][18] Then on October 10, the 49ers cut quarterback Josh Johnson to make room for Osgood again.[19] Osgood was placed on injured reserve after suffering a broken hand injury during a 17-7 loss to the Seattle Seahawks.[20]

References

  1. ^ "ESPN Profile". ESPN.com.
  2. ^ "Kassim Osgood Bio - San Diego State Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  3. ^ "49ers Sign WR Kassim Osgood". 49ers.com.
  4. ^ "They want Craft back | San Diego Hall of Champions". Archived from the original on February 3, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  5. ^ "ESPN.com - Draft Tracker - Players". Espn.com. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  6. ^ "Kassim Osgood". IMDb.
  7. ^
    Monterey County Herald
    .
  8. San Diego Union-Tribune
    . Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  9. ^ Verderame, Matt (September 11, 2013). "San Francisco 49ers sign Kassim Osgood". Sbnation.com.
  10. ^ Oshan, Jeremiah (March 13, 2012). "Kassim Osgood Released By Jacksonville Jaguars". Sbnation.com.
  11. ^ "Lions sign special-teams specialist, 3-time Pro Bowler Kassim Osgood | Detroit Lions | Detroit Free Press | freep.com". Archived from the original on August 23, 2012. Retrieved August 23, 2012.
  12. ^ "Niners add Osgood". Profootballtalk.nbcsports.com. June 4, 2013.
  13. ^ San Francisco 49ers: Release WRs Kassim Osgood And Lavelle Hawkins, Ninerfans.com, Retrieved September 7, 2014
  14. ^ 49ers Sign Kassim Osgood, 49ers.com, Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  15. ^ a b 49ers Sign WR Kassim Osgood, Place NT Glenn Dorsey on IR, 49ers.com, Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  16. ^ Niners release WR Osgood; Seahawks cut WR Bates, Nfl.com, Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  17. ^ "Guess who's back.....back again". Ninersnation.com. September 8, 2014.
  18. ^ Sign S Ventrone, Release WR Osgood, 49ers.com, Retrieved September 7, 2014
  19. ^ "49ers bring back Kassim Osgood; drop QB Johnson - 49ers - the Sacramento Bee". Archived from the original on October 11, 2014. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
  20. ^ Fucillo, David (December 15, 2014). "Kassim Osgood likely out for final two games with broken hand". Ninersnation.com. Retrieved December 17, 2014.

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