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| Born: | July 9, 1994 Centreville, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 276 lb (125 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Central (Memphis, Tennessee) | ||||||||
| College: | LSU | ||||||||
| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2018 | ||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 14, 2021 | |||||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||||
Frank Herron (born July 9, 1994) is an American football defensive tackle who is a free agent. He played college football at LSU. He has also been a member of the New England Patriots, Seattle Seahawks, Tennessee Titans, Miami Dolphins, Detroit Lions, Carolina Panthers, and Memphis Showboats.
Herron signed with the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent on May 11, 2018.[1] He was waived on August 31, 2018.[2]
On September 3, 2018, Herron was signed to the Seattle Seahawks' practice squad.[3] He was released on September 12, 2018.[4]
On October 8, 2018, Herron was signed to the New England Patriots' practice squad.[5] Herron won Super Bowl LIII when the Patriots defeated the Los Angeles Rams 13–3.[6] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Patriots on February 5, 2019.[7] He was released on May 16, 2019.[8]
Herron signed with the Tennessee Titans on May 29, 2019.[9] He was waived on August 31, 2019.[10]
On September 27, 2019, Herron was signed to the Detroit Lions practice squad, but was released the next day.[11]
On October 24, 2019, Herron was signed to the Miami Dolphins practice squad.
On December 10, 2019, Herron was signed by the Detroit Lions off the Dolphins' practice squad.[12]
On September 5, 2020, Herron was waived by the Lions and signed to the practice squad the next day.[13][14] He was elevated to the active roster on November 14 and 21 for the team's weeks 10 and 11 games against the Washington Football Team and Carolina Panthers, and reverted to the practice squad after each game.[15][16] He was signed to the active roster on December 5, 2020.[17] On January 2, 2021, Herron was waived by the Lions.[18]
Herron signed with the Carolina Panthers on April 13, 2021.[19] On May 10, Herron was released by the Panthers.[20] He re-signed with Carolina on May 26.[21] He was waived on August 31, 2021, and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[22][23] On October 30, Herron was suspended 2 games without pay for violating the NFL's policy on performance-enhancing substances.[24] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Panthers on January 10, 2022.[25]
On August 30, 2022, Herron was waived by the Panthers and re-signed to the practice squad on September 21.[26] He was released on October 20.
Herron signed with the Memphis Showboats of the USFL on May 1, 2023.[27] He was not part of the roster after the 2024 UFL dispersal draft on January 15, 2024.[28]