American football player (born 1995)
American football player
Daniel Helm Personal information Born: (1995-04-20 ) April 20, 1995 (age 29) Chatham, Illinois , U.S.Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Weight: 255 lb (116 kg) Career information High school: Glenwood (Chatham, Illinois)College: Duke Position: Tight end Undrafted: 2019 Career history * Offseason and/or practice squad member onlyCareer highlights and awards Career NFL statistics
Daniel Helm (born April 20, 1995) is an American professionalfootball tight end who is a free agent. He playedcollege football for theDuke Blue Devils . He has been a member of theLos Angeles Chargers ,San Francisco 49ers ,Kansas City Chiefs ,Tampa Bay Buccaneers ,Las Vegas Raiders ,Atlanta Falcons ,Memphis Showboats , andDetroit Lions .
Professional career [ edit ] Los Angeles Chargers [ edit ] Helm was signed by theLos Angeles Chargers as an undrafted free agent on April 27, 2019.[ 2] He was waived by the Chargers on August 1, 2019.[ 3]
San Francisco 49ers (first stint)[ edit ] Helm was claimed off waivers by theSan Francisco 49ers on August 2, 2019.[ 4] He was waived on August 31, 2019, during final roster cuts and was re-signed to the 49ers practice squad the following day.[ 5] Helm was promoted to the 49ers active roster on December 12, 2019, following an injury to Garrett Celek, but did not play in any games.[ 6] Helm was waived by the 49ers on August 15, 2020.
Helm was claimed off waivers by theKansas City Chiefs on August 16, 2020.[ 7] He was waived by the Chiefs on September 5, 2020.[ 8]
Tampa Bay Buccaneers [ edit ] Helm was signed to theTampa Bay Buccaneers ' practice squad on September 22, 2020.[ 9]
San Francisco 49ers (second stint)[ edit ] Helm was signed off the Buccaneers practice squad by the 49ers on September 29, 2020.[ 10] He made his NFL debut on October 18, 2020, against theLos Angeles Rams .[ 11] Helm was waived on October 20, 2020,[ 12] and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[ 13] He was elevated to the active roster on November 5 and 14 for the team's weeks 9 and 10 games against theGreen Bay Packers andNew Orleans Saints , and reverted to the practice squad after each game.[ 14] [ 15] He was placed on the practice squad/COVID-19 list by the team on November 20,[ 16] and restored to the practice squad and subsequently released on December 3.[ 17] He was re-signed to the practice squad on December 9.[ 18] He was elevated to the active roster again on December 19 and 25 for the weeks 15 and 16 games against theDallas Cowboys andArizona Cardinals , and reverted to the practice squad after each game.[ 19] [ 20] His practice squad contract with the team expired after the season on January 11, 2021.[ 21] He was re-signed on March 17, 2021.[ 22] On June 1, 2021, Helm was waived by 49ers.[ 23]
On October 25, 2021, Helm was signed to theLas Vegas Raiders active roster.[ 24] He was released on January 8, 2022.[ 25]
On January 20, 2022, Helm signed a reserve/future contract with theAtlanta Falcons .[ 26] He was waived on May 16, 2022.[ 27]
Helm signed with theMemphis Showboats of the USFL on January 5, 2023.[ 28] He was released from his contract on August 1, 2023, to sign with an NFL team.[ 29]
On August 2, 2023, Helm signed with theDetroit Lions .[ 30] He was waived on August 27.[ 31]
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