 Pulley with the Los Angeles Chargers in 2017 | |||||||
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| Position: | Center | ||||||
| Personal information | |||||||
| Born: | (1993-04-03)April 3, 1993 (age 32) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 309 lb (140 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| High school: | Evangelical Christian School (Cordova, Tennessee) | ||||||
| College: | Vanderbilt (2011–2015) | ||||||
| Undrafted: | 2016 | ||||||
| Career history | |||||||
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
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Spencer Kyle Pulley (born April 3, 1993) is a formerAmerican footballcenter. He playedcollege football atVanderbilt. He was signed by theSan Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2016.
Pulley attendedEvangelical Christian School inCordova, Tennessee. While there, he was a three-year starter atoffensive tackle anddefensive end on thefootball team as well aslettering three times inshot put anddiscus throw intrack & field. As a defensive end he recorded 29tackles and 11quarterback sacks. As asenior, he was named ateam captain. That year, he helped the teams offense average 37.2 points-per-game. He was awarded the Division II-Class A Mr. Football Award as the state's toplineman as a senior left tackle. He was also named to the writers' first team Division II-A All-State team,The Commercial Appeal's Best of Preps and won the district's offensive lineMost Valuable Player (MVP) award. He also played in the Tennessee East-West All-Star Game.[1]
Pulley then attendedVanderbilt University, where hemajored in human and organizational development.
As a freshman in2011, he was one of fivetrue freshman to play during the season. For the season, he appeared in six games onspecial teams and as a back-upoffensive guard. In2012 as a sophomore, he started four games atcenter. He helped the Commodores average 170 yards-per-game and 222 passing yards-per-game, before being granted a medical hardship andredshirting the rest of the season.[2] As a junior in2013, he started all 13 games at right guard. Late in the season he also played some at center. He recorded 46knockdown blocks and 67blocks that led totouchdowns or first downs. He helped the offense average 366.7 yards-per-game, 233.7 of which was passing. In2014 as a senior, he started 12 games at right guard. He earnedAll-Southeastern Conference (SEC) honors. He recorded 28 pancake blocks on the season. Using a fifth year of eligibility in2015, he started all 12 games at center, while playing through multiple injuries. He recorded 35 pancake blocks and helpedRalph Webb rush for 1,152 yards, the second highest total in school history. He was named All-SEC for the season.[1]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 301 lb (137 kg) | 31+1⁄8 in (0.79 m) | 10 in (0.25 m) | 5.10 s | 1.75 s | 2.96 s | 4.48 s | 7.39 s | 28+1⁄2 in (0.72 m) | 9 ft 4 in (2.84 m) | 28 reps | |
| All values from VanderbiltPro Day[3] | ||||||||||||
Pulley signed with theSan Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent following the2016 NFL draft.[2]
In 2017, Pulley was named the starting center over the suspendedMax Tuerk andMatt Slauson, who was moved to left guard.[4] He started all 16 games at center in 2017 following the release of Tuerk.
On September 1, 2018, Pulley was waived by the Chargers.[5]
On September 2, 2018, Pulley was claimed off waivers by theNew York Giants.[6] Pully started at guard from week 5 and took over center in week 7 after the moving of John Greco to left guard and was the starter in the next nine games.
On March 11, 2019, Pulley signed a three-year, $9.6 million contract extension with the Giants.[7]
On July 30, 2021, Pulley signed with theTennessee Titans.[8] He was placed oninjured reserve on August 5, 2021.[9] On August 10, 2021, Pulley was released by theTennessee Titans with an injury settlement.[10]
On November 6, 2021, Pulley was signed to thepractice squad of theMinnesota Vikings.[11] He was released on November 23, 2021.
On December 24, 2021, Pulley was signed to theMiami Dolphins practice squad.[12]