Sam Franklin Jr.
Franklin with the Carolina Panthers in 2024 | |||||||||||||||
| No. 28 – Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Safety | ||||||||||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | February 2, 1996 Inverness, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Citrus (Inverness) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Temple (2016–2019) | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2020: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||||||
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Samuel Lamar Franklin Jr. (born February 2, 1996) is an American professional football safety for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Temple Owls and was signed by the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent in 2020.