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Sam Franklin
Franklin, Samuel Lamar
Position:
S
Height:
6-3
Weight:
210
Born:
February 2, 1996 Crystal River, FL
High School:
Citrus (Inverness, FL); East Coast Prep (Great Barrington, MA)
Year
College
Participation
2016
Temple
Lettered
2017
Temple
Lettered
2018
Temple
Lettered
2019
Temple
Lettered
NFL Game Logs
NFL Playoff Statistics
Roster Key
•
Stat Key
YEAR TEAM
NO
POS
GP
GS
2020 Carolina Panthers (NFL)
2020 CAR NFL
42
SS
14
4
2021 Carolina Panthers (NFL)
2021 CAR NFL
42
FS-SS
16
0
2022 Carolina Panthers (NFL)
2022 CAR NFL
42
SS
17
1
2023 Carolina Panthers (NFL)
2023 CAR NFL
42
S
17
4
2024 Carolina Panthers (NFL)
2024 CAR NFL
42
S
10
0
2025 Buffalo Bills (NFL)
2025 BUF NFL
28
S
17
0
6 Years (NFL)
6 Years NFL
91
9
Transaction
Date
Team
Signed
5/4/2020
2020 Carolina Panthers (NFL)
2020 CAR NFL
Reserve/COVID
12/22/2021
2021 Carolina Panthers (NFL)
2021 CAR NFL
Activated
12/28/2021
2021 Carolina Panthers (NFL)
2021 CAR NFL
Restricted Free Agent
3/15/2023
2022 Carolina Panthers (NFL)
2022 CAR NFL
Signed
4/25/2023
2023 Carolina Panthers (NFL)
2023 CAR NFL
Unrestricted Free Agent
3/13/2024
2023 Carolina Panthers (NFL)
2023 CAR NFL
Signed
3/29/2024
2024 Carolina Panthers (NFL)
2024 CAR NFL
Injured Reserve
8/27/2024
2024 Carolina Panthers (NFL)
2024 CAR NFL
Activated
10/26/2024
2024 Carolina Panthers (NFL)
2024 CAR NFL
Unrestricted Free Agent
3/12/2025
2024 Carolina Panthers (NFL)
2024 CAR NFL
Signed
4/11/2025
2025 Denver Broncos (NFL)
2025 DEN NFL
Released
8/26/2025
2025 Denver Broncos (NFL)
2025 DEN NFL
Practice Squad
8/27/2025
2025 Buffalo Bills (NFL)
2025 BUF NFL
Signed
9/4/2025
2025 Buffalo Bills (NFL)
2025 BUF NFL
SNAP COUNTS
TOTAL
OFF
OFF%
DEF
DEF%
ST
ST%
2020 Carolina Panthers (NFL)
2020 CAR NFL
404
0
0.0
248
23.4
156
37.2
2021 Carolina Panthers (NFL)
2021 CAR NFL
411
0
0.0
153
14.1
258
57.2
2022 Carolina Panthers (NFL)
2022 CAR NFL
447
0
0.0
88
7.6
359
76.2
2023 Carolina Panthers (NFL)
2023 CAR NFL
602
0
0.0
289
27.4
313
70.7
2024 Carolina Panthers (NFL)
2024 CAR NFL
245
0
0.0
4
0.3
241
50.4
2025 Buffalo Bills (NFL)
2025 BUF NFL
335
0
0.0
6
0.6
329
75.8
Career Totals (NFL)
Career Totals NFL
2444
0
788
37.2
SCORING
TD
X1
X1A
X1%
X2
X2A
DX
FG
FGA
FG%
S
SAF
PTS
2023 Carolina Panthers (NFL)
2023 CAR NFL
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-
0
6
Career Totals (NFL)
Career Totals NFL
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-
0
6
RECEIVING
TAR
REC
PCT
YDS
AVG
LG
TD
FD
20+
40+
YAC
FUM
2024 Carolina Panthers (NFL)
2024 CAR NFL
1
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Career Totals (NFL)
Career Totals NFL
1
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
INTERCEPTIONS
NO
YDS
AVG
LG
TD
2023 Carolina Panthers (NFL)
2023 CAR NFL
1
99
99.0
99t
1
Career Totals (NFL)
Career Totals NFL
1
99
99.0
99t
1
SACKS
NO
YDS
2020 Carolina Panthers (NFL)
2020 CAR NFL
1.0
5.0
Career Totals (NFL)
Career Totals NFL
1.0
5.0
DEFENSE
TKL
DEF
ST
MT
QH
TFL
FF
PD
BL
2020 Carolina Panthers (NFL)
2020 CAR NFL
23
22
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
2021 Carolina Panthers (NFL)
2021 CAR NFL
24
15
9
0
1
1
0
1
0
2022 Carolina Panthers (NFL)
2022 CAR NFL
20
7
13
0
0
1
1
0
0
2023 Carolina Panthers (NFL)
2023 CAR NFL
30
23
7
0
0
0
0
3
0
2024 Carolina Panthers (NFL)
2024 CAR NFL
8
0
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
2025 Buffalo Bills (NFL)
2025 BUF NFL
13
1
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
Career Totals (NFL)
Career Totals NFL
118
68
50
0
2
3
1
5
0
PENALTIES
Called
Declined
Accepted
Yards
Nullified Yards
First Downs
Stalled Drives
2020 Carolina Panthers (NFL)
2020 CAR NFL
2
0
2
15
11
1
0
2022 Carolina Panthers (NFL)
2022 CAR NFL
4
0
4
32
13
0
0
2023 Carolina Panthers (NFL)
2023 CAR NFL
5
1
4
77
0
1
0
2024 Carolina Panthers (NFL)
2024 CAR NFL
4
0
4
49
16
0
0
2025 Buffalo Bills (NFL)
2025 BUF NFL
4
0
4
50
0
0
0
Career Totals (NFL)
Career Totals NFL
19
1
18
223
40
2
0
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