# Casey Cramer > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Casey_Cramer > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Casey_Cramer.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casey_Cramer > Source revision: 1346449998 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Casey Ross Cramer** (born January 5, 1982) is an American former professional [football](/source/American_football) player who was a [fullback](/source/Fullback_(American_football)) in the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) (NFL). He was selected by the [Tampa Bay Buccaneers](/source/Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers) in the seventh round of the [2004 NFL draft](/source/2004_NFL_draft). He played [college football](/source/College_football) for the [Dartmouth Big Green](/source/Dartmouth_Big_Green_football). Cramer was also a member of the [New York Jets](/source/New_York_Jets), [Tennessee Titans](/source/Tennessee_Titans), [Carolina Panthers](/source/Carolina_Panthers) and [Miami Dolphins](/source/Miami_Dolphins). ## Early life He went to [high school](/source/High_school_football) at [Middleton High School](/source/Middleton_High_School_(Middleton,_Wisconsin)) in [Middleton, Wisconsin](/source/Middleton,_Wisconsin), where he is the son of an English teacher and school psychologist. He lettered in football, basketball and track for the Cardinals, and was one of the captains for varsity football team. He was the starting tight end and middle linebacker, and was the team's punter. ## College career Cramer played [college football](/source/College_football) at [Dartmouth College](/source/Dartmouth_College), where he majored in [psychology](/source/Psychology), graduating in 2004. He was a brother at [Gamma Delta Chi](/source/Gamma_Delta_Chi) fraternity and participated in various [community service](/source/Community_service) organizations. He primarily played tight end and special teams at Dartmouth. Cramer ranks second in Dartmouth history with 185 catches for 2,477 yards and 21 touchdowns as a tight end. Cramer appeared in 39 games with 33 [starts](/source/Starting_lineup) and led all college tight ends with 72 receptions for 1,017 yards and seven touchdowns as junior in 2002. He also posted 11 career games with 100 yards or more of receiving. He is Dartmouth's most recent All-American, making three different All-America first-teams in 2002 and also the Associated Press second-team that fall. ## Professional career Cramer was selected in the seventh round (228 overall) of the [2004 NFL draft](/source/2004_NFL_draft) by the [Tampa Bay Buccaneers](/source/Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers).[1] Casey was later cut on August 31, 2004.[2] Cramer signed with the [New York Jets](/source/New_York_Jets) on September 1, 2004. He was waived on September 4, 2004.[2] Cramer was signed to the practice squad of the [Tennessee Titans](/source/Tennessee_Titans) on September 7, 2004. He was released on November 17, 2004.[2] Cramer signed with the [Carolina Panthers](/source/Carolina_Panthers) on November 17, 2004. He became a free agent after the 2004 season.[3] He was later re-signed by the Panthers on June 14. Cramer was waived on September 3, signed to the team's practice squad on September 5, and promoted to the active roster on December 16, 2005. He became a free agent again after the 2005 season. He re-signed with the Panthers on April 25, 2006. Cramer was waived on September 2, 2006.[2] Cramer was signed by the Titans on September 3, 2006.[2] In the [2006 season](/source/2006_NFL_season), he saw his most playing time in the NFL, even blocking a punt and recovering a fumble against the [Washington Redskins](/source/Washington_Redskins). Besides making the highlight reels, [Peter King](/source/Peter_King_(sportswriter))'s *Monday Morning Quarterback*, and [Chris Berman](/source/Chris_Berman)'s plays of the week, Cramer also earned NFL [special teams](/source/Special_teams) player of the week for his performance. On August 30, 2008, Cramer was released from the Titans during final cuts. Following Week 1 of the 2008 regular season, the [Miami Dolphins](/source/Miami_Dolphins) released starting [fullback](/source/Fullback_(American_football)) [Boomer Grigsby](/source/Boomer_Grigsby). Cramer was signed to replace him on the roster on September 9. In nine games with the Dolphins including two starts, Cramer caught two passes for three yards and a [touchdown](/source/Touchdown). The Dolphins waived Cramer on December 20 when they promoted [linebacker](/source/Linebacker) [William Kershaw](/source/William_Kershaw) from the [practice squad](/source/Practice_squad). Cramer was re-signed by the Titans on December 31, 2008, after [linebacker](/source/Linebacker) [Josh Stamer](/source/Josh_Stamer) was placed on [injured reserve](/source/Injured_reserve). He was waived on September 4, 2009. ## Post-football career Cramer is pastor of King's Cross Community Church, a [Presbyterian Church in America](/source/Presbyterian_Church_in_America) (PCA) church in [Dayton, Ohio](/source/Dayton,_Ohio). He previously served on the staff of several PCA churches in [Nashville, Tennessee](/source/Nashville,_Tennessee).[4] ## References 1. ["2004 NFL Draft Listing"](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2004/draft.htm). *Pro-Football-Reference.com*. Retrieved 2023-05-06. 1. ["Casey Cramer"](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/CramCa00.htm). Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved 20 August 2024. 1. ["Casey Cramer"](https://www.profootballarchives.com/players/c/cram00230.html). Pro Football Archives. Retrieved 20 August 2024. 1. Fowler, Megan (7 February 2025). ["Casey Cramer: From NFL Player to PCA Pastor"](https://byfaithonline.com/casey-cramer-from-nfl-player-to-pca-pastor/). byFaith. Retrieved 29 August 2025. --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Casey Cramer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casey_Cramer) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casey_Cramer?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.