Frank Mays

Not to be confused with Frank Maze.

Frank Mays
Personal information
Born: (1990-12-01) December 1, 1990 (age 34)
Bemidji, Minnesota
Height:6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Weight:291 lb (132 kg)
Career information
High school:Bemidji (MN)
College:Florida A&M
Position:Defensive lineman
Undrafted:2014
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career Arena League statistics
Tackles:5.5
Sacks:1.0
Stats at ArenaFan.com
Stats at Pro Football Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Frances Mays (born December 1, 1990) is an American football defensive lineman who most recently played for the Bloomington Edge of the Indoor Football League (IFL). He played college football at Florida A&M University and attended Bemidji High School in Bemidji, Minnesota. He has also been a member of the Philadelphia Eagles and Tampa Bay Storm.

Early life

Mays attended Bemidji High School, where he only began to play sports during his senior year when he decided to try out for the football team.[1]

College career

Mays played for the Central Lakes College Raiders from 2010 to 2011 where he was named honorable mention Division III All-American[2] and the Florida A&M from 2012 to 2013.[3]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 9 in
(2.06 m) 		291 lb
(132 kg) 		4.85 s 1.72 s 2.84 s 4.89 s 7.99 s 21.5 in
(0.55 m)		 9 ft 9 in
(2.97 m)		 22 reps
All values from Florida A&M Pro Day[4]

Philadelphia Eagles

In 2014, Mays signed as an undrafted free agent with the Philadelphia Eagles.[5] On August 23, 2014, Mays was waived by the Eagles.[6]

Tampa Bay Storm

Mays was assigned to the Tampa Bay Storm of the Arena Football League in April, 2015.[7]

Return to Philadelphia

Mays re-signed with the Eagles on May 7, 2015.[8] On August 10, 2015, Mays was waived.[9]

Portland Steel

Mays was assigned to the Portland Steel on April 5, 2016. He played in just one game for the Steel, and didn't record any statistics.[10] On April 21, 2016, Mays was placed on recallable reassignment.[11]

Iowa Barnstormers

On January 20, 2017, Mays signed with the Iowa Barnstormers.[12]

Bloomington Edge

On October 11, 2017, Mays was traded to the Bloomington Edge.

References

  1. ^ "Frank Mays" (PDF). www.media.philadelphiaeagles.com. Philadelphia Eagles. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 4, 2016. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
  2. ^ "Central Lakes College defensive end Mays named All-American". www.bemidjipioneer.com. Bemidji Pioneer and Forum Communications Company. December 16, 2011. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
  3. ^ "Former Lumberjack Frank Mays signs letter to play at Florida A&M". www.bemidjipioneer.com. Bemidji Pioneer and Forum Communications Company. February 12, 2012. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
  4. ^ "Frances Mays". nfldraftscout.com. The Sports Xchange. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
  5. ^ Pat Miller (May 14, 2014). "Lumberjacks: Frank Mays signs free agent contract with Philadelphia Eagles". www.bemidjipioneer.com. Bemidji Pioneer and Forum Communications Company. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
  6. ^ Brandon Gowton (August 23, 2014). "Philadelphia Eagles roster cuts: Joe Kruger, Jake Knott among 14 players released". www.bleedinggreennation.com. Vox Media Inc. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
  7. ^ Brandon Wright (April 16, 2015). "Storm offense lacks QB protection". www.tampabay.com. Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
  8. ^ Zach Berman (May 7, 2015). "Eagles sign top pick Agholor". www.philly.com. Philadelphia Media Network (Digital), LLC. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
  9. ^ "2015 Personnel Moves" (PDF). www.media.philadelphiaeagles.com. Philadelphia Eagles. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 5, 2017. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
  10. ^ "2016 Portland Steel participation". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  11. ^ "Portland Steel transactions". www.arenafan.com. ArenaFan. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  12. ^ "January 2017 IFL Transactions". www.goifl.com. Indoor Football League. Archived from the original on January 31, 2017. Retrieved March 16, 2017.