Kevin Snyder

Kevin Snyder (born July 25, 1992) is an American football linebacker for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Rutgers.

Snyder played at the middle, weak-side, and strong-side linebacker positions for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team. In a four-year career, Snyder had 229 total tackles, 6½ sacks, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and 10 pass defenses. He was also the team's back-up long snapper.

Snyder, a member of the Big Ten and Big East All-Academic teams during his playing career at Rutgers, majored in economics.

Detroit Lions

After going undrafted in the 2015 NFL Draft, Snyder signed with the Detroit Lions on May 2, 2015. He broke his hand in the Lions' second preseason game against the Washington Redskins and was subsequently placed on injured reserve. He was released from the injured reserve list on October 13.

San Francisco 49ers

Snyder was signed to the San Francisco 49ers practice squad on November 24, 2015.He was waived on December 1.

New England Patriots

Snyder was signed to the New England Patriots practice squad on December 16, 2015. In the week leading up to the AFC Championship Game, Snyder was promoted to the Patriots' active 53-man roster. He was active for the game, but did not play any snaps.

On September 3, 2016, Snyder was waived/injured by the Patriots and was placed on injured reserve after clearing waivers. On September 8, 2016, Snyder was released by the Patriots with an injury settlement.

Denver Broncos

On December 15, 2016 Snyder was signed to the Broncos' practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Broncos on January 2, 2017.