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Ernie Hammond

SS  •  RETIRED @ Age 33 (End of 2027 season)  •  Current Age: 52
6' 0", 199 lbs Draft: Round 10, Pick 22 (2020) Drafted By: New England Patriots Super Bowl trophy 0 Rings Yrs Pro: 8 Cap Cost: N/A

Defensive Stats

Yr Tm GP GS Tkl Tkl% Ast TFL TFL% Sk Hur QBkd PB PR% Int ThA ThA% PD PA PD% PA% BPA FF FR Pen DAV NAV
2026 GBY 16 5 29 7.9 10 - - 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 2 - - 3 16 - - - 1 2 - 3.9 0.440
2025 BUF 14 4 15 6.0 5 - - 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 1 - - 3 10 - - - 0 1 - 2.7 0.310
2024 BUF 15 7 50 14.4 25 - - 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 2 - - 2 23 - - - 0 0 - 3.1 0.310
2023 BUF 16 9 44 12.9 10 - - 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 - - 3 14 - - - 1 1 - 3.6 0.410
2022 BUF 16 11 34 8.1 13 - - 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 1 - - 3 13 - - - 0 0 - 3.8 0.400
2021 NED 16 14 99 15.2 30 - - 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 1 - - 5 18 - - - 0 1 - 3.8 0.450
2020 NED 16 14 123 19.2 28 - - 1.0 0 0 0 0.2 1 - - 4 35 - - - 4 1 - 5.3 0.540
Career 109 64 394 12.9 121 - - 1.0 0 0 0 0.0 8 - - 23 129 - - - 6 6 - 26.2 2.860

Returns Stats

Yr Tm GP GS PR PR Yds Y/PRet PR TD PR TD% KR KR Yds Y/KRet KR TD KR TD% Pen RetAV NAV
2026 GBY 16 5 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - - 0.0 0.440
2025 BUF 14 4 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - - 0.0 0.310
2024 BUF 15 7 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - - 0.0 0.310
2023 BUF 16 9 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - - 0.0 0.410
2022 BUF 16 11 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - - 0.0 0.400
2021 NED 16 14 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - - 0.0 0.450
2020 NED 16 14 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - - 0.0 0.540
Career 109 64 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - - 0.0 2.860
First-Team All-Pro Second-Team All-Pro Champion Postseason Honor

Defensive Stats

Yr Tm GP GS Tkl Tkl% Ast TFL TFL% Sk Hur QBkd PB PR% Int ThA ThA% PD PA PD% PA% BPA FF FR Pen DAV NAV
2023 BUF 1 0 2 14.3 1 - - 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 - - 0 0 - - - 0 0 - - -
Career 1 0 2 14.3 1 - - 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 - - 0 0 - - - 0 0 - - -

Returns Stats

Yr Tm GP GS PR PR Yds Y/PRet PR TD PR TD% KR KR Yds Y/KRet KR TD KR TD% Pen RetAV NAV
2023 BUF 1 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - - - -
Career 1 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - - - -
Champion Super Bowl MVP

Salary Information

Year Salary Bonus Cap Cost Cap Percentage

Ratings History

Year Scout Type Age RD MM ZN BR PD PH IN PR KR EN ST Overall Potential
2020 Pre-Camp 26 98 42 66 0 92 45 87 0 0 35 54 64 64
2020 Post-Camp 26 82 55 44 0 56 51 52 0 0 18 53 50 50
2021 Pre-Camp 27 88 54 47 0 62 50 56 0 0 20 63 54 54
2021 Post-Camp 27 88 56 48 0 61 50 56 0 0 21 64 54 54
2022 Pre-Camp 28 88 56 48 0 60 51 56 0 0 20 65 54 54
2022 Post-Camp 28 84 36 35 0 48 33 56 0 0 14 65 46 46
2023 Pre-Camp 29 82 36 35 0 47 33 55 0 0 14 66 45 45
2023 Post-Camp 29 100 27 45 0 66 27 82 0 0 19 42 55 55
2024 Pre-Camp 30 100 27 46 0 66 27 82 0 0 19 41 55 55
2024 Post-Camp 30 100 25 44 0 66 28 83 0 0 17 42 55 55
2025 Pre-Camp 31 100 25 44 0 66 28 84 0 0 18 41 55 55
2025 Post-Camp 31 69 30 27 0 40 19 50 0 0 6 67 38 38
2026 Pre-Camp 32 68 30 26 0 39 19 49 0 0 6 68 37 37
2026 Post-Camp 32 68 31 26 0 37 11 49 0 0 4 68 36 36
2027 Pre-Camp 33 68 32 26 0 36 11 48 0 0 6 53 36 36
2027 Post-Camp 33 66 11 21 0 22 0 47 0 0 1 53 30 30

Transactions

Year Team Transaction
2021 New England Patriots changed primary position from SS
2022 New England Patriots released
2022 Buffalo Bills signed as a free agent: 4yrs, $15,340,000
2022 Buffalo Bills changed primary position from FS
2025 Buffalo Bills signed a renegotiated contract: 2yrs, $4,940,000
2025 Buffalo Bills placed on injured reserve
2026 Buffalo Bills released
2026 Green Bay Packers signed as a free agent: 1yr, $1,190,000
2027 New York Giants signed as a free agent: 1yr, $1,220,000
2027 New York Giants released