Tomon Fox

Originally signed as a rookie free agent by the Giants on May 13, 2022…Released by the Giants on Aug. 29, 2023 and signed to their practice squad on Aug. 30, 2023…Elevated to the active roster on Dec. 24, 2023, and returned to the practice squad on Dec. 26, 2023…Signed to a reserve/future contract by the Giants on Jan. 10, 2024.

TRANSACTIONS:

• Originally signed as a rookie free agent by the Giants on May 13, 2022…Released by the Giants on Aug. 29, 2023 and signed to their practice squad on Aug. 30, 2023…Elevated to the active roster on Dec. 24, 2023, and returned to the practice squad on Dec. 26, 2023…Signed to a reserve/future contract by the Giants on Jan. 10, 2024.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

• In 2 seasons with the Giants, Fox has played in 17 games with one start…Totals include 23 tackles (14 solo), 3 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack, one quarterback hit, and 2 special teams tackles.
• In 2023, spent most of the season on the Giants' practice squad…Appeared in one game, at Philadelphia (12/25), playing 19 snaps on defense and 12 on special teams…Recorded one special teams tackle.
• As a rookie in 2022, played in 16 regular-season games with one start and played in both Giants postseason games…Tallied 23 tackles (14 solo), 3 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack, one quarterback hit, and one special teams tackle.
• Made his NFL debut and tackled Ryan Tannehill for his first career sack and the Giants' only sack of the game in a season-opening victory at Tennessee (9/11)…Inactive vs. Dallas (9/26)…Collected a team-high 6 solo tackles and shared the team lead with Leonard Williams with a season-best 8 total stops at Seattle (10/30)…In his inaugural start, recorded 4 solo tackles and a tackle for loss at Philadelphia (1/8).
• Played in the Wild Card Game at Minnesota (1/15) and divisional round at Philadelphia (1/21).

COLLEGE:

• Played in 60 games with 47 starts in 6 seasons at UNC…Totaled 164 tackles (96 solo)…Ranks 3^rd in program history with 29.5 career sacks and 6^th with 42 tackles for loss…Also had 4 forced fumbles and 3 fumble recoveries…In 2021, started all 13 games at outside linebacker…Selected 3^rd-team All-ACC…Contributed 33 tackles (23 solo), and led the team with 9 tackles for loss and 8.5 sacks, the 5^th most in the ACC…In 2020, started all 12 games and tallied 36 tackles (21 solo), 10.5 tackles for loss and 7.0 sacks…All-ACC honorable mention…Earned the team's Bill Koman Award for Outstanding Achievement in Academics, Athletics & Leadership…In 2019, started all 13 games…Collected 41 tackles (21 solo), tied for the team lead with 6.5 sacks and tied for 2^nd with 9 tackles for loss…In 2018, started all 8 games in which he played…Posted 27 tackles (17 solo), 2.5 sacks, 8.5 tackles for loss, 2 fumble recoveries and one blocked field goal…In 2017, played in all 12 games and made his first 2 career starts…Had 23 tackles (13 solo) and was 2^nd on the team with 4.0 sacks…As a true freshman in 2016, played in the season's first 2 games before suffering a season-ending knee injury vs. Illinois.

OFF-THE-FIELD ACTIVITY:

• Helped kick off the opening clinic for the East Orange Recreation youth girls flag football team…Attended The Giants Foundation Golf Classic, which raised more than $400,000…Served as a coach during the Giants Women's Club Big Blue Challenge flag football fundraiser with 50 club members to support the American Cancer Society's Breast Cancer research…Partnered with the American Heart Association to meet and play with students at the Thirteenth Ave. School in Newark, N.J., where he encouraged them to be active and create healthy habits…Met with members from the Wounded Warriors Project during their visit at the Quest Diagnostic Training Facility to watch practice and enjoy a day with the Giants…Participated in Jingle Jam, where he helped spread holiday joy to more than 500 New Jersey foster children, spending time with them and assisting with the gift distribution…Represented the Breast Cancer Research Foundation to honor his grandmother's fight with breast cancer during the NFL's Week 13 My Cause My Cleats initiative.

PERSONAL:

• Earned a bachelor's degree in exercise and sport science…Selected first-team all-state at Collins Hill High School in Suwanee, Ga., where he registered 114 tackles (73 solo), 29 tackles for loss, 9.0 sacks, 34 quarterback hits, 4 forced fumbles and blocked 2 punts as a senior.