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Penny Hart
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Hart in 2019
Personal information
Born: (1996-07-05) July 5, 1996 (age 28)
Roswell, Georgia, U.S.
Height:5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight:180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school:King's Ridge Christian
(Alpharetta, Georgia)
College:Georgia State (2015–2018)
Position:Wide receiver
Undrafted:2019
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:11
Receiving yards:82
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Marjahn Penny Mathias Hart (born July 5, 1996) is an American professional football wide receiver. He played college football for the Georgia State Panthers and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Indianapolis Colts after the 2019 NFL draft.

Early life

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Hart grew up in Roswell, Georgia and attended King's Ridge Christian School in Alpharetta, Georgia, where he played both football and baseball. In baseball, Hart was coached by former Major Leaguer Dallas McPherson and as a senior scored the winning run for King's Ridge in the 2015 Georgia High School Association Class A state championship game.[1] In football, Hart was named first-team All-Region as a junior at running back and again as a senior as an athlete after playing running back and then moving to quarterback for the final three games of the season. In his final high school game, Hart rushed for 390 yards and eight touchdowns while also passing for 162 yards and another score.[2]

College career

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Hart spent four seasons as a member of the Georgia State Panthers. In his first collegiate season, Hart had 71 receptions for 1,099 yards and eight touchdowns and was named the Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year and first-team All-Sun Belt, and was also named Freshman All-American by the Football Writers Association of America.[3] Hart entered his sophomore season on the Fred Biletnikoff Award watchlist, but eventually had to redshirt after suffering a hamstring injury in training camp and then breaking his foot in the fourth game of the season against Appalachian State.[4] As a redshirt sophomore, he caught a school record 74 passes for 1,121 yards and eight touchdowns and was again named first-team All-Sun Belt.[5] The following season, Hart recorded 49 catches for 669 yards and two touchdowns, as well as 15 kickoffs returned for 299 yards and nine punts returned for 158 yards and a touchdown, and was named third-team All-Sun Belt.[6] Hart declared himself eligible for the 2019 NFL draft, forgoing his final season of NCAA eligibility.[7] Hart finished his collegiate career with 203 receptions for 2,960 yards, both second in Georgia State history, and a school-record 19 receiving touchdowns.[8] Following his final season Hart received an invitation to participate in the 2019 Senior Bowl, where he impressed NFL scouts in practice and caught one pass for seven yards in the actual game.[9]

Professional career

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Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 8 in
(1.73 m) 		180 lb
(82 kg) 		31 in
(0.79 m) 		9+1⁄8 in
(0.23 m)		 4.63 s 1.58 s 2.68 s 4.75 s 7.64 s 33.5 in
(0.85 m)		 9 ft 3 in
(2.82 m)		 18 reps
All values from Pro Day[10]

Indianapolis Colts

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Hart signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent on May 3, 2019.[11] He was waived/injured on August 31, 2019,[12] and reverted to the team's injured reserve list the next day. He was waived from injured reserve with an injury settlement on September 7.[13]

Seattle Seahawks

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Hart was signed to the practice squad of the Seattle Seahawks on October 22, 2019 following a workout with the team.[14] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Seahawks on January 14, 2020.[15]

On September 5, 2020, Hart was waived by the Seahawks and signed to the practice squad the next day.[16][17] He was promoted to the active roster on September 8.[18] Hart made his NFL debut on September 13, 2020 in the season opener against the Atlanta Falcons, playing one snap on offense and two on special teams.[19] He was waived on December 21, 2020,[20] and re-signed to the practice squad two days later.[21] He was elevated to the active roster on December 26 and January 2, 2021, for the team's weeks 16 and 17 games against the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers, and reverted to the practice squad after each game.[22][23] On January 11, 2021, Hart signed a reserve/futures contract with the Seahawks.[24]

On August 31, 2021, Hart was waived by the Seahawks and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[25][26] He was promoted to the active roster on September 7, 2021.[27]

The Seahawks re-signed Hart on April 19, 2022.[28]

Atlanta Falcons

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On May 3, 2023, Hart signed with the Atlanta Falcons.[29] He was placed on injured reserve on August 29, 2023.[30] He was released on October 9.

References

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  1. ^ Nguyen, Isabelle (October 19, 2015). "King's Ridge alum Penny Hart discovers dreams do come true". NorthFulton.com. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
  2. ^ Hurd, Hatcher (November 24, 2014). "King's Ridge's Penny Hart ends season with bang". NorthFulton.com. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  3. ^ Roberton, Doug (April 6, 2016). "Georgia State's Penny Hart moving on from last year". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
  4. ^ Rollins, Khadrice (October 3, 2016). "Georgia State's Penny Hart out for remainder of season with broken foot". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
  5. ^ Hunsucker, Adam (July 20, 2018). "Meet the Sun Belt's Fab-5 NFL prospects". The News-Star. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
  6. ^ Patterson, Anfernee (May 4, 2019). "Hart, Middleton signed to NFL team after going undrafted". The Signal. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
  7. ^ Lavoie, Dave (January 19, 2019). "NFL announces list of underclassmen who declared for 2019 NFL Draft". BuffaloRumblings.com. SB Nation. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
  8. ^ Hickey, Kevin (April 11, 2019). "Colts host WR Penny Hart on top 30 visit". Colts Wire. USA Today. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
  9. ^ Trapasso, Chris (January 24, 2019). "2019 Senior Bowl: Penny Hart overshadows Andy Isabella on Thursday; L.J. Collier, Dalton Risner shine". CBSSports.com. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  10. ^ "Penny Hart, Georgia State, WR, 2019 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
  11. ^ Ortenberg, Andrew (May 3, 2019). "Colts Sign 9 UDFAs". Retrieved June 15, 2019.
  12. ^ Walker, Andrew (August 31, 2019). "Colts Announce Final 2019 Roster Cuts". Colts.com.
  13. ^ Hickey, Kevin (September 7, 2019). "Colts reach injury settlements with WR Penny Hart, CB Shakial Taylor". Colts Wire.
  14. ^ Robinson, Cam (October 22, 2019). "NFL Practice Squad Updates: 10/22/19". Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  15. ^ Boyle, John (January 14, 2020). "Seahawks Sign Six Players To Reserve/Future Contracts". Seahawks.com.
  16. ^ Boyle, John (September 5, 2020). "Seahawks Make Roster Moves To Establish Initial 53-Man Roster". Seahawks.com.
  17. ^ Boyle, John (September 6, 2020). "Seahawks Sign 14 Players to Practice Squad, Including LB Shaquem Griffin". Seahawks.com.
  18. ^ Boyle, John (September 8, 2020). "Seahawks Promote WR Penny Hart To 53-Man Roster". Seahawks.com.
  19. ^ Gilbert, John P. (September 14, 2020). "Rookie Report: New Seahawks largely quiet in debut". FieldGulls.com. SB Nation. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  20. ^ Boyle, John (December 21, 2020). "Josh Gordon Added To Seahawks Roster, Penny Hart Waived". Seahawks.com. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  21. ^ Boyle, John (December 23, 2020). "Seahawks CB Tre Flowers & DT Bryan Mone Return To Practice; Two Added To Practice Squad". Seahawks.com. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  22. ^ Boyle, John (December 26, 2020). "Seahawks Activate TE Greg Olsen & DT Bryan Mone Off Injured Reserve". Seahawks.com. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  23. ^ Boyle, John (January 2, 2021). "Seahawks Activate CB Tre Flowers From IR; Two Placed On Reserve/COVID-19 List". Seahawks.com. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  24. ^ Boyle, John (January 11, 2021). "Seahawks Sign 12 to Reserve/Future Contracts". Seahawks.com. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  25. ^ Boyle, John (August 31, 2021). "Seahawks Reduce Roster To 52 Players". Seahawks.com.
  26. ^ Boyle, John (September 1, 2021). "Seahawks Sign 14 To Practice Squad". Seahawks.com.
  27. ^ Boyle, John (September 7, 2021). "Seahawks Place Three On Injured Reserve; Add Blessuan Austin, Penny Hart & John Reid To 53-Man Roster". Seahawks.com.
  28. ^ Boyle, John (April 19, 2022). "Seahawks Re-Sign QB Geno Smith, Eight Restricted & Exclusive Rights Free Agents". Seahawks.com. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  29. ^ Bair, Scott (May 3, 2023). "Falcons add former Georgia State receiver to mix at position of need". AtlantaFalcons.com.
  30. ^ "Falcons announce initial 53-man roster for 2023". AtlantaFalcons.com. August 29, 2023.
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