Chris Lammons
Christopher Lamar Lammons is an American professional football cornerback for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. He played college football for the South Carolina Gamecocks.
College career
Lammons played four seasons at South Carolina. In his junior season, Lammons started all 13 of the Gamecocks games and made 53 tackles, a sack, five passes defended and finished eighth in the Southeastern Conference with three interceptions. As a senior, he finished third on the team with 79 tackles, two forced fumbles and seven passes defended. Lammons finished his collegiate career with 177 total tackles, a sack, four interceptions and 21 passes defended with three fumbles forced and three recovered.Professional career
Atlanta Falcons
Lammons signed with the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent on April 28, 2018. He was waived on September 1, 2018, as part of final roster cuts.New Orleans Saints
Lammons was signed to the New Orleans Saints practice squad on October 3, 2018, but was waived on October 20, 2018.Miami Dolphins
Lammons was signed to the Miami Dolphins practice squad on November 28, 2018, and stayed there for the rest of the 2018 season. He made his NFL debut on September 8, 2019, in the Dolphins season opener against the Baltimore Ravens, registering one pass defended.In week 13 against the Philadelphia Eagles, Lammons intercepted a Hail Mary pass thrown by Carson Wentz late in the fourth quarter to seal a 37–31 Dolphins' win for his first career interception. He was waived on December 7, 2019.
Kansas City Chiefs
On December 10, 2019, Lammons was signed to the Kansas City Chiefs practice squad. Lammons remained on the practice squad for the rest of the 2019 season, including during the Chiefs Super Bowl LIV victory. He re-signed with the Chiefs on February 5, 2020. He was waived during final roster cuts on September 5, 2020, and signed to the practice squad the following day. He was elevated to the active roster on December 5 and 12 for the team's weeks 13 and 14 games against the Denver Broncos and Dolphins, and reverted to the practice squad after each game. He was elevated again to the active roster on January 16 and 23 for the team's divisional playoff game and AFC Championship Game against the Cleveland Browns and Buffalo Bills, and reverted to the practice squad again following each game. On February 6, 2021, Lammons was promoted to the active roster ahead of Super Bowl LV against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.On December 11, 2021, Lammons was placed on injured reserve. He re-signed with the Chiefs on June 16, 2022. He was waived on January 23, 2023.
Cincinnati Bengals
On January 24, 2023, Lammons was claimed off waivers by the Cincinnati Bengals, but was not added to their roster until after Super Bowl LVII.Indianapolis Colts
On July 27, 2023, Lammons signed with the Indianapolis Colts. He was suspended for the first three games of the regular season on August 4. Following his suspension, Lammons was released on September 25, and re-signed to the practice squad. He was signed to the active roster on December 22.Lammons was released by the Colts on August 27, 2024, and re-signed to the practice squad. On September 10, he was signed to the active roster. Lammons was waived by Indianapolis on January 4, 2025.
On August 1, 2025, Lammons re-signed with the Colts. He was released on August 26 as part of final roster cuts and re-signed to the practice squad the next day. On October 4, Lammons was signed to the active roster. In 10 appearances for the team, he recorded three pass deflections and 17 combined tackles. On December 9, Lammons was placed on injured reserve due to a foot injury suffered in Week 14 against the Jacksonville Jaguars season|Jacksonville Jaguars].