17 Facts About Jake Schum

Jacob Schum was born on January 21,1989 and is an American football punter who is a free agent.

Jake Schum was signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent in 2013.

Jake Schum has been a member of the New York Jets, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Green Bay Packers, and Tampa Bay Vipers.

Jake Schum was born to Alan, a Hamburg, New York police officer, and Charlene Jake Schum.

Jake Schum played football as a wide receiver and punter at Frontier High School in Hamburg.

Jake Schum continued attending Buffalo State but withdrew from the football team, opting instead to focus on training.

In 2010, under new head coach Jeff Quinn, Jake Schum was granted a tryout at punter and was named the team's starter in each of his final two years of athletic eligibility.

Jake Schum was selling gym memberships for the Buffalo Athletic Club in the spring of 2013 when he got a call from the Cleveland Browns, who had taken an interest in Schum at an NFL regional combine.

Jake Schum signed with the Cleveland Browns on March 28,2013.

Jake Schum was waived by the Buccaneers on May 21,2014.

Jake Schum was signed by the New York Jets on June 19,2014 to compete with incumbent Ryan Quigley in training camp.

Jake Schum made his NFL debut with four punts in a game against the Tennessee Titans in September 2015, nearly four years after his final college game.

Jake Schum was claimed off waivers by the Green Bay Packers on August 30,2016.

Jake Schum re-signed with the Packers on March 8,2017.

In October 2019, Jake Schum was put on the 2020 XFL Draft pool and was selected by the Tampa Bay Vipers in the open rounds.

Jake Schum had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10,2020.

On November 18,2022, Jake Schum was drafted by the DC Defenders of the XFL.