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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Cade Mays
| image = Cade Mays.jpg
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption = Mays in 2022
| current_team = Carolina Panthers
| number = 6864
| position = [[Center (gridiron football)|Center]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|04|26|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Knoxville, Tennessee]], U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 6
| weight_lb = 325
| high_school = [[Knoxville Catholic High School|Knoxville Catholic]] <br> (Knoxville, Tennessee)
| college = [[Georgia Bulldogs football|Georgia]] (2018–2019)<br> [[Tennessee Volunteers football|Tennessee]] (2020–2021)
| draftyear = 2022
| draftround = 6
| draftpick = 199
| pastteams =
* [[Carolina Panthers]] ({{NFL Year|2022|2023}}–present)
* [[New York Giants]] ({{NFL Year|2024}})*
| status = Active
{{* Carolina Panthers roster({{NFL navboxYear|2024}}–present)
| highlights =
| status = Active
| highlights =
* Second-team All-[[Southeastern Conference|SEC]] ([[2021 All-SEC football team|2021]])
| statseason = 20222023
| statweek =
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 1127
| statlabel2 = Games started
| statvalue2 = 27
| statlabel3 = [[Fumble|Fumble recoveries]]
| statvalue3 =
| nflpfr = MaysCa00 = Cade-mays
| pfr = MaysCa00
}}
'''Cade Montgomery Mays''' (born April 26, 1999)<ref name="vols">{{Cite web |title=Cade Mays – Football |url=https://utsports.com/sports/football/roster/cade-mays/13355 |access-date=April 30, 2022 |website=University of Tennessee Athletics |language=en}}</ref> is an American professional [[American football|football]] [[Center (gridiron football)|center]] for the [[Carolina Panthers]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He played [[college football]] at [[Georgia Bulldogs football|Georgia]] before transferring to [[Tennessee Volunteers football|Tennessee]].
 
==College career==
Mays started his college career at Georgia.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cade Mays – 2018 – Football |url=https://georgiadogs.com/sports/football/roster/cade-mays/3158 |access-date=January 8, 2023 |website=University of Georgia Athletics |language=en}}</ref> He played there for two years before transferring to Tennessee.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schlabach |first=Mark |date=September 17, 2020 |title=Vols OL Mays granted transfer waiver by NCAA |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/29909020/tennessee-volunteers-ol-cade-mays-granted-transfer-waiver-ncaa |access-date=January 8, 2023 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref> He played for the Volunteers for two seasons.<ref name="vols">< /ref>
 
==Professional career==
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| note = All values from [[NFL Combine]]/[[Pro Day]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/cade-mays/32004d41-5971-4011-5dbe-c433b4d05a42 |title=Cade Mays Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |website=NFL.com |access-date=May 1, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1027618&DraftYear=2022 |title=2022 Draft Scout Cade Mays, Tennessee NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile |website=draftscout.com |access-date=May 1, 2022}}</ref>
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===Carolina Panthers===
Mays was drafted by the [[Carolina Panthers]] in the sixth round, 199th overall, of the [[2022 NFL Draftdraft]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Foster |first=Jack |date=April 30, 2022 |title=Breaking: Cade Mays Selected in NFL Draft |url=https://www.si.com/college/tennessee/football/breaking-cade-mays-selected-in-nfl-draft |access-date=July 20, 2022 |website=Sports Illustrated |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Joyce |first=Ethan |date=April 30, 2022 |title=Panthers select offensive lineman Cade Mays in sixth round |url=https://www.panthers.com/news/cade-mays-tennessee-nfl-draft-sixth-round-offensive-lineman |access-date=January 8, 2023 |website=Panthers.com}}</ref> Mays made his NFL debut in Week 7 against the [[2022 Tampa Bay Buccaneers|Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]. He made his first start in Week 12 against the [[2022 Denver Broncos|Denver Broncos]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Denver Broncos at Carolina Panthers – November 27th, 2022 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/202211270car.htm |access-date=January 26, 2023 |website=[[Pro- Football- Reference.com]] |language=en}}</ref> He appeared in 11 games and made two starts in his rookie season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cade Mays 2022 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MaysCa00.htm |access-date=January 26, 2023 |website=[[Pro- Football- Reference.com]] |language=en}}</ref>
 
In the 2023 season, Mays appeared in 16 games and started five.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cade Mays 2023 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MaysCa00/gamelog/2023/ |access-date=2024-01-12 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>
 
On August 28, 2024, Mays was released by the Panthers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gantt |first=Darin |date=August 28, 2024 |title=Panthers claim six new players off waivers |url=https://www.panthers.com/news/panthers-claim-six-new-players-off-waivers |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=Panthers.com}}</ref>
 
===New York Giants===
On September 10, 2024, Mays was signed to the [[New York Giants]] practice squad.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 10, 2024 |title=Giants re-sign FB/TE Jakob Johnson to active roster |url=https://www.giants.com/news/giants-resign-fb-te-jakob-johnson-active-roster-moves-cade-mays-practice-squad-marcellus-johnson |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=Giants.com}}</ref>
 
===Carolina Panthers (second stint)===
On October 8, 2024, May was re-signed by the Carolina Panthers off the Giants practice squad.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gantt |first=Darin |date=October 8, 2024 |title=Panthers add offensive line and outside linebacker depth |url=https://www.panthers.com/news/panthers-add-offensive-line-and-outside-linebacker-depth-cade-mays |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=Panthers.com}}</ref>
 
==Personal life==
His brother, [[Cooper Mays|Cooper]], also plays center for [[Tennessee Volunteers football|Tennessee]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hunte |first=Sydney |date=2020-11-26 |title=Tennessee’s Cade, Cooper Mays discuss bond as brothers, teammates on Volunteers football team |url=https://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/tennessee-football/tennessees-cade-cooper-mays-discuss-bond-as-brothers-teammates-on-volunteers-football-team/ |access-date=2024-01-12 |website=Saturday Down South |language=en-US}}</ref>
 
==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://www.panthers.com/team/players-roster/cade-mays/ Carolina Panthers bio]
* [https://georgiadogs.com/sports/football/roster/cade-mays/3158 Georgia Bulldogs bio]
* [https://utsports.com/sports/football/roster/cade-mays/13355 Tennessee Volunteers bio]
 
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