Lincoln Kennedy
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| Lincoln Kennedy | |
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| Position(s): Tackle |
Jersey #(s): 75, 72 |
| Born: February 12, 1971 York, Pennsylvania |
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| Career Information | |
| Year(s): 1993–2003 | |
| NFL Draft: 1993 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9 | |
| College: Washington | |
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| Career Stats | |
| Games played | 169 |
| Games started | 141 |
| Seasons | 11 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
| Career Highlights and Awards | |
Tamerlane Lincoln Kennedy (born February 12, 1971) is an American football offensive tackle, currently signed to the Tampa Bay Storm of the Arena Football League.
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[edit] High school career
Kennedy grew up in the southeast part of San Diego, California and graduated from Morse High School.
[edit] College career
Kennedy played collegiately for the Washington Huskies, winning the Morris Trophy as part of the team in 1991 and 1992. Kennedy was a first team All-American.
[edit] Professional career
[edit] National Football League
Kennedy was the ninth overall pick in the 1993 NFL Draft taken by the Atlanta Falcons. He started at left guard throughout his rookie season, but lost the job the following year to another first-year player, Dave Richards out of UCLA. After a disappointing 1995 season, Kennedy was traded to the Oakland Raiders, where he started at right tackle in all but three games of his seven-year tenure there. While wearing the Silver and Black, Kennedy was named to two consecutive Pro Bowls (three career), and anchored the offensive line in Super Bowl XXXVII.
After leaving the field in 2004, Kennedy's degree in speech communications prepared him to accept a position with the NFL Network as one of the hosts of NFL Total Access. [1]
In 2005, his attempted comeback with the Dallas Cowboys failed due to his inability to pass the team physical.
[edit] Arena Football League
He is currently playing for the Arena Football League's Tampa Bay Storm.
[edit] Other information
His birth name was Tamerlane Fizel Kennedy Jr., but his mother called him 'Little Lincoln', referring to their shared birthday (February 12). The nickname stuck, and Lincoln had it legally changed after college.
He also made an appearance in the movie The Marine.
During a game whilst with the Oakland Raiders against the Denver Broncos during the 1999 regular season, Kennedy at one point entered the stands and punched a Broncos fan.
Once, not long after the death of John F. Kennedy Jr., Kennedy made the remark on ESPN SportsCenter that, "My name's Lincoln Kennedy, I ain't got a chance." In reference to the assassination of Presidents Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy.
Also made appearance on TV show Arli$$ in 2000, Episode: 504 "Comings and Goings"
[edit] References
- ^ Pro Bowl tackle Kennedy to retire. Retrieved on 2007-01-24.
[edit] External links
| Preceded by Pat Harlow |
Morris Trophy Winners 1991, 1992 |
Succeeded by Todd Steussie |
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