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词条 Kenton Keith
释义

  1. Early years

  2. College career

  3. Professional career

     Saskatchewan Roughriders  Indianapolis Colts  Hamilton Tiger-Cats  Omaha Nighthawks 

  4. Personal

  5. References

  6. External links

{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Kenton Keith
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|7|14}}
| birth_place = Lincoln, Nebraska
| death_date =
| death_place =
| position = Running back
| number = 28, 36, 21
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lb = 205
| college = New Mexico State
| high_school = Omaha Benson
| undraftedyear = 2003
| pastteams =
  • Saskatchewan Roughriders ({{CFL Year|2003}})
  • New York Jets ({{NFL Year|2004}})
  • Saskatchewan Roughriders ({{CFL Year|2004}}–{{CFL Year|2006}})
  • Indianapolis Colts ({{NFL Year|2007}})
  • Hamilton Tiger-Cats ({{CFL Year|2008}}–{{CFL Year|2009}})
  • Omaha Nighthawks ({{UFL Year|2010}})

| pastteamsnote = yes
| highlights =
| statlabel1 = Rushing yards
| statvalue1 = 533
| statlabel2 = Rushing average
| statvalue2 = 4.4
| statlabel3 = Rushing TDs
| statvalue3 = 3
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Kenton Jermaine Keith (born July 14, 1980) is a former American football running back. He was signed by the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL) as an undrafted free agent in 2003. He played college football at New Mexico State.

Keith was also a member of the New York Jets and Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL), Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League (UFL).

Early years

Keith played high school football at Omaha Benson High School, averaging better than 28 yards per carry as a junior and better than 18 yards per carry as a senior.

Keith will be inducted into his high schools Hall of Fame soon for breaking the rushing title in only two years of playing.

College career

Kenton then attended New Mexico State University rushing for 2,134 yards over four seasons.

Keith also led the nation in yards per carry his Junior year with an 8.5-yard average

Professional career

Saskatchewan Roughriders

Keith signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 2001.

In four CFL seasons, he ran for more than 3,800 yards, topped 1,000 yards

twice, caught 52 passes and had eight TD receptions in 2003. Keith's best CFL season came in 2004, when he gained 1,154 yards in 14 games—a number which approaches the 1,500-yard plateau over a full 18-game schedule. If you calculate his yardage from 2003 and 2005 in the same manner, neither total falls under 1,200. In the spring of 2004, he signed with New York Jets then returned to the CFL where he was a West Division All-Star in 2006.

Indianapolis Colts

Keith signed with the Indianapolis Colts in early 2007.[1]

He was a second string running back for the Indianapolis in 2007, backing up feature back Joseph Addai. Keith had his first 100-yard rushing game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in a 33-17 win with the Colts.

Keith ran for 533 yards and scored four touchdowns as Joseph Addai's backup with the Colts last season.

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Keith was signed by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on September 22, 2008.[2]

Suffered an injury to his LCL and was released.

Omaha Nighthawks

Keith was signed by the Omaha Nighthawks on June 10, 2011. This was the Lock-Out year in the NFL, then the NightHawks folded.

Personal

Kenton's father Percy Keith played collegiately at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (1976–1980), and briefly in the NFL. Keith is also a cousin of former NFL running back Roger Craig.

References

1. ^Keith Rides South to Colts. National Football League News.
2. ^Tiger-Cats sign All-Star Running Back Kenton Keith

External links

  • Just Sports Stats
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14 : 1980 births|Living people|American football running backs|American players of Canadian football|Canadian football running backs|Hamilton Tiger-Cats players|Indianapolis Colts players|New Mexico State Aggies football players|New York Jets players|Omaha Nighthawks players|Sportspeople from Lincoln, Nebraska|Players of American football from Nebraska|Saskatchewan Roughriders players|African-American players of Canadian football

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