Geno Atkins

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Geno Atkins
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Atkins in the dress of the Cincinnati Bengals (2015)
Cincinnati Bengals - No. 97
Defensive tackle
Date of birth: March 28, 1988
Place of birth: Pembroke Pines , Florida
Height: 1.85 m Weight: 136 kg
NFL debut
2010 for the Cincinnati Bengals
Career
College : Georgia
NFL Draft : 2010 / Round: 4 / Pick: 120
 Teams:
Current status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Selected NFL stats
as of week 17 of the 2019 season
Tackles     383
Sacks     75.5
Forced fumbles     8th
Fumbles secured     2
Touchdowns     1
Statistics at NFL.com
Statistics at pro-football-reference.com

Gene Renard Atkins Jr. (* 28. March 1988 in Pembroke Pines , Florida ) is an American American football poker players on the position of the defensive tackles . He plays for the Cincinnati Bengals in the National Football League (NFL). He is the son of Gene Atkins , who was under contract from 1987 to 1996 as safety with the New Orleans Saints and the Miami Dolphins .

college

Atkins, also a talented and successful athlete in his youth , attended the University of Georgia and played college football for their team, the Bulldogs, between 2006 and 2009 , scoring a total of 120 tackles and 11 sacks .

NFL

In the NFL Draft 2010 he was selected in the 4th round as a total of 120th player by the Cincinnati Bengals . Already in his rookie year he ran in all games; in the following season he established himself as a starter and was appointed to the Pro Bowl for the first time .

In 2013 he was only able to play nine games due to a torn cruciate ligament . Except for this season, he has been called to the Pro Bowl every year since 2011.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Atkins'Collegestatistiken on sports-reference.com, accessed on January 8, 2015