Geno Atkins
Atkins in the dress of the Cincinnati Bengals (2015) |
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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 | |
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2010 for the Cincinnati Bengals | |
Career | |
College : Georgia | |
NFL Draft : 2010 / Round: 4 / Pick: 120 | |
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Current status: Active | |
Career highlights and awards | |
Selected NFL stats as of week 17 of the 2019 season |
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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
- ↑ Atkins'Collegestatistiken on sports-reference.com, accessed on January 8, 2015
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Atkins, Geno |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Atkins, Gene Renard Jr. (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 28, 1988 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Pembroke Pines , Florida , United States |