Kyle Fuller (American football player, 1992)
 Kyle Fuller, at the Bears training camp in 2014 |
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| Chicago Bears - No. 23 | |
| Cornerback | |
| Date of birth: February 16, 1992 | |
| Place of birth: Baltimore , Maryland | |
| Height: 1.80 m | Weight: 86 kg |
| NFL debut | |
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| 2014 for the Chicago Bears | |
| Career | |
| College : Virginia Tech | |
| NFL Draft : 2014 / Round: 1 / Pick: 14 | |
| Teams: |
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| Current status: Active | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Selected NFL stats as of week 17 of the 2019 season |
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| Tackles | 243 |
| Passes defended | 62 |
| Interceptions | 15th |
| Statistics at NFL.com | |
| Statistics at pro-football-reference.com | |
Kyle Brandon Fuller (* 16th February 1992 in Baltimore , Maryland ) is an American American football poker players. He currently plays the cornerback position for the Chicago Bears in the National Football League (NFL).
college
Fuller played for the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University for four years . In four years in college, Fuller scored a total of 6 interceptions , 173 tackles, and 4.5 sacks for the Virginia Tech Hokies team.
NFL
Kyle Fuller was selected 14th in the first round by the Chicago Bears in the 2014 NFL Draft . He signed a four-year contract for 9.68 million US dollars for the Bears. In his rookie season ( 2014 ) Fuller was able to convince with 4 interceptions, 3 forced fumbles and 64 tackles. In the 2015 season he played again in all 16 games, this time also every game as a starter and booked 2 interceptions and 54 tackles for his team. In his sophomore year in the NFL, he clearly missed the play-offs with the Bears. Fuller completely missed the 2016 season due to a knee injury. In his fourth year in the NFL ( 2017 ) Fuller celebrated his comeback and, like in his second professional year, played all 16 games as a starter again, achieving 2 interceptions, 22 defended passes and 68 tackles for his bears. After the season, his rookie contract ended and Fuller was given a transition tag by the Bears . The Green Bay Packers offered Fuller a four-year contract for $ 56 million, and due to the tag, the Bears caught up with the Packers' offer and did so, so Fuller continues to play with the Bears. In the 2018 season, Fuller, along with Damontae Kazee ( Atlanta Falcons ) and Xavien Howard ( Miami Dolphins ), scored the most interceptions in the league (7).
Individual evidence
- ^ Fuller College Stats ; sports-reference.com; accessed on December 3, 2018
- ^ Kyle Fuller Contracts / Salary ; spotrac.com; accessed on December 2, 2018
- ^ Fuller Injury 2016 ; bearswire.usatoday.com; accessed on December 3, 2018
- ^ Fuller Packers-Bears ; eu.packersnews.com; accessed on December 3, 2018
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Fuller, Kyle |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fuller, Kyle Brandon |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 16, 1992 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Baltimore , Maryland , United States |