Patrick Kerney

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Patrick Kerney
Patrick Kerney sacks Aaron Rodgers.jpg
Kerney with a sack against Aaron Rodgers
Position (s):
Defensive End 		Jersey number (s):
97
born December 30, 1976 in Trenton , New Jersey
Career information
Active : 1999 - 2009
NFL Draft : 1999 / Round: 1 / Pick: 30
College : Virginia
Teams
Career statistics
Tackles     468
Sacks     82.5
Interceptions     3
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Career highlights and awards
  • 2 × Pro Bowl (2004, 2007)
  • First Team All-Pro (2007)
  • Second Team All-Pro (2004)
  • NFC -Defensive Player of the year (2007)
  • NFC Quarterback Sack Leader (2007)
  • First Team All-American (1998)
  • First Team All- ACC (1998)

Patrick Manning Kerney (* the thirtieth December 1976 in Trenton , New Jersey ) is a former American American football poker players on the position of the defensive ends . In his career he played for the Atlanta Falcons and the Seattle Seahawks in the National Football League (NFL) for eleven years .

Early years

Kerney attended high school in Watertown , Connecticut . He later attended the University of Virginia , where he scored 127 tackles and 24 sacks in three years for the college football team.

NFL

Atlanta Falcons

Patrick Kerney was selected 30th in the first round of the 1999 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons . In his first year in the NFL, he scored 25 tackles and 2.5 sacks for the Falcons. Two years later , in the 2001 season , he scored 12 sacks. In early 2002, Kerney signed a seven-year contract with the Falcons. After the 2004 season , Kerney was elected to the Pro Bowl for the first time after scoring 13 sacks in the season and preventing eight passes. On the ninth day of the 2006 season , Kerney was injured, so he spent the remainder of the season on the Injured Reserve List .

Seattle Seahawks

On February 23, 2007, Kerney took advantage of a clause in his contract with the Falcons to sign a six-year contract with the Seattle Seahawks . In his first season with the Seahawks, he achieved his career high of 14.5 sacks and was elected to the Pro Bowl for the second time. He missed the Pro Bowl game due to a shoulder injury. On April 13, 2010, he announced the end of his career.

Personal

Kerney has four sisters and one brother who died when Patrick was little. He is married to the former sports reporter Lisa Kerney , with her he has four children.

Web links

Commons : Patrick Kerney  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Patrick Kerney Speaker & Booking Information .
  2. ^ A Look Back at Falcon Great Patrick Kerney .
  3. ↑ Falcons DE Kerney voids last two years of contract .
  4. ^ Seahawks reach six-year agreement with DE Kerney .
  5. ↑ Kerney is retiring from the NFL after an 11-year career, the Seattle Times reports .
  6. ↑ Giving Back with Sacks .
  7. ↑ Lisa Kerney (ESPN) Wiki Bio, husband Patrick Kerney, height, net worth .
personal data
SURNAME Kerney, Patrick
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kerney, Patrick Manning (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American football player
DATE OF BIRTH December 30, 1976
PLACE OF BIRTH Trenton , New Jersey , United States