1. Devon Kennard was born on June 24,1991 and is an American former professional football linebacker.
50 Facts About Devon Kennard
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Devon Kennard was selected by the New York Giants in the fifth round of the 2014 NFL draft.
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Devon Kennard was team captain in 2018 and 2019 and nominated for the Walter Payton Man of The Year Award in 2019.
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Devon Kennard played in the 2009 US Army All-American Bowl.
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Devon Kennard eventually cut his list to California, Texas and USC.
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Devon Kennard attended summer camps with USC following his sophomore and junior seasons in high school, and grew close to USC-commit Matt Barkley.
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Devon Kennard was rated the No 1 defensive prospect by a CSTV analyst, and the top defensive end by ESPN.
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Devon Kennard made the 2009 Pac-10 All-Freshman first-teams by ESPN and Sporting News, and won USC's John McKay Award.
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In 2010, Devon Kennard was moved and started at a third position, middle linebacker, where he played in all thirteen games, with games starts, and had 72 tackles, including 7 for losses with 2 sacks.
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Devon Kennard moved back to defensive end for the 2011 season, where he played in all twelve games, with five starts, and 29 tackles, including 4 for losses.
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Devon Kennard sat out the 2012 season with a torn chest muscle.
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In 2013, Devon Kennard started all thirteen games at outside linebacker, recording 60 tackles and team-highs of 13.5 tackles for loss, nine sacks, and ten quarterbacks hits.
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Devon Kennard made the All-Pac-12 Defensive Team and was named a Lott Trophy Finalist.
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Devon Kennard graduated from the University of Southern California with an undergraduate degree in Communications and a master's degree in Communication Management, with a focus in business management.
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Devon Kennard completed his undergraduate degree in 3 years, his master's in 1.5 years, and maintained a 3.8 GPA.
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On December 12,2013, it was announced that Devon Kennard had accepted his invitation to play in the East-West Shrine Game.
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Devon Kennard attended the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis and completed all of the combine and positional drills.
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Devon Kennard attended a pre-draft visit with the New York Giants and impressed the coaching staff with his intelligence.
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Devon Kennard was ranked the 17th best outside linebacker prospect in the draft by DraftScout.
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Devon Kennard was the 24th linebacker drafted in 2014 and one of three players from USC.
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Devon Kennard really convinced the coaches he was really a sharp football player.
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Devon Kennard was inactive for the next three games due to a hamstring injury.
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In Week 11, Devon Kennard earned his first career start after Jacquian Williams sustained a concussion the previous week.
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Devon Kennard remained the starter after Williams was placed on injured reserve.
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Devon Kennard made his first career sack on Jaguars' quarterback Blake Bortles for a nine-yard loss in the third quarter.
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Devon Kennard made both his sacks on Titans' quarterback Zach Mettenberger.
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Devon Kennard was inactive in the Giants' Week 17 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles after sustaining a toe the previous week.
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Devon Kennard finished his rookie season in 2014 with 43 combined tackles, 4.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, and a pass deflection in 12 games and six starts.
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Devon Kennard made his first career interception off a pass by Bills' quarterback Tyrod Taylor, that was originally intended for tight end Charles Clay, in the first quarter.
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Devon Kennard missed two games due to a hamstring injury he suffered in Week 4.
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Devon Kennard missed four games due injuries to his foot and hamstring.
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Devon Kennard finished the season with 58 combined tackles, four pass deflections, and one interception in nine games and nine starts.
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Devon Kennard entered training camp slated as a starting outside linebacker.
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Devon Kennard recorded 61 combined tackles, one sack, one pass defensed, and a forced fumble in 16 games and nine starts.
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Devon Kennard was inactive for the Giants' Week 10 loss at the San Francisco 49ers due to a quadriceps injury.
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Devon Kennard finished the 2017 NFL season with 41 combined tackles, four sacks, and two pass deflections in 15 games and 11 starts.
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Devon Kennard entered training camp slated as a starting outside linebacker.
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Head coach Matt Patricia named Devon Kennard the starting outside linebacker to begin the regular season, alongside Christian Jones and starting middle linebacker Jarrad Davis.
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On September 9,2018, Devon Kennard was voted team captain by his teammates.
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On March 17,2020, Devon Kennard was released by the Lions.
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Devon Kennard voted on the new collective bargaining agreement that took effect for the 2021 season.
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Devon Kennard entered the 2021 season third on the outside linebacker depth chart.
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Devon Kennard played in 15 games with three starts, recording 24 tackles.
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Devon Kennard was promoted to the active roster on September 20,2022.
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Devon Kennard signed to the Baltimore Ravens' practice squad on October 18,2022.
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In October 2023, Devon Kennard announced his retirement via his LinkedIn page.
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Devon Kennard graduated from the University of Southern California with a bachelor's degree in Communications in the spring of 2012 and a master's degree in Communication Management, with a focus in business management.
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Devon Kennard completed his undergraduate degree in 3 years, his master's in 1.5 years, and maintained a 3.8 GPA.
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Devon Kennard made the 2011 Pac-12 All-Academic second-team and 2010 Pac-10 All-Academic second-team.
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Devon Kennard was selected to be one of USC's representatives at the 2011 APPLE Conference in Austin, Tex.