Kenny Demens spent the 2013 season on the Cardinals practice squad, after playing his redshirt senior season in 2012 for the Michigan Wolverines football team.
12 Facts About Kenny Demens
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Kenny Demens was a 2011 honorable mention All-Big Ten Conference selection and the 2011 team leader in tackles.
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Kenny Demens had a season-ending injury in 2015 and was cut in 2016.
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Kenny Demens was regarded as the 23rd, 23rd and 35th best high school football linebacker in the country as a senior by Scout.
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Kenny Demens saw action as a true freshman in three games under first-year head coach Rich Rodriguez for the 2008 Wolverines.
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Kenny Demens posted 12 tackles against Penn State on October 30,10 tackles against Illinois on November 6, a career-high 13 against Wisconsin on November 20, and a career-high-tying 13 tackles against Mississippi State in the January 1,2011 Gator Bowl.
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Under new first-year head coach Brady Hoke, Kenny Demens led the 2011 Wolverines in tackles and recorded his first three quarterback sacks.
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Kenny Demens was an honorable mention 2011 All-Big Ten Conference selection by both the coaches and the media for the 2011 team.
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Kenny Demens concluded his career with 51 straight games played including 33 starts.
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Kenny Demens survived the final roster cuts to make the 53-man roster, but when the Cardinals were awarded two waiver claims, they released Kenny Demens to make room on the roster.
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Kenny Demens was lost for the season after an October 11 ACL injury for the 2015 Cardinals against the Detroit Lions.
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Kenny Demens was cut by the Cardinals prior to the 2016 season.