Kevin Benjamin Kolb is a former American football quarterback.
43 Facts About Kevin Kolb
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Kevin Kolb was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the second round of the 2007 NFL Draft.
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Kevin Kolb has been a member of the Arizona Cardinals and the Buffalo Bills.
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Kevin Kolb moved on to the University of Houston where he earned Conference USA Offensive Most Valuable Player of the Year honors in 2006.
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Kevin Kolb started for two games in place of the injured Donovan McNabb during the 2009 NFL season for the Eagles, and earned NFC Player of the Week honors following his week 3 performance against the Kansas City Chiefs.
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However, after suffering a concussion in week 1 against the Green Bay Packers, Kevin Kolb was replaced at quarterback by Michael Vick.
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Vick suffered a rib cartilage injury in week four and Kevin Kolb was named the starter.
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When Vick returned after week eight, Kevin Kolb was relegated to a backup role.
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Kevin Kolb was traded to the Arizona Cardinals prior to the start of the 2011 season.
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Kevin Kolb was released by the Cardinals on March 15,2013.
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Kevin Kolb initially committed to Oklahoma State to play college football but rescinded this commitment when Houston hired head coach Art Briles, a former head coach at Stephenville High School.
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One day before the season-opener in 2003, Kevin Kolb was named the starter in Houston as a true freshman, the first true freshman quarterback to start in the season-opener in school history, making his debut against Rice at Robertson Stadium.
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Kevin Kolb was named Conference USA Player of the Week for his performance.
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Kevin Kolb was named to the Walter Camp Award, Davey O'Brien Award and Maxwell Award watchlists prior to the start of the 2004 season.
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Kevin Kolb was named to the Maxwell Award and Davey O'Brien Award watchlists for the second straight year in 2005.
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Kevin Kolb earned third-team All-Conference USA honors following the season.
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Kevin Kolb was named to the Maxwell Award watchlist for the third consecutive year in 2006.
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Kevin Kolb was named the consensus Conference USA Preseason Offensive Player of the Year, and he earned preseason all-conference honors.
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Kevin Kolb ended his career with 12,964 total passing yards, fifth all-time.
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Kevin Kolb was rated as the sixth-best quarterback in the 2007 NFL Draft by NFLDraftScout.
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Kevin Kolb hired Jeff Nalley and Vann McElroy as his agents prior to the draft, and they hired former NFL quarterback Jerry Rhome to work with Kolb to get him ready for the pre-draft workouts.
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Kevin Kolb worked out with Danny Arnold in Stafford, Texas in February 2007 in order to prepare for the NFL Scouting Combine.
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Kevin Kolb was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the second round of the 2007 NFL Draft.
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Kevin Kolb was the third quarterback taken in the draft behind JaMarcus Russell and Brady Quinn.
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Kevin Kolb signed a four-year, $4.285 million contract with the team on July 25,2007.
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Kevin Kolb was named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week after his efforts against the Chiefs.
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On March 26, Adam Schefter reported that the Eagles expected Kevin Kolb to be the starting quarterback for the 2010 season.
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Kevin Kolb signed a one-year contract extension worth $12.25 million on April 29, keeping him under contract with the Eagles through the 2011 season.
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Kevin Kolb took over for Vick in a game against the Washington Redskins in Week 4 after Vick suffered a chest injury.
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On July 19,2011, Kevin Kolb expressed interest in playing for the Arizona Cardinals, saying "Arizona would be a great place" to play.
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Kevin Kolb was traded to the Arizona Cardinals on July 28,2011, in exchange for cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and a second-round draft pick in the 2012 NFL Draft.
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Kevin Kolb signed a new five-year contract worth $63.5 million with the Cardinals after the trade.
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Kevin Kolb started his first game for the Cardinals on September 11,2011, against the Carolina Panthers in the first week of the 2011 NFL season.
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Kevin Kolb missed the last three games of the season due to lingering concussion symptoms.
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Skelton suffered an injury in the fourth quarter of the game, and Kevin Kolb led the team to a come-from-behind victory.
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Skelton began taking snaps for the injured Kevin Kolb and was only able to complete 2 of 10 passes with a game-costing interception in the OT period.
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Kevin Kolb had been sacked 27 times in the five starts he had.
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Kevin Kolb was placed on injured reserve on December 12,2012.
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Kevin Kolb agreed to a two-year contract for $13 million with the Buffalo Bills on March 30,2013.
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Kevin Kolb retired in 2014 due to post-concussion syndrome, citing lingering effects from three career concussions.
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Kevin Kolb majored in business entrepreneurship at the University of Houston.
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Kevin Kolb competed in North Texas fishing tournaments in the offseason.
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On June 28,2014, Kevin Kolb was arrested in Willacy County, Texas, for boating while intoxicated.