Kassim Osgood

Kassim Osgood

Osgood in February 2008
No. 10     Detroit Lions
Wide receiver / Special teamer
Personal information
Date of birth: (1980-05-20) May 20, 1980
Place of birth: Boston, Massachusetts
Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Weight: 220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school: Salinas (CA) North
College: San Diego State
Undrafted in 2003
Debuted in 2003 for the San Diego Chargers
Career history
San Diego Chargers (2003−2009) Jacksonville Jaguars (2010−2011) Detroit Lions (2012−present)
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
3× Pro Bowl (2006, 2007, 2009) 2× All-Pro (2007, 2009) San Diego Chargers 50th Anniversary Team
Career NFL statistics as of Week 5, 2012
Tackles 118 Receptions 44 Receiving yards 749 Touchdowns 5 Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com

Kassim A. Osgood (/kəˈsiːm/; born May 20, 1980) is an American football wide receiver and special teamer for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for San Diego State University and Cal Poly, and was signed by the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2003. He has also played for the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Early years

Osgood was born in Boston, Massachusetts and grew up in Salinas, California, where he graduated from North Salinas High School. Osgood played in Jaycees All-Star game at Salinas High School in 1998. He scored 2 touchdowns in the game and the East beat the west by the largest margin in the history of the series 37-0, and this record still stands today.

College career

While wearing jersey No. 1 for the San Diego State Aztecs football team of San Diego State University, Osgood was named first-team All-Mountain West Conference in 2002 when he ranked second in the nation with 108 catches and fourth in nation with average of 119.4 yards per game for total of 1,552 yards. He and teammate J. R. Tolver combined to set NCAA records for receiving yards in a season by teammates with 3,337 yards and catches with 236. Kassim was also a Division I-AA All-America at Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo before transferring to play for the San Diego State Aztecs. at Cal Poly-SLO, he led the nation in receiving yards as sophomore while ranking second in receiving yards per game and sixth in catches per game. Kassim set an NCAA I-AA record with 376 yards receiving in a game against Northern Iowa. Kassim earned his degree in Sociology.

Professional career

San Diego Chargers

Osgood was signed by the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2003. He saw some playing time in his first two seasons with the team, playing in all 16 games and catching two touchdowns each season. However, his time on the field has decreased since after the 2004 season and since then he has become primarily a special teams player. With TE Antonio Gates as the top target, the development of Vincent Jackson and Malcom Floyd (both similar receivers to Osgood) and the selection of LSU's Craig Davis in the first round of the 2007 NFL draft, Osgood's opportunities had become limited.

Prior to the 2006 season, he signed a four-year extension and assumed he would become a bigger part of the offense, but that did not happen. Osgood expressed frustration with his role in San Diego and remarked "I'm going to be a great receiver some day – probably not in San Diego."

Osgood was named as a member of the 2007 Pro Bowl, 2008 Pro Bowl, and 2010 Pro Bowl squads, each time as the AFC special teams representative.

Jacksonville Jaguars

On March 6, 2010, Osgood signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars to a three-year, $6.675 million contract, with a $2.2 million signing bonus.

Osgood was released by the Jaguars on March 13, 2012.

Detroit Lions

The Detroit Lions signed Osgood on August 22, 2012.

Personal

In 2007, Osgood made a cameo appearance as a Marine in the first season finale of the CBS drama Jericho.

External links

• Kassim Osgood on Twitter
• San Diego Chargers bio
• Jacksonville Jaguars bio
• Detroit Lions bio