Kenny Britt
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 Kenny Britt during his tenure at Rutgers. |
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| No. 18 Tennessee Titans | |
| Wide Receiver | |
| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth: September 19, 1988 | |
| Place of birth: Bayonne, New Jersey | |
| Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | Weight: 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: Rutgers | |
| NFL Draft: 2009 / Round: 1 / Pick: 30 | |
| Debuted in 2009 for the Tennessee Titans | |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: Injured reserve list | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 13, 2011 | |
| Receptions | 101 |
| Receiving Yards | 1,765 |
| Receiving Average | 17.5 |
| Receiving TDs | 15 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
Kenneth "Kenny" Britt (born September 19, 1988) is an American football player who plays wide receiver for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League.
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[edit] College career
Ranked a four-star prospect by Rivals.com, Britt spurned numerous suitors to stay home at his home-state university, Rutgers University. Pressed into the starting lineup as a true freshman in 2006, Britt exploded down the stretch, playing a major role in one of the biggest wins in school history in the 2006 victory over Louisville.
Britt continued his stellar play in 2007, making 62 receptions for 1232 yards and 8 touchdowns, averaging 19.9 yards per catch. Britt led all sophomores in Division I-A football in receiving yards and yards per reception, finishing 11th and 5th in those categories respectively for all of I-A. Britt also led the Big East conference in both categories in 2007, and was rewarded with a spot on the Big East's All-Conference team, and was named by Rutgers as its 2007 offensive MVP.
Coming in to 2008, Britt was named to the preseason All-Big East teams by numerous publications, including Phil Steele and Athlon[citation needed]. NationalChamps.net named Britt an honorable mention All-American.
Britt was named to the 2008 Associated Press Third Team All-America.[1] Kenny Britt was also a selection for First Team All-Big East in 2008.
On January 3, 2009, Britt announced he would forgo his senior season at Rutgers University and declare himself eligible for the 2009 NFL Draft,[2] where he was selected with the 30th pick of the 2009 NFL Draft by the Tennessee Titans.
[edit] Professional career
[edit] 2009 NFL Draft
Kenny Britt had a good Combine, running a 4.50 40-yard dash, lifting 23 reps of 225 lbs on bench press, displaying a 37-inch vertical leap, 124.0 inch broad jump and the 20 yard shuttle in 4.47 seconds.
| Ht | Wt | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | Wonderlic | |||||||||
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| 6 ft 2⅞ in | 218 lb | 4.47 s | 1.50 s | 2.59 s | 4.47 s | 37 in | 10 ft 4 in | 23 rep | 21 | ||||||||||
| No data for 3-cone. All values from NFL Combine | |||||||||||||||||||
[edit] Tennessee Titans
Kenny Britt was drafted in the 1st round (30th overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft. He was Rutgers' first ever first-round pick. This was a surprising pick because many thought that he would be selected by the New York Giants with the pick immediately before the Titans picked. Instead, the Giants picked Hakeem Nicks of the University of North Carolina.
Kenny's first game against the Pittsburgh Steelers was solid as he caught 4 passes for 85 yards, including a 57 yarder in a 13-10 loss.
Kenny Britt scored his first touchdown, on the receiving end of a Vince Young pass, on November 23, 2009, against the Houston Texans.
In a game against the Arizona Cardinals on November 29, 2009, Britt caught a game-winning touchdown pass from quarterback Vince Young as time expired in the game. It was a leaping 4th-down catch in the back of the endzone. This catch is in the video montage of the 2010 season in the intro to Madden 11.
On October 24, 2010, Kenny caught 7 passes, three touchdowns and gained 225 yards in a 37-19 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles. These were the highest numbers put up by a Titans receiver since Drew Bennett caught 233 yards and three touchdowns against Kansas City on Dec. 13, 2004, and the most yards ever against the Philadelphia Eagles.
On April 12, 2011 Britt was arrested in New Jersey on three counts (including a felony) following an alleged car chase with police. The charges were later reduced.[3] On June 7, Britt pled guilty to careless driving and was fined.[4]
On June 8 Britt was arrested in Hoboken, NJ, charged with resisting arrest.[5]
During the Titans' Sunday, September 25, 2011, game against the Denver Broncos, Britt tore his medial collateral ligament (MCL) and anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)[6] while dodging a hit from free safety Rahim Moore. On September 28, the team placed Britt on its Injured reserve list.[7][8]
[edit] References
- ^ CBSSports.com College Football (2008-12-18). "2008 Associated Press All-America Team". CBSSports.com. CBS Corporation. http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/story/11175822. Retrieved 2009-04-26.
- ^ CBSSports.com wire reports (2009-01-03). "Rutgers top receiver Britt to skip senior season, go pro". CBSSports.com. CBS Corporation. http://www.sportsline.com/collegefootball/story/11220245/rss. Retrieved 2009-01-03.
- ^ Felony charges against Titans Britt reduced
- ^ "Tennessee Titans WR Kenny Britt pleads guilty to driving charges". Associated Press. June 7, 2010.
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- ^ Associated Press (2011-09-26). "Titans receiver Kenny Britt out for season with knee injury". Los Angeles Times. http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-nfl-report-20110927,0,4756365.story. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
- ^ Associated Press (2011-09-28). "Titans sign receiver Donnie Avery". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7031363/tennessee-titans-officially-place-kenny-britt-ir-sign-wr-donnie-avery. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
- ^ http://www.digitalsportscene.com/forum/nfl-ncaa-football/19279-titans-wr-kenny-britt-tears-acl-mcl-out-season.html
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