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Kentwan Balmer (born on October 15, 1986 in Weldon, North Carolina) is a defensive tackle for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League. He played collegiately for the North Carolina Tar Heels. He played high school football at Weldon High School in Weldon, North Carolina. He credits Roger Heinz for a lot of his success in college. Roger was his mentor for his first two years at Carolina.
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Balmer started all twelve games at right defensive tackle, ranking second on the team with 59 tackles (33 solos), including 3.5 sacks for minus 26 yards, 9.5 stops for losses of 44 yards and four quarterback pressures. In 2005 he played 11 games with three starts and 17 tackles (5 for a loss) and 1 sack. As a freshman he played in nine games and made one tackle.
Balmer was moved around between end and tackle his first two years at UNC. Balmer finally fit as a DT, producing a fine senior season in the first year of the Butch Davis-John Blake regime at UNC.
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(* represents NFL Combine ** represents North Carolina Pro Day)
[edit] San Francisco 49ers
Balmer was selected in the first round of the 2008 NFL Draft, 29th overall. He was originally drafted as a DT but was moved to DE due to the Niners 3-4 defensive scheme.
On December 9, 2009, Balmer was placed on injured reserve with a shoulder injury. The 49ers later signed Baraka Atkins to take over his position.
[edit] Personal life
Kentwan grew up rooting for the 49ers and his father was a huge fan.[1]
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