Kevin Boss
 Kevin Boss at Freehold Raceway Mall while he was still with the New York Giants. |
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| No. 87 Oakland Raiders | |
| Tight end | |
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| Date of birth: January 11, 1984 | |
| Place of birth: Corvallis, Oregon | |
| Height: 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | Weight: 255 lb (116 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: Western Oregon | |
| NFL Draft: 2007 / Round: 5 / Pick: 153 | |
| Debuted in 2007 for the New York Giants | |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: Active | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2011 | |
| Receptions | 147 |
| Receiving yards | 1,968 |
| Receiving TDs | 21 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
Kevin Boss (born January 11, 1984, in Corvallis, Oregon) is an American football tight end for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League. He was drafted in the fifth round of the 2007 NFL Draft by the New York Giants out of Western Oregon University.
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[edit] Early life
Before enrolling at Western Oregon University, Boss played varsity level football at Philomath High School,[1] becoming a stand-out tight end. In his junior year he was a second-team All-League choice as a tight end and defensive end and as a senior, he was an honorable mention All-State Class 3A choice and earned first-team All-ValCo League honors. For his accolades in football, he played in the Oregon Shrine East-West Football Game in Baker City.
Boss also took part in basketball, playing center. As a junior, Boss was awarded second-team All-League honors. Then as a senior, his team won the state title game (2002), picking up honorable mention All-State and All-League first-team accolades as well.
[edit] College career
As a junior, Boss proved a multi-sport athlete for the Wolves, continuing his football and adding basketball to his regime. As a tight end, he started all team games, registering 39 receptions for 506 yards (13.0 average) and five touchdowns on the field earning first-team All-GNAC and All-Region accolades. On the basketball court he averaged 2.4 points and 2.0 rebounds a contest in 26 games.
In 2005, Boss finished second on the team with a career-high 53 receptions for 621 yards (11.7 average) and eight touchdowns.[2] He also returned one punt for 13 yards, recorded four solo tackles and recovered one fumble, picking up first-team All-American, All-Region and All-GNAC honors, all in the eleven games he started for the Wolves. On the basketball court, Boss averaged 3.5 ppg (points per game), pulled down 90 rebounds and led the Wolves with seventeen blocked shots.
Known to teammates and Coaches as "Kev-Bo," Boss started 31 of 33 games in which he played. He ended his college career with 134 receptions for 1,590 yards (11.9 average) and 19 touchdowns. He was also credited with five solo tackles, recovering a pair of fumbles, and gaining 13 yards on one punt return as well.[2] Boss graduated as a physical education major, with a minor in business, earning Academic All-District VIII honors withas 3.2 grade point average. Boss then declared himself eligible for the 2007 NFL Draft.
[edit] Professional career
[edit] New York Giants
Boss was drafted in the fifth round (153rd overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft by the New York Giants and was the second player ever drafted out of Western Oregon.[2] Boss made his first career catch on November 11, 2007, in a regular season game against the Dallas Cowboys that went for 18 yards. He soon took over for an injured Jeremy Shockey as the starting tight end and brought in nine passes and two touchdowns to end the regular season. Boss proved a considerable threat in the Giants first postseason game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, racking up two receptions for 14 yards in a 24-14 victory. Boss went on to gain two more receptions in the Divisional and Conference rounds of the playoffs against the Dallas Cowboys and the Green Bay Packers respectively.
Boss and his team then went on to Super Bowl XLII in Glendale, Arizona, where they were matched up against the previously undefeated New England Patriots. Boss only caught one reception, but took his opportunity and sprinted for a 45-yard gain that would eventually set up a five-yard touchdown pass.[3] It was the longest play from scrimmage in the game. The Giants would go on to defeat the Patriots 17-14.
Entering Giants mini-camp, Boss arrived weighing 272 pounds,[4] a significant increase in weight compared to the previous year. Since Jeremy Shockey was traded to the Saints, he was the starting tight end.[3] Boss has shown flashes of his athletic ability, especially during Week 10 against the Eagles when he leaped over a defender (without being touched) on a 3rd down play. He finished the game with six catches for 63 yards and a touchdown in a winning effort for his team. He ended the season with 33 receptions for 384 yards (11.6 average) and was the team leader with six touchdowns.[3]
[edit] Oakland Raiders
On August 5, 2011, Boss signed a four-year contract worth $16 million with the Oakland Raiders. His first touchdown with the Raiders came on October 16, 2011 versus the Cleveland Browns, a 35-yard effort on faked field goal pass from Raiders punter Shane Lechler.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Regular season
Source: [1]
| Receiving | Rushing | Fumbles | |||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | G | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FUM | Lost |
| 2007 | NYG | 13 | 2 | 9 | 118 | 13.1 | 23 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | NYG | 15 | 15 | 33 | 384 | 11.6 | 28 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | NYG | 15 | 15 | 42 | 567 | 13.5 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | - | - |
| 2010 | NYG | 15 | 13 | 35 | 531 | 15.2 | 54 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 58 | 45 | 119 | 1600 | 13.3 | 54 | 18 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
[edit] Playoffs
| Receiving | ||||||||
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| Year | Team | G | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| 2007 | NYG | 4 | 4 | 5 | 90 | 18.0 | 45 | 0 |
| 2008 | NYG | 1 | 1 | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 25 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 5 | 8 | 142 | 17.75 | 45 | 0 | |
[edit] Personal
Boss is the son of Teresa and Bob Boss. He has an older brother, Terry, who current plays for the Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer and is also the starting goalkeeper for the Puerto Rican national team. Kevin Boss married his college sweetheart Breanna Ramsey on July 4, 2009, in McMinnville, Oregon.
Boss, who resides in Philomath, Oregon during the offseason, graduated in December 2006 from Western Oregon University in Monmouth, Oregon, with a degree in physical education.
[edit] References
- ^ Yost, Aaron (September 30, 2003). "For love of the game". Albany Democrat-Herald. http://www.democratherald.com/sports/community/article_15b0705e-dc1f-59dd-915e-d3ef314de4ec.html. Retrieved 12 February 2010.[dead link]
- ^ a b c Eisen, Michael (April 29, 2007). "Giants Select Western Oregon TE Kevin Boss in Fifth Round". Giants.com. http://www.giants.com/news/eisen/story.asp?story_id=25302. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
- ^ a b c Associated Press (January 1, 2009). "Kevin Boss has made Giants forget Jeremy Shockey". ESPN.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=nfl&id=3804278. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
- ^ Vacchiano, Ralph (May 20, 2008). "Pope: Shockey's absence no factor in Eli's success". Daily News (New York). http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/giants/2008/05/pope-shockeys-absence-no-facto.html.
- [2] at ESPN.go.com
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| Preceded by Jeremy Shockey |
New York Giants Starting Tight Ends 2008-2010 |
Succeeded by Jake Ballard |
| Preceded by Zach Miller |
Oakland Raiders Starting Tight Ends 2011 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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