Leonard Pope
 At a game in Denver in November, 2010. |
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| No. 45 Kansas City Chiefs | |
| Tight end | |
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| Date of birth: September 9, 1983 | |
| Place of birth: Americus, Georgia | |
| Height: 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | Weight: 264 lb (120 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: Georgia | |
| NFL Draft: 2006 / Round: 3 / Pick: 72 | |
| Debuted in 2006 for the Arizona Cardinals | |
| 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 | 102 |
| Receiving yards | 973 |
| Touchdowns | 9 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
Leonard Pope (born September 9, 1983 in Americus, Georgia) is an American football tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the third round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at Georgia. At 6'8 he is one of the tallest active NFL players behind Demar Dotson, Jared Gaither, Dennis Roland, and tied with 6 others including Calais Campbell, Bryant McKinnie, and Jeremy Trueblood.
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[edit] Professional career
[edit] Arizona Cardinals
After emerging as a redzone target in 2007 with 5 touchdown catches, in 2008 Pope had nine catches total (none for a touchdown).
The Cardinals waived Pope on September 4, 2009.[1]
[edit] Kansas City Chiefs
Pope signed with the Kansas City Chiefs on September 29, 2009.
[edit] Personal
Pope has 4 brothers, four sisters and two daughters (Cheryan and Laila Pope). He attended Americus High School in Americus, Georgia.
Pope saved 6-year-old Bryson Moore from drowning in June 2011.[2]
Leonard Pope's nickname is "Champ", and he has a charity foundation also called CHAMP (Creating Hope And Making Progress) to help under-privileged children.
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[edit] References
- ^ "Cards TE Pope among 21 released as club reaches 53-man roster". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. September 4, 2009. http://www.seattlepi.com/scorecard/nflnews.asp?articleID=219451. Retrieved November 16, 2009.
- ^ Leonard Pope to the rescue
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