Pete Kendall
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| No. -- Free Agent | |
| Guard | |
| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth: July 9, 1973 | |
| Place of birth: Quincy, Massachusetts | |
| Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | Weight: 292 lb (132 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: Boston College | |
| NFL Draft: 1996 / Round: 1 / Pick: 21 | |
| Debuted in 1996 for the Seattle Seahawks | |
| Last played in 2008 for the Washington Redskins | |
| Career history | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NFL.com | |
Peter Marcus Kendall (born July 9, 1973 in Quincy, Massachusetts) is a retired American football player in the National Football League who most recently played left guard for the Washington Redskins.
[edit] High school and college
Kendall played High school football at Archbishop Williams High School in Braintree, Massachusetts. He decided to stay in Massachusetts and play college football at Boston College where he was named all-Big East Conference as a junior and senior.
[edit] Pro career
He was drafted in the 1996 NFL Draft by the Seattle Seahawks with the 21st overall pick. He would later play for the Arizona Cardinals and New York Jets.
In 2007, Kendall became embroiled in a contract dispute with the Jets' front office. Kendall believed the team had reneged on a verbal agreement to raise his base salary for 2007 after he had agreed to restructure his contract the year before. Kendall made his grievances public despite head coach Eric Mangini's instructions not to do so. As a result, Mangini sent Kendall to the rookie dorms and demoted him to second string, further aggravating the situation and triggering his nickname, "Goodfernothin Pete Kendall". On August 23, 2007 Kendall was traded to the Washington Redskins for a conditional draft pick (either a fifth round pick in 2008 or a fourth round pick in 2009, based on playing time). He became a free agent after the 2008 season.
In week 6 of 2008 Pete Kendall was involved in an exotic play at home against the St. Louis Rams. Quarterback Jason Campbell of Kendall's Redskins threw a pass that was tipped at the line of scrimmage and was caught off the deflection by Kendall. Kendall, instead of going out of bounds, tried to run the ball downfield. He was hit by a Ram and fumbled the ball. It was recovered by Rams defensive back Oshiomogho Atogwe who returned the ball all the way for a lengthy touchdown. The play happened with less than twenty seconds left in the first half. St. Louis won the game on a walk off game winning field goal to win 17-16. Understandably Kendall took a bit of criticism for the play.
[edit] Personal
He and his wife Michelle have two sons, Andrew and Peter, and a daughter Madison. He volunteered for the American Red Cross in an effort to help families in Hurricane Katrina.
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