Adam Kennedy (American football)
Adam Kennedy (born May 11, 1991) is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. He was invited to mini-camp with the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2014.[2] He played college football at Arkansas State University after transferring out of Utah State University and San Joaquin Delta College.
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Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||
Born: | Elk Grove, California | May 11, 1991||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 230 lb (104 kg) | ||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||
High school: | Elk Grove (CA) Franklin | ||||||||||
College: | Arkansas State | ||||||||||
Undrafted: | 2014 | ||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||
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Career Arena statistics | |||||||||||
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Player stats at ArenaFan.com |
College career
College career statistics
Season | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||
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Comp | Att | Yards | Pct. | TD | Int | QB rating | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | |
2011 | 76 | 110 | 972 | 69.1 | 11 | 4 | 169.0 | 55 | 239 | 4.3 | 0 |
2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 |
2013 | 217 | 314 | 2,341 | 69.1 | 11 | 6 | 139.5 | 153 | 524 | 3.4 | 4 |
NCAA career totals | 294 | 425 | 3,313 | 69.2 | 22 | 10 | 136.2 | 209 | 768 | 3.7 | 4 |
Professional career
Kennedy was rated as the 32nd best quarterback in the 2014 NFL Draft by NFLDraftScout.com.[5]
Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||||
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6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
223 lb (101 kg) |
5.10 s | 1.68 s | 2.93 s | 4.69 s | 7.48 s | 26 1⁄2 in (0.67 m) |
9 ft 7 in (2.92 m) | ||||
All values from Arkansas State Pro Day[5] |
New Orleans VooDoo
After failing to make the Chicago Bears following their mini-camp, Kennedy was assigned to the New Orleans VooDoo of the Arena Football League.[6] In his first week with the team, he beat out fellow rookie, Brian Hudson, to become the VooDoo starting quarterback.[7] Kennedy started the final seven games for the VooDoo, leading them to a 1–6 recording during that time. In September 2014, the VooDoo picked up Kennedy's rookie option to retain him for the 2015 season.[8]
Tampa Bay Storm
On December 7, 2015, Kennedy was assigned to the Tampa Bay Storm.[9]
AFL statistics
Year | Team | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||
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Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | TD | ||
2014 | New Orleans | 145 | 246 | 58.9 | 1,535 | 26 | 7 | 91.77 | 37 | 75 | 10 |
2015 | New Orleans | 260 | 422 | 61.6 | 2,863 | 43 | 14 | 93.35 | 36 | 114 | 11 |
2016 | Tampa Bay | 62 | 108 | 57.4 | 707 | 14 | 6 | 86.46 | 14 | 73 | 3 |
Career | 467 | 776 | 60.2 | 5,105 | 83 | 27 | 91.89 | 87 | 262 | 24 |
Stats from ArenaFan:[10]
References
- "WKU's Andrews Headlines All-Sun Belt Football Team After Record-Setting Season". www.sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference. December 11, 2013. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
- Mike Flannery (May 16, 2014). "Chicago Bears Mini-Camp – Undrafted Rookies to Watch". www.beargoggleson.com. Fan Side, LLC. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
- "Adam Kennedy". www.sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
- "Adam Kennedy". www.sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
- "Adam Kennedy". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
- Gary Estwick (June 14, 2014). "VooDoo to start rookie QB against Cleveland". www.theneworleansadvocte.com. Capital City Press LLC. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
- Gary Estwick (June 21, 2014). "VooDoo QB Adam Kennedy plays well in AFL debut". www.theneworleansadvocate.com. Capital City Press LLC. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
- Hayley Asaro (September 26, 2014). "VooDoo retain QB Kennedy among seven rookies". www.sportsnola.com. SportsNOLA.com/LeSEA Broadcasting. Archived from the original on March 28, 2015. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
- "Quarterback Adam Kennedy Joins the Storm". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
- "Adam Kennedy". arenafan.com. Retrieved November 30, 2016.