Darvin Kidsy
Darvin Kidsy Jr. (born March 19, 1995) is an American football wide receiver for the Washington Football Team of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at North Texas and Texas Southern.
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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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Born: | Missouri City, Texas | March 19, 1995||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 192 lb (87 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Elkins (Missouri City, Texas) | ||||||||
College: | Texas Southern | ||||||||
Undrafted: | 2018 | ||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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College career
Kidsy began his career at the University of North Texas, where he played for three seasons. He appeared 36 games, catching 48 passes for 539 yards and two touchdowns. He transferred to Texas Southern University after his junior year and was forced to sit out the 2016 season due to NCAA transfer rules. In his redshirt senior season, Kidsy had 38 receptions for 519 yards and three touchdowns.[1]
Professional career
Kidsy signed with the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent on May 14, 2018 after participating in a rookie minicamp with the team.[2] He was cut by the Redskins at the end of training camp and subsequently re-signed to the team's practice squad on September 2, 2018.[3] Kidsy was promoted to the Redskins active roster on December 20, 2018.[4] He made his NFL debut on December 22, 2018 against the Tennessee Titans.[5] He caught his first career pass, an eight-yard reception from Josh Johnson, in the Redskins’ final game of the season against the Philadelphia Eagles.
On August 31, 2019, Kidsy was waived by the Redskins.[6] He was re-signed to the practice squad on October 2, 2019.[7] He was promoted to the active roster on December 7, 2019.[8]
References
- Czarda, Stephen (June 6, 2018). "Signed After A Rookie Minicamp Tryout, Darvin Kidsy Is Living Out His Dream". Redskins.com. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- Cummings, Ian (May 14, 2018). "Washington Redskins sign three tryout players, waive two more". RiggosRag.com. FanSided. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- Brown, Mitch (September 2, 2018). "Kapri Bibbs headlines Redskins eight practice squad signings". WKTR.com. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- Williams, Charean (December 20, 2018). "Washington promotes Darvin Kidsy Jr". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- Dorsett, James (December 24, 2018). "Skins Stats & Snaps: Redskins @ Titans (Offense)". HogsHaven.com. SB Nation. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- "Redskins Make Roster Moves". Redskins.com. August 31, 2019. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- "Redskins Promote WR Cam Sims To Active Roster, Sign WR Darvin Kidsy To Practice Squad". www.redskins.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- "Redskins Place S Deshazor Everett On Injured Reserve; Promote WR Darvin Kidsy From Practice Squad". Redskins.com. December 7, 2019.