Adam_Kennedy_(American_football)
Adam Kennedy (American football)
American football player (born 1991)
Adam Kennedy (born May 11, 1991) is a former American football quarterback. He was invited to mini-camp with the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2014.[1] He played college football at Arkansas State University after transferring out of Utah State University and San Joaquin Delta College.
| Personal information | |||||||||||
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| Born: | (1991-05-11) May 11, 1991 (age 32) Elk Grove, California, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 230 lb (104 kg) | ||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||
| High school: | Elk Grove (CA) Franklin | ||||||||||
| College: | Arkansas State | ||||||||||
| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2014 | ||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||
| Career Arena statistics | |||||||||||
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| Player stats at ArenaFan.com | |||||||||||
College career statistics
NCAA collegiate career statistics | |||||||||||
Utah State Aggies | |||||||||||
| Season | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Arkansas State Red Wolves | |||||||||||
| 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 |
Kennedy was rated as the 32nd best quarterback in the 2014 NFL Draft by NFLDraftScout.com.[4]
| 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[4] | ||||||||||||
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.[5] In his first week with the team, he beat out fellow rookie, Brian Hudson, to become the VooDoo starting quarterback.[6] 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.[7]
Tampa Bay Storm
On December 7, 2015, Kennedy was assigned to the Tampa Bay Storm.[8]
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:[9]
- 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.