BoPete Keyes

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BoPete Keyes
No. 39 – Chicago Bears
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1997-11-09) November 9, 1997 (age 24)
Laurel, Mississippi
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:202 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school:Laurel
(Laurel, Mississippi)
College:Tulane
NFL Draft:2020 / Round: 7 / Pick: 237
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2021
Tackles:9
Player stats at NFL.com

Thakarius "Bopete"[1] Keyes is an American football cornerback for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Tulane.

College career[]

In 2019, Keyes started every game for Tulane and held opposing quarterbacks to a 45 percent completion percentage rate when he was targeted. He was an Honorable Mention All-American Athletic Conference honoree.[2] In his junior and senior seasons, Keyes had 85 tackles, 18 passes defended and two interceptions.[3]

Professional career[]

Kansas City Chiefs[]

Keyes was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the seventh round of the 2020 NFL Draft with the 237th overall pick.[4] He was placed on the active/non-football injury list on July 26, 2020.[5] He was activated on August 16, 2020.[6] He finished his rookie season playing in eight games and recording eight total tackles.

On August 31, 2021, Keyes was waived by the Chiefs.[7]

Indianapolis Colts[]

On September 1, 2021, Keyes was claimed off waivers by the Colts.[8] He was waived on November 13 and re-signed to the practice squad.[9] He was released on November 22.[10]

New England Patriots[]

On November 30, 2021, Keyes was signed to the New England Patriots practice squad, but was released the next day.[11][12]

Chicago Bears[]

On December 15, 2021, Keyes was signed to the Chicago Bears practice squad.[13] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Bears on January 11, 2022.[14]

References[]

  1. ^ "Thakarius Keyes bio". TulaneGreenWave.com. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  2. ^ "Tulane DB Thakarius Keyes Selected by Kansas City in 2020 NFL Draft". WGNO. April 25, 2020. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  3. ^ Goldman, Charles (April 25, 2020). "Chiefs trade up into seventh round, select Tulane CB Thakarius 'Bopete' Keyes". Chiefs Wire. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  4. ^ "Chiefs' Thakarius Keyes: Grabbed by Chiefs". CBS Sports. April 25, 2020. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  5. ^ Goldman, Charles (July 26, 2020). "Chiefs rookie CB BoPete Keyes placed on non-football injury list". USAToday.com. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  6. ^ "Chiefs Thakarius Keyes back at practice". CBSSports.com. August 16, 2020. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  7. ^ "Chiefs Announce Roster Moves to Meet NFL-Mandated 53 Players". Chiefs.com.
  8. ^ "Colts Claim Cornerbacks Thakarius Keyes, Chris Wilcox Off Waivers; Waive Marvell Tell III, Andre Chachere". Colts.com. September 1, 2021.
  9. ^ "Colts Activate CB T.J. Carrie From Injured Reserve, Waive CB BoPete Keyes, Elevate S Jahleel Addae To Active Roster From Practice Squad". Colts.com. November 13, 2021.
  10. ^ "Colts Sign Anthony Chesley, Brian Poole To Practice Squad, Release BoPete Keyes From Practice Squad". Colts.com. November 22, 2021.
  11. ^ "Patriots Sign DB Thakarius (BoPete) Keyes and RB Devine Ozigbo to the Practice Squad; Release DL Niles Scott". Patriots.com. November 30, 2021.
  12. ^ "Patriots release kicker Quinn Nordin; Release DB Thakarius (BoPete) Keyes from the practice squad". Patriots.com. December 1, 2021.
  13. ^ Mayer, Larry (December 15, 2021). "Roster Move: Bears put Borom on COVID-19 list". ChicagoBears.com.
  14. ^ Mayer, Larry (January 11, 2022). "Roster Moves: Bears sign 11 to reserve/future contracts". ChicagoBears.com.

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