Bryan Kehl
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Born: | June 16, 1984 Salt Lake City, Utah | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 243 lb (110 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Salt Lake City (UT) Brighton | ||||||||
| College: | Brigham Young | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2008 / Round: 4 / Pick: 123 | ||||||||
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Bryan Kehl (born June 16, 1984) is a former American football linebacker. He was drafted by the New York Giants in the fourth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Brigham Young University (BYU).
He has also been a member of the St. Louis Rams, Washington Redskins, and Kansas City Chiefs.
Kehl's biological father, Maurice Turner, played in the NFL for four years.[1] Kehl's brother, Billy Turner plays Guard for the Green Bay Packers. Kehl's biological mother, Amy Smith, got pregnant in 1984 in college at Utah State, she loved Turner, but marriage was not in their plans. Smith decided to give up Kehl for adoption.
College career[]
As a freshman Bryan was recruited by Utah, Oregon, Utah State, Harvard, Yale, Penn, BYU, and Idaho State. He eventually decided to play his college ball at Brigham Young University in 2002 while majoring in mechanical engineering and business. He played his freshman year as a reserve right outside linebacker before taking time off from school and football to participate in an LDS Church mission to Toronto for two years. His freshman year, he recorded 14 tackles, 6 of which were solo tackles in 11 games. He also earned the "prep team defensive player of the week award" versus Utah State along with letterman honors. In 2005 when he returned for his second year of college, Bryan played in 11 games as a backup right outside linebacker. He recorded 30 tackles, 15 of which were solo and received letterman honors. Some of these tackles included 4 which were in the Las Vegas Bowl against California. He also blocked a punt that propelled BYU to its only score against Boston College.
In 2006 when Bryan was a junior, he started as BYU's weakside linebacker. This season he was ranked third on the team with 70 total tackles, 30 of which were solo and 8 tackles for a total loss. He also had three sacks, a recovered fumble, and led BYU linebackers during the season with 6 pass break-ups. He was an honorable mention All-Mountain West and Academic All-Mountain West Conference honors recipient. In 2007 as a senior, Kehl received First-team All-Mountain West Conference honors. He was named the team's defensive MVP, one of the captains, and earned the Strength and Conditioning Award. He ended his senior year with a career-high 91 tackles, 52 of which were solo. He put up 11.5 stops behind the line of scrimmage and caused and recovered a fumble during his senior year. He deflected four passes and had an interception in three consecutive games, one of which was returned for a touchdown.
Professional career[]
Pre-draft[]
| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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| 6 21⁄4 | 242 lb (110 kg) |
4.68 s | 1.55 s | 2.65 s | 4.23 s | 6.88 s | 34 in (0.86 m) |
9 ft 11 in (3.02 m) |
26 reps | |||
| All values from NFL Combine.[2] | ||||||||||||
New York Giants[]
Kehl was selected in the fourth round of the 2008 NFL Draft by the New York Giants. The Giants traded up (from 130 to 123 overall) by swapping picks with the Pittsburgh Steelers and giving up one of their sixth round picks (194 overall). He was placed second on the depth chart as weak side linebacker behind Gerris Wilkinson. Kehl made his first NFL start on October 26 for the injured Gerris Wilkinson when the Giants beat the Steelers in Pittsburgh. Bryan got his first interception of his NFL career in this game. He picked off Steeler's quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and ran it back for 17 yards.
Kehl was waived by the Giants on September 14, 2010.
St. Louis Rams[]
Kehl was claimed off waivers by the St. Louis Rams on September 15, 2010.
Washington Redskins[]
On April 23, 2012, Kehl signed with the Washington Redskins.[3] For the team's 3-4 defensive scheme, he switched from an outside linebacker to an inside linebacker to play a backup role to London Fletcher and Perry Riley.[4] Kehl was cut on August 31, 2012 for final cuts before the start of the 2012 season.[5]
Kansas City Chiefs[]
On October 2, 2012 Kehl was signed by the Chiefs. On November 27, 2012 Kehl was waived by the Chiefs after playing only 3 games for the team.
Second Stint with Redskins[]
On November 28, 2012, Kehl was claimed off waivers by the Redskins.[6] Set to be a free agent again for the 2013 season, the Redskins re-signed him to another one-year contract on March 14, 2013.[7] In the Week 6 game against the Dallas Cowboys, he tore the ACL in his left knee and was placed on injured reserve the next day.[8]
References[]
- ^ Kinkhabwala, Aditi (September 10, 2010). "An Adopted Linebacker With an Unlikely Story". Wall Street Journal.
- ^ "Bryan Kehl, DS #7 OLB, Brigham Young". DraftScout.com. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
- ^ Jones, Mike (April 23, 2012). "Bryan Kehl to join Redskins at ILB". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved April 23, 2012.
- ^ King, Derrick (August 14, 2012). "Kehl Finding Success In Opportunity". Redskins.com. Archived from the original on August 15, 2012. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
- ^ Jones, Mike (August 31, 2012). "Redskins' cutdown day begins". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
- ^ Tinsman, Brian (November 29, 2012). "Redskins Claim Kehl, Waive Addison". Redskins.com. Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2012.
- ^ Jones, Mike (March 14, 2013). "Redskins re-sign backup linebacker Bryan Kehl". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved March 14, 2013.
- ^ Jones, Mike (October 14, 2013). "Redskins lose Kehl, Sundberg for the year with knee injuries". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
External links[]
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Players of American football from Salt Lake City
- African-American players of American football
- American Mormon missionaries in Canada
- American football linebackers
- BYU Cougars football players
- New York Giants players
- St. Louis Rams players
- Kansas City Chiefs players
- Washington Redskins players
- African-American Latter Day Saints
- African-American missionaries
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