Kitt O'Brien
![]() O'Brien in 2017. | |
Free agent | |
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Position: | Offensive guard |
Personal information | |
Born: | Walton, Indiana | April 29, 1990
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Weight: | 311 lb (141 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Walton (IN) Lewis Cass |
College: | Ball State |
Undrafted: | 2013 |
Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Career NFL statistics | |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Kitt O'Brien (born April 29, 1990) is an American football offensive guard who is a free agent. He attended Ball State University, and signed with the Cleveland Gladiators of the Arena Football League (AFL) as an undrafted free agent in 2013.
College career[]
O'Brien played college football for the Ball State Cardinals, appearing in 40 games and starting 36.[1] He was an integral piece of the offensive line in 2011, as the Ball State offensive line allowed only 11 sacks all season, 12th lowest in the NCAA.[1]
Professional career[]
Cleveland Gladiators[]
O'Brien was not drafted in 2013. He was invited to attend training camp with the New York Giants, but did not sign.[2] He then signed with the Cleveland Gladiators of the Arena Football League (AFL). O'Brien played in 5 games with the Gladiators in 2013, 18 games in 2014 and 16 games in 2015.[2][3]
Indianapolis Colts[]
On August 7, 2015, O'Brien signed with the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL), after Ben Heenan was waived.[4] O'Brien was waived by the Colts the following day,[5] and re-signed with the Colts on August 10.[6] He was released on September 5, at the end of the preseason.[7] On October 31, O'Brien signed to the Colts practice squad.[8] He was released on November 10.[9] O'Brien was again signed to the practice squad on December 29.[10]
On September 3, 2016, he was waived by the Colts as part of final roster cuts.[11] He was signed to the Colts' practice squad on December 15, 2016.[12]
Cleveland Browns[]
O'Brien signed with the Cleveland Browns on July 30, 2017.[13] He was waived on September 1, 2017, during roster cutdowns.[14]
Birmingham Iron[]
In November 2018, O'Brien signed with the Birmingham Iron of the Alliance of American Football.[15]
Carolina Panthers[]
On April 5, 2019, O'Brien signed with the Carolina Panthers of the NFL.[16] He was placed on injured reserve on August 30, 2019.[17]
References[]
- ^ a b "Indianapolis Colts: Kitt O'Brien". Colts.com. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- ^ a b "Kitt O'Brien - Cleveland Gladiators". clevelandgladiators.com. Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- ^ "Cleveland Gladiators". afldigital.com. Archived from the original on September 11, 2017. Retrieved September 10, 2017.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- ^ "Indianapolis Colts make roster moves". blogs.colts.com. August 7, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- ^ "Indianapolis Colts make roster moves". blogs.colts.com. August 8, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- ^ "Indianapolis Colts make roster moves". blogs.colts.com. August 10, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- ^ "Indianapolis Colts make roster moves". blogs.colts.com. September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- ^ "Indianapolis Colts make practice squad move". blogs.colts.com. October 31, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- ^ "Indianapolis Colts make practice squad moves". colts.com. November 10, 2015. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
- ^ "Indianapolis Colts make roster moves". blogs.colts.com. December 29, 2015. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
- ^ Bowen, Kevin (September 3, 2016). "Colts Make Final Cuts, Assemble 53-Man Roster". Colts.com. Archived from the original on August 14, 2017.
- ^ "Indianapolis Colts Make Roster Moves". Blogs.Colts.com. December 15, 2016.
- ^ "Browns sign OL Kitt O'Brien". ClevelandBrowns.com. July 30, 2017. Archived from the original on July 30, 2017. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
- ^ "Browns reduce roster to 65". ClevelandBrowns.com. September 1, 2017. Archived from the original on March 13, 2018.
- ^ Inabinett, Mark. "Birmingham Iron adds players from Alabama, UAB, South Alabama". al.com. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
- ^ Strickland, Bryan (April 5, 2019). "Panthers sign two O-linemen from Alliance of American Football". Panthers.com.
- ^ Henson, Max (August 30, 2019). "Panthers announce first wave of 2019 roster cuts". Panthers.com. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
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