Kenneth Boatright
| Free agent | |||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | March 6, 1990 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Joliet, Illinois | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 245 lb (111 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Bolingbrook (IL) | ||||||||
| College: | Southern Illinois | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2013 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2015 | |||||||||
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Kenneth Boatright (born March 6, 1990) is an American football defensive end who is a free agent. He played college football at Southern Illinois. He signed with the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2013.
Early years
He won the conference championship and the second round of the playoffs in his senior season of high school.[1]
College career
He was selected to the Missouri Valley Preseason All-Conference Team while at Southern Illinois.[2]
Professional career
Seattle Seahawks
On April 27, 2013, he signed with the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent.[3] On August 2, he was waived with a shoulder injury and was placed on the injured reserve list the following day.[4] Boatright was cut on June 16, 2014.[5]
Dallas Cowboys
On August 1, 2014, he was signed as a free agent by the Dallas Cowboys.[6] He was released on August 30 and signed to the practice squad one day later. On December 13, he was promoted to the active roster.
On September 1, 2015, he was waived with a career threatening neck injury by the Cowboys.[7] On the following day, he cleared waivers and was reverted to the team's injured reserve list. He was waived on May 16, 2016.
References
- ↑ "Southern Illinois Profile". siusalukis.com. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
- ↑ "Missouri Valley Preseason All-Conference Team". college-sports-journal.com. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
- ↑ "Seahawks Agree to Terms with Undrafted Free Agents". seahawks.com. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
- ↑ "Seahawks sign Early Doucet, waived/injured DE Kenneth Boatright". fieldgulls.com. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
- ↑ Condotta, Bob (June 16, 2014). "Seahawks sign Kevin Williams and RB Demitrius Bronson, release QB Keith Price and DE Kenneth Boatright". seattletimes.com. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
- ↑ "Dallas Cowboys sign DE Ken Boatright to two-year contract after working out three DEs on Friday". dallasnews.com. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
- ↑ Helman, David (September 1, 2015). "Cowboys Release Four, Make Six Roster Moves To Meet 75-Man Limit". DallasCowboys.com. Retrieved September 29, 2015.