Kevin Curtis

Infobox NFLactive


caption=Kevin Curtis during the Eagles 2007 season.
currentteam=Philadelphia Eagles
currentnumber=80
currentposition=Wide receiver
birthdate=birth date and age|1978|7|17
birthplace=Murray, Utah
heightft=6
heightin=0
weight=186
debutyear=2003
debutteam=St. Louis Rams
college=Utah State
draftyear=2003
draftround=3
draftpick=74
pastteams=
* St. Louis Rams (2003-2006)
* Philadelphia Eagles (2007-"Present")
statweek=5
statseason=2008
statlabel1=Receptions
statvalue1=213
statlabel2=Receiving Yards
statvalue2=2,824
statlabel3=Receiving average
statvalue3=13.3
statlabel4=Receiving TDs
statvalue4=18
nfl=CUR672706

Kevin Deevon Curtis (born July 17, 1978 in Murray, Utah) is an American football wide receiver in the National Football League. He played for the St. Louis Rams through the 2006 season, but on March 15, 2007, agreed to a 6-year deal with the Philadelphia Eagles.

High school years

Curtis attended Bingham High School in South Jordan, Utah and was a good student and a letterman in football and basketball. In football, he was an All-Region honoree as both, a wide receiver and as a defensive back.

College career

Curtis began his collegiate career at NJCAA junior college powerhouse Snow College where he earned 2nd Team All-America Honors. He then transferred to Utah State.

Kevin started his Utah State career as a walkon. As a junior he led the nation in receptions, earning him third-team All-America honors. Kevin also broke many Utah State single-season records along the way including pass receptions (100), receiving yards (1,531), most 10-reception games (6), most 100-yard receiving games (9), and most consecutive 100-yard receiving games (6). He was also named his team's Offensive MVP. His tremendous play as a junior earned him a scholarship for his senior year where he ranked seventh in the nation in receiving yards per game (114.36), and 12th in the country in receptions per game (6.73). He also led the Aggies with 74 receptions (fifth-best season total in school history) for 1,258 yards (fifth-best in a single season) and scored 60 points to lead the team with an average of 117.4 all-purpose yards a game. In only two years at Utah State he ended his career leading in many statistical categories including career receptions (174), career pass reception yards per game (126.8), career pass receptions per game (7.9), and finished second in career receiving yards (2,789). He was teammates with Washington Redskins tight end Chris Cooley.

NFL career

t. Louis Rams

He ran a hand-timed 40 yard dash of 4.21 but a 4.35 at the NFL Combine, which led to being drafted by the Rams in the 3rd round (74th overall) of the 2003 NFL Draft. In 2004, Curtis played in all but one game, totaling 32 catches for 421 yards and 2 touchdowns. He recorded his first 100-yard game on October 30th, 2005 against the Jacksonville Jaguars, when he was filling in for starter Torry Holt. He finished the game with 105 yards. In 2006, Curtis was the number three wide receiver for the Rams behind Isaac Bruce and Torry Holt.

Philadelphia Eagles

On March 15, 2007 Curtis signed a 6-year, $32 million deal with the Philadelphia Eagles, including $9.5 million in guaranteed money. cite web | work=espn.com | title=Eagles land former Rams wideout Curtis | url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2800006 | accessdate=2007-03-15]

On September 23 2007 Curtis had nine catches for 205 yards and three touchdowns in the first half of a 56-21 Eagles win over the Detroit Lions. This tied Lee Evans for the most receiving yards during the first half of a game since 1987, when Steve Largent had 224 yards during a replacement game. cite web|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/eagles/Curtis_has_career_day_in_the_first_half.html |title=Curtis has career day in the first half |accessdate=2007-10-29 |date=2007-09-23 |work=Philadelphia Daily News |publisher=philly.com ] Curtis finished the day with 11 catches for 221 yards and three touchdowns. cite web|url=http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-eagles-curtis |title=Curtis catches 11 passes for 221 yards in Eagles win |accessdate=2007-10-29 |last=Pennell |first=Randy |date=2007-09-23 |publisher=Yahoo Sports ]

On December 23 2007 Curtis surpassed the 1,000 yard mark; the eleventh player in the Eagles franchise to do this.

On August 20 2008 Curtis suffered a sports hernia injury. According to Andy Reid, Curtis may miss at least 6-8 weeks of the 2008 season. He is expected to return after the Eagles Week 7 bye week. [http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/trainingcamp08/news/story?id=3544707]

Trivia

*He scored a 48 out of a possible 50 points on the Wonderlic intelligence test administered to all prospective rookies at the NFL Combine. The highest among active players. cite web|url=http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,635155947,00.html |title=Kevin Curtis is ... a Surprising, Rising Star |accessdate=2007-10-29 |last=Robinson |first=Doug |date=2005-10-25 |work=Deseret Morning News |publisher=deseretnews.com ]
*He played football at Snow College in Utah and was rejected by the BYU football team before making the Utah State football team.
*He served a two-year Mormon mission in London, England.
*Both Curtis and his current head coach Andy Reid are members of the Mormon faith.

External links

* [http://www.nfl.com/players/playerpage/395944 Player Profile]

References