Kirk Morrison

Infobox NFLactive
name=Kick Morrison
currentteam=Oakland Raiders
currentnumber=52
currentpositionplain=Linebacker


birthdate=birth date and age|1982|2|19
birthplace=Oakland, California
heightft=6
heightin=2
weight=240
debutyear=2005
debutteam=Oakland Raiders
college=San Diego State
draftyear=2005
draftround=3
draftpick=78
pastteams=
* Oakland Raiders (2005-present)
status=Active
highlights=
* Honorable mention All-MWC (2001)
* 3x First-team All-MWC (2002-2004)
* 2x MWC Defensive P.O.Y. (2003-2004)
nfl=MOR611612

Kirk Morrison (born February 19, 1982 in city-state|Oakland|California) is an American football linebacker for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Raiders in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at San Diego State.

Early years

Morrison attended Bishop O'Dowd High School in Oakland, California and won varsity letters in football and track & field. In football, he led his team to two HAAL championships and two Northern California section 3A championships, was a two-time All-HAAL honoree, and as a senior, was the HAAL Defensive Player of the Year.

College career

Morrison attended college at San Diego State University. At SDSU, he was two-time Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year.

Professional career

Oakland Raiders

Morrison finished the 2006 season with a team leading 128 tackles, an improvement from his rookie year. He also had a sack, a defensive touchdown, and 2 interceptions.

Morrison started the 2007 season with an interception in each of his first 3 games, joining Thomas Howard who had an interception through each of his first 4 games. Morrison led the Oakland Raiders in tackles with 120, and he also tacked on 10 passes defensed and a quarterback sack to his totals.

External links

* [http://www.raiders.com/Team/PlayerBio.aspx?id=384 Oakland Raiders bio]
* [http://goaztecs.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/morrison_kirk00.html San Diego State Aztecs bio]