Lincoln Kennedy

Infobox NFLretired


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position=Tackle
number=75, 72
birthdate=birth date and age|1971|2|12
York, Pennsylvania
deathdate=
debutyear=1993
finalyear=2003
draftyear=1993
draftround=1
draftpick=9
college=Washington
teams=
* Atlanta Falcons (1993-1995)
* Oakland Raiders (1996-2003)
* Tampa Bay Storm (2007)|stat1label=Games played
stat1value=169
stat2label=Games started
stat2value=141
stat3label=Seasons
stat3value=11
nfl=KEN555041
highlights=
* 3x Pro Bowl selection (2000, 2001, 2002)
* 2x All-Pro selection (2001, 2002)
* 2002 Tuesday Morning Quarterback Non-QB Non-RB NFL MVP Award Winner

Tamerlane Lincoln Kennedy (born February 12, 1971) is an American football offensive tackle, currently signed to the Tampa Bay Storm of the Arena Football League.

High school career

Kennedy grew up in the southeast part of San Diego, California and graduated from Morse High School.

College career

Kennedy played collegiately for the Washington Huskies, winning the Morris Trophy as part of the team in 1991 and 1992. Kennedy was a first team All-American.

Professional career

National Football League

Kennedy was the ninth overall pick in the 1993 NFL Draft taken by the Atlanta Falcons. He started at left guard throughout his rookie season, but lost the job the following year to another first-year player, Dave Richards out of UCLA. After a disappointing 1995 season, Kennedy was traded to the Oakland Raiders, where he started at right tackle in all but three games of his seven-year tenure there. While wearing the Silver and Black, Kennedy was named to two consecutive Pro Bowls (three career), and anchored the offensive line in Super Bowl XXXVII.

After leaving the field in 2004, Kennedy's degree in speech communications prepared him to accept a position with the NFL Network as one of the hosts of "NFL Total Access". [cite web |url=http://www.nfl.com/teams/story/OAK/6948098 |title=Pro Bowl tackle Kennedy to retire |accessdate=2007-01-24] In 2005, his attempted comeback with the Dallas Cowboys failed due to his inability to pass the team physical.

Arena Football League

In 2007 he played for the Arena Football League's Tampa Bay Storm.

Other information

His birth name was Tamerlane Fizel Kennedy Jr., but his mother called him 'Little Lincoln', referring to their shared birthday (February 12). The nickname stuck, and Lincoln had it legally changed after college.

He also made an appearance in the movie "The Marine".

During a game whilst with the Oakland Raiders against the Denver Broncos during the 1999 regular season, Kennedy at one point entered the stands and punched a Broncos fan.

Once, not long after the death of John F. Kennedy Jr., Kennedy made the remark on ESPN "SportsCenter" that, "My name's Lincoln Kennedy, I ain't got a chance." In reference to the assassination of Presidents Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy.

Also made appearance on TV show "Arli$$" in 2000, Episode: 504 "Comings and Goings"

Kennedy held the all-time record on the "Wall of Fame" at Seattle eatery Shultzy's Sausage before the restaurant changed locations and did away with the Wall. In his record-setting effort, he consumed 11 of the restaurant's signature link sausages on French rolls and a large Coca-Cola within one hour. [cite web |url= http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/archives/1993/9304140010.asp |title=Washington’s Willis has appetite for greatness |accessdate=2008-06-21]

References

External links

* [http://www.arenafootball.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=19887&SPID=1562&DB_OEM_ID=3500&ATCLID=942169&Q_SEASON=2008 AreanaFootball.com player page]
* [http://www.arenafan.com/players/?page=players&player=10403 Profile at ArenaFan]