Erron Kinney

Infobox NFLretired


|caption=
position=Tight End
number=88
birthdate=birth date and age|1977|7|28
Ashland, Virginia
debutyear=2000
finalyear=2006
draftyear=2000
draftround=3
draftpick=68
college=Florida
teams=
* Tennessee Titans (2000-2006)
stat1label=Receptions
stat1value=178
stat2label=Receiving Yards
stat2value=1,750
stat3label=Touchdowns
stat3value=10
nfl=KIN732398

Erron Kinney (born July 28 1977) is a former American football tight end in the National Football League. He played High School Football at Patrick Henry High School in Ashland, Virginia with another player who made it to the NFL, Damien Woody. In 1994, a football team the two played on won the Virginia high school state championship. In college, he played football for the University of Florida.

Pro career

Erron Kinney was selected 68th overall (3rd round) of the 2000 NFL Draft. In 2005 he had a career year hauling in 55 receptions (previous high was 41) for 543 yards (381). He currently has 178 career receptions for 1,750 yards (9.8 per reception) with 10 touchdowns.

On March 1, 2007 the Titans released him.

Personal life

Interested in fire safety since childhood, on July 28, 2008, Kinney was sworn in as a firefighter in the fire department of the Nashville suburb, Brentwood, Tennessee. In 2004, Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen appointed him to a seven-year term with the Tennessee State Firefighting Commission, an organization that tests and certifies firefighters in the state. [Charles Booth, [http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200880729026 Former Titan now Brentwood firefighter] , "The Tennessean", July 29, 2008.]

References

External links

* [http://www.firehouse88.com/ FireHouse88.com - the official Erron Kinney website]
* [http://www.nfl.com/players/erronkinney/profile?id=KIN732398 Erron Kinney's NFL career statistics on NFL.com]