- Keyaron Fox
Infobox NFLactive
currentteam=Pittsburgh Steelers
currentnumber=57
currentposition=Linebacker
birthdate=birth date and age|1982|1|24
birthplace=Atlanta, Georgia
heightft=6
heightin=3
weight=235
debutyear=2004
debutteam=Kansas City Chiefs
college=Georgia Tech
draftyear=2004
draftround=3
draftpick=93
pastteams=
*Kansas City Chiefs (2004-2007)
*Pittsburgh Steelers (2008-present)
status=Active
nfl=FOX222076Keyaron James Fox [Key-AARON] (born
January 24 ,1982 inAtlanta, Georgia ) is anAmerican football linebacker for thePittsburgh Steelers of theNational Football League . He was originally drafted by theKansas City Chiefs in the third round of the2004 NFL Draft . He playedcollege football at Georgia Tech.College career
He played in 45 games (35 starts) during his tenure at Georgia Tech and finished his career with 376 tackles, 9 sacks, 40 tackles for loss, one INT, two
fumble recoveries, six forced fumbles, 14 passes defensed, and seven QB pressures. He majored in management.Professional career
Kansas City Chiefs
Fox was originally selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the third round (93rd overall) of the 2004 NFL Draft. In his
rookie season he played 12 games and finished the campaign with 7 tackles. His second season with the Chiefs was low key as he only recorded three tackles. In 2006, Fox had a career high season with 52 tackles and one sack. In his final year with the Chiefs, he played in ten games, recording 21 tackles. [cite web |url= http://www.nfl.com/players/keyaronfox/careerstats?id=FOX222076|title= Keyaron Fox|accessdate=2008-09-01 |work= Career stats|publisher= NFL.com]Pittsburgh Steelers
On
March 12 ,2008 Fox signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers as afree agent . [cite news |first= Scott|last= Brown|title= Steelers sign linebacker Keyaron Fox|url= http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/steelers/s_556853.html|publisher= "Pittsburgh Tribune-Review "|date= 2008-03-12|accessdate=2008-09-01] Fox will focus primarily onspecial teams , but will also play on defense. [cite news |first= John|last= Harris|title= Steelers' Fox finding confidence|url= http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/steelers/s_585864.html?source=rss&feed=3|publisher= "Pittsburgh Tribune-Review "|date= 2008-09-01|accessdate=2008-09-01]References
External links
* [http://ramblinwreck.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/fox_keyaron00.html Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets bio]
* [http://news.steelers.com/team/player/87524 Pittsburgh Steelers bio]
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