- Ethan Kilmer
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name=Ethan Kilmer
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currentteam=Free Agent
currentnumber=--
currentpositionplain=Safety
birthdate=birth date and age|1983|1|31
birthplace=Towanda, Pennsylvania
heightft=6
heightin=0
weight=204
debutyear=2006
debutteam=Cincinnati Bengals
college=Penn State
draftyear=2006
draftround=7
draftpick=209
pastteams=
*Cincinnati Bengals (2006-2008)
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nfl=KIL627660Ethan Michael Kilmer (born
January 31 ,1983 , city-state|Towanda|Pennsylvania) is anAmerican football safety who is currently afree agent . He was drafted by theCincinnati Bengals in the seventh round of the2006 NFL Draft . He playedcollege football at Penn State.Early years
Kilmer excelled in two sports at Wyalusing Valley Junior/Senior High School in
Wyalusing, Pennsylvania ; neither of those sports, however, was football. (Track and field andbasketball .)College career
He enrolled at
Shippensburg University in 2001 with the intention of competing in track and field, however Kilmer's eventual decision to studykinesiology made a transfer to Penn State necessary. There he joined theNittany Lions football program as a walk-on, eventually working his way into a starting position. His best game came during Penn State's triple overtime win over Florida State in the 2006 Orange Bowl, when he caught six passes for 79 yards and atouchdown . He earned aBachelor of Science in Kinesiology there in 2006.Professional career
Cincinnati Bengals
Kilmer was selected by the
Cincinnati Bengals in the seventh round (209th overall) of the2006 NFL draft . He is listed as a safety on the Bengals' roster but has also spent time learningcornerback andwide receiver . Additionally, Kilmer played a great deal ofspecial teams during the 2006 season. He scored his first NFLtouchdown on Week 11 against theNew Orleans Saints , intercepting aDrew Brees pass and returning it 52 yards.Kilmer suffered a
thigh injury during the 2008 preseason. He was waived/injured on August 20 and reverted to injured reserve after clearing waivers. [http://www.bengals.com/news/news.asp?story_id=6973] He was released with an injury settlement on October 9.References
External links
* [http://www.bengals.com/team/player.asp?player_id=101 Cincinnati Bengals bio]
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