Adam Kennedy (American football)

Adam Kennedy
Free agent
Position: Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1991-05-11) May 11, 1991
Elk Grove, California
Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight: 230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school: Elk Grove (CA) Franklin
College: Arkansas State
Undrafted: 2014
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • Honorable Mention All-Sun Belt (2013)[1]
Career Arena statistics
Comp. / Att.: 405 / 668
Passing yards: 4,398
TD–INT: 69–21
QB rating: 92.76
Rushing TD: 21
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

Adam Kennedy (born May 11, 1991) is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. He was invited to mini-camp with the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2014.[2] He played college football at Arkansas State University after transferring out of Utah State University and San Joaquin Delta College.

College career

College career statistics

NCAA collegiate career statistics
Utah State Aggies
Season Passing Rushing
CompAttYardsPct.TDIntQB ratingAttYardsAvgTD
2011 7611097269.1114169.0552394.30
2012 110100.000100.0155.00
Arkansas State Red Wolves
2013 2173142,34169.1116139.51535243.44
NCAA career totals 2944253,31369.22210136.22097683.74

[3][4]

Professional career

Kennedy was rated as the 32nd best quarterback in the 2014 NFL Draft by NFLDraftScout.com.[5]

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt 40-yard dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert jump Broad
6 ft 4 in
(1.93 m)		 223 lb
(101 kg)		 5.10 s 1.68 s 2.93 s 4.69 s 7.48 s 26 1⁄2 in
(0.67 m)		 9 ft 7 in
(2.92 m)
All values from Arkansas State Pro Day[5]

New Orleans VooDoo

After failing to make the Chicago Bears following their mini-camp, Kennedy was assigned to the New Orleans VooDoo of the Arena Football League.[6] In his first week with the team, he beat out fellow rookie, Brian Hudson, to become the VooDoo starting quarterback.[7] Kennedy started the final seven games for the VooDoo, leading them to a 1–6 recording during that time. In September 2014, the VooDoo picked up Kennedy's rookie option to retain him for the 2015 season.[8]

Tampa Bay Storm

On December 7, 2015, Kennedy was assigned to the Tampa Bay Storm.[9]

AFL statistics

YearTeamPassingRushing
CmpAttPctYdsTDIntRtgAttYdsTD
2014New Orleans14524658.91,53526791.77377510
2015New Orleans26042261.62,863431493.353611411
2016Tampa Bay6210857.470714686.4614733
Career46777660.25,105832791.898726224

Stats from ArenaFan:[10]

References

  1. ↑ "WKU's Andrews Headlines All-Sun Belt Football Team After Record-Setting Season". www.sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference. December 11, 2013. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  2. ↑ Mike Flannery (May 16, 2014). "Chicago Bears Mini-Camp – Undrafted Rookies to Watch". www.beargoggleson.com. Fan Side, LLC. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Adam Kennedy". www.sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Adam Kennedy". www.sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Adam Kennedy". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  6. ↑ Gary Estwick (June 14, 2014). "VooDoo to start rookie QB against Cleveland". www.theneworleansadvocte.com. Capital City Press LLC. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  7. ↑ Gary Estwick (June 21, 2014). "VooDoo QB Adam Kennedy plays well in AFL debut". www.theneworleansadvocate.com. Capital City Press LLC. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  8. ↑ Hayley Asaro (September 26, 2014). "VooDoo retain QB Kennedy among seven rookies". www.sportsnola.com. SportsNOLA.com/LeSEA Broadcasting. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Quarterback Adam Kennedy Joins the Storm". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Adam Kennedy". arenafan.com. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
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