Kenneth Boatright

Kenneth Boatright
No. 79 – BC Lions
Position: Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1990-03-06) March 6, 1990
Joliet, Illinois
Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight: 245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school: Bolingbrook (IL)
College: Southern Illinois
Undrafted: 2013
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Active
CFL status: International
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Tackles: 1
Sacks: 0
Forced fumbles: 0
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at CFL.ca

Kenneth Boatright (born March 6, 1990) is an American professional gridiron football defensive end for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Southern Illinois. He signed with the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2013.

Early years

During his season year at Bolingbrook High School, he helped the team win the conference championship and reach the second round of the playoffs.[1]

College career

He was selected to the Missouri Valley Preseason All-Conference Team while at Southern Illinois.[2]

Professional career

Seattle Seahawks

On April 27, 2013, he signed with the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent.[3] On August 2, he was waived with a shoulder injury and was placed on the injured reserve list the following day.[4] Boatright was cut on June 16, 2014.[5]

Dallas Cowboys

On August 1, 2014, he was signed as a free agent by the Dallas Cowboys.[6] He was released on August 30 and signed to the practice squad one day later. On December 13, he was promoted to the active roster.

On September 1, 2015, he was waived with a career threatening neck injury by the Cowboys.[7] On the following day, he cleared waivers and was reverted to the team's injured reserve list. He was waived on May 16, 2016.

BC Lions

Boatright signed with the BC Lions on February 21, 2017.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Southern Illinois Profile". siusalukis.com. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Missouri Valley Preseason All-Conference Team". college-sports-journal.com. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Seahawks Agree to Terms with Undrafted Free Agents". seahawks.com. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Seahawks sign Early Doucet, waived/injured DE Kenneth Boatright". fieldgulls.com. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
  5. ↑ Condotta, Bob (June 16, 2014). "Seahawks sign Kevin Williams and RB Demitrius Bronson, release QB Keith Price and DE Kenneth Boatright". seattletimes.com. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Dallas Cowboys sign DE Ken Boatright to two-year contract after working out three DEs on Friday". dallasnews.com. Archived from the original on August 6, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
  7. ↑ Helman, David (September 1, 2015). "Cowboys Release Four, Make Six Roster Moves To Meet 75-Man Limit". DallasCowboys.com. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  8. ↑ "BC LIONS SIGN DEFENSIVE LINE FOURSOME". bclions.com. February 21, 2017. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
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