Kelvin Garmon
Kelvin Garmon (born October 26, 1976) is a former American football offensive guard in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys, San Diego Chargers and Cleveland Browns. He was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the seventh round of the 1999 NFL Draft. He played college football at Baylor University.
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| Position: | Offensive guard | ||||||||
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| Born: | October 26, 1976 Fort Worth, Texas | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 350 lb (159 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Haltom (Haltom City, Texas) | ||||||||
| College: | Baylor | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1999 / Round: 7 / Pick: 243 | ||||||||
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Early years
Garmon played at Haltom High School in Haltom City, Texas. During his career he played offensive and defensive line, earning All-district and All-state honors as a senior, after making 80 tackles and 10 sacks. He also practiced basketball and track.
He accepted a football scholarship from Baylor University. As a sophomore, he started the first 5 games at right guard and the next 6 at left tackle.
As a junior, he started the first 5 games at right tackle, before switching to right guard for the last 6 contests. He made 58 knockdown blocks, including 15 against Oklahoma State University.
As a senior, he played every position on the offensive line except center, but only in 4 games due to a fractured right tibia. Before the injury he had 17 knockdown blocks.
Professional career
Dallas Cowboys
Garmon was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the seventh round (243rd overall) of the 1999 NFL Draft, after dropping because of his broken leg. He spent his first season on the Reserve-Non-Football Injury list, recovering from the injury he suffered during his senior year in college. The next year, he was inactive for the first 15 games, while regaining his playing form.
In 2001, he started all 16 games at right guard, after the team moved Solomon Page to right tackle. He contributed to the team rushing for 136.5 yards-per-game (third in the league).
It is believed 2002 was the first time a NFL franchise had five African American starters on their offensive line, when the Cowboys lined up rookie center Andre Gurode, tackles Flozell Adams and Solomon Page, guards Larry Allen and Garmon.[1] That season, he started five games (3 at right guard and 2 at left guard) before being traded to the San Diego Chargers.
San Diego Chargers
On October 12, 2002, the Cowboys traded Garmon to the San Diego Chargers in exchange for a seventh round draft pick (#236-Brandon Drumm),[2] reuniting with Hudson Houck who was his offensive line coach with the Cowboys. He went on to start five out of the seven remaining games at left guard. During the 2003 season he started all 16 games for the Chargers.
Cleveland Browns
On March 23, 2004, Garmon signed with the Cleveland Browns as a free agent.[3] In his only season with the Browns he started eight games before suffering a knee injury and being placed on the injured reserve list. He was released on March 28, 2005.[4]
Oakland Raiders
On April 20, 2006, he signed as a free agent with the Oakland Raiders but was released before the season started.
References
- "Color barrier on offensive line disappearing". Retrieved February 19, 2017.
- "Cowboys trade Garmon to Chargers". Retrieved February 19, 2017.
- "Browns reach deal with guard Kelvin Garmon". Retrieved February 19, 2017.
- "Transactions". Retrieved February 19, 2017.