Khairi Fortt
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | March 24, 1992 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Washington, D.C. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||
| High school: | Stamford (CT) | ||||||||||
| College: | California | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2014 / Round: 4 / Pick: 126 | ||||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2014 | |||||||||||
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Khairi Fortt (born March 24, 1992) is an American football linebacker who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the fourth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Penn State and California.
College career
After being selected to play in the 2010 U.S. Army All-American Bowl,[1] Fortt began his college career at Penn State, then transferred to Cal after the 2011 scandal that resulted in extensive sanctions against the Penn State program.[2] He was a semifinalist for the 2013 Butkus Award.[3]
Professional career
New Orleans Saints
The Saints drafted Fortt in the fourth round of the 2014 NFL draft. In training camp they made the decision to move him to outside linebacker and emphasize his pass rushing ability.[2] Fortt made the team's final preseason roster, but on September 3, 2014 he was placed on the short term injured reserve list, with the possibility of returning to the active roster later in the season.[4] However, Fortt was waived on October 6, 2014.[5]
Cincinnati Bengals
Fortt was claimed off waivers by the Cincinnati Bengals on October 7, 2014.[6] They cut him on October 14, then signed him to the practice squad on October 16.[7]
Jacksonville Jaguars
The Jacksonville Jaguars signed Fortt to their 53-man roster off of the Cincinnati Bengals practice squad on November 3, 2014.[8]
He was waived on August 29, 2015.[9]
References
- ↑ New Orleans Saints bio (accessed 2014-09-03).
- 1 2 Evan Woodberry, "Saints linebacker Khairi Fortt learning new role after position shift", Times-Picayune, August 11, 2014.
- ↑ "Khairi Fortt named Butkus Award semifinalist", Stamford Advocate, October 29, 2013.
- ↑ "New Orleans Saints re-sign WR Robert Meachem", WWL-TV, September 3, 2014.
- ↑ Triplett, Mike. "Saints Waive Khairi Fortt". ESPN. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ↑ Alper, Josh. "Bengals claim Khairi Fortt off of waivers". Pro Football Talk. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ↑ Harvey, Coley (October 16, 2014). "Bengals sign Khairi Fortt to practice squad". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2014-10-16.
- ↑ "Jaguars sign LB Fortt". Jaguars.com. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
- ↑ Oehser, John (August 29, 2015). "Jaguars trim roster to 75 players". Jaguars.com. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
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