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Tackles:	15
Forced fumbles:	1
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Kylie Fitts
	Kylie Fitts in 2018
No. 49 – Arizona Cardinals
Position:	Outside linebacker
Personal information
Born:	October 11, 1994 (age 30); San Bernardino, California
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
High school:	Redlands East Valley; (Redlands, California)
College:	Utah
NFL draft:	2018 / round: 6 / pick: 181
Career history
	Chicago Bears (2018); Arizona Cardinals (2019–present);
Roster status:	Injured reserve
Career NFL statistics as of Week 6, 2021
Tackles:
Tackles:	15
Forced fumbles:	1
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

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Kylie Roy Fitts^[1] (born October 11, 1994) is an American football linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Utah. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the sixth round of the 2018 NFL Draft.

High school and college career

Fitts attended Redlands East Valley High School in Redlands, California, where he was a 4 star recruit.^[1] Fitts originally signed with UCLA, but transferred to Utah after one year with the program.^[1]^[2] After redshirting for a year, Fitts played in all 13 games during his sophomore year. Fitts injured his foot during the second game of his junior year against BYU, and was declared out for the year.^[3] Fitts continued to deal with injuries during his senior year, but recorded 3 sacks and 23 tackles during his senior year.^[4] He was also invited to the 2018 Senior Bowl.^[5]

Professional career

Chicago Bears

Fitts was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the sixth round (181st overall) in the 2018 NFL Draft.^[6] He was released on August 31, 2019.^[7]

Arizona Cardinals

On September 3, 2019, Fitts was signed to the Arizona Cardinals practice squad.^[8] He was promoted to the active roster on December 4, 2019.^[9] On December 28, 2020, Fitts was placed on injured reserve.^[10]

The Cardinals placed an exclusive-rights free agent tender on Fitts on March 15, 2021.^[11] He signed the one-year contract on April 15.^[12] He was waived on August 31, 2021 and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.^[13]^[14] He was promoted to the active roster on September 11, 2021. He was placed on injured reserve on October 22.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kylie Fitts". Utah Utes football. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
^ "Report: UCLA DE Kylie Fitts to leave school". Sports Illustrated. August 4, 2014.
^ Jennings, Chantel (September 14, 2016). "Utah's Kylie Fitts (foot) out for season, while Joe Williams retires". espn.
^ "Player Blurb: Kylie Fitts, DE, Utah". CBS Sports. April 2, 2018.
^ "Prospects that have accepted invites to 2018 Senior Bowl". NFL.com. November 20, 2017.
^ Mayer, Larry (April 28, 2018). "Bears pick Kylie Fitts in sixth round". ChicagoBears.com. Archived from the original on April 29, 2018.
^ Mayer, Larry (August 31, 2019). "Chicago Bears announce 53-man roster". Chicago Bears. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
^ Urban, Darren (September 4, 2019). "Cardinals Use Practice Squad To Add Third QB Kyle Sloter". AZCardinals.com.
^ Urban, Darren (December 4, 2019). "Cardinals Promote LBs Tanner Vallejo, Kylie Fitts, Sign DL Caraun Reid". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
^ Urban, Darren (December 28, 2020). "Cardinals Place Kylie Fitts On IR; Activate Lamont Gaillard". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
^ Urban, Darren (March 15, 2021). "Cardinals Extend Tender Offers To Dennis Gardeck, Ezekiel Turner". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
^ Urban, Darren (April 15, 2021). "Dennis Gardeck Signs Tender Offer To Return In 2021". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
^ Urban, Darren (August 31, 2021). "Initial Roster Set As Cardinals Cut Down For Season". AZCardinals.com.
^ Urban, Darren (September 1, 2021). "Chris Banjo Among 9 Cardinals Add To Practice Squad". AZCardinals.com.

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[UtesProfile-1] "Kylie Fitts". Utah Utes football. Retrieved December 16, 2020.

[2] "Report: UCLA DE Kylie Fitts to leave school". Sports Illustrated. August 4, 2014.

[3] Jennings, Chantel (September 14, 2016). "Utah's Kylie Fitts (foot) out for season, while Joe Williams retires". espn.

[4] "Player Blurb: Kylie Fitts, DE, Utah". CBS Sports. April 2, 2018.

[5] "Prospects that have accepted invites to 2018 Senior Bowl". NFL.com. November 20, 2017.

[6] Mayer, Larry (April 28, 2018). "Bears pick Kylie Fitts in sixth round". ChicagoBears.com. Archived from the original on April 29, 2018.

[7] Mayer, Larry (August 31, 2019). "Chicago Bears announce 53-man roster". Chicago Bears. Retrieved August 31, 2019.

[8] Urban, Darren (September 4, 2019). "Cardinals Use Practice Squad To Add Third QB Kyle Sloter". AZCardinals.com.

[9] Urban, Darren (December 4, 2019). "Cardinals Promote LBs Tanner Vallejo, Kylie Fitts, Sign DL Caraun Reid". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved December 4, 2019.

[10] Urban, Darren (December 28, 2020). "Cardinals Place Kylie Fitts On IR; Activate Lamont Gaillard". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved February 10, 2021.

[11] Urban, Darren (March 15, 2021). "Cardinals Extend Tender Offers To Dennis Gardeck, Ezekiel Turner". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved March 15, 2021.

[12] Urban, Darren (April 15, 2021). "Dennis Gardeck Signs Tender Offer To Return In 2021". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved April 15, 2021.

[13] Urban, Darren (August 31, 2021). "Initial Roster Set As Cardinals Cut Down For Season". AZCardinals.com.

[14] Urban, Darren (September 1, 2021). "Chris Banjo Among 9 Cardinals Add To Practice Squad". AZCardinals.com.

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 On September 3, 2019, Fitts was signed to the [[Arizona Cardinals]] practice squad.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Urban, Darren |date=September 4, 2019 |title=Cardinals Use Practice Squad To Add Third QB Kyle Sloter |url=https://www.azcardinals.com/news/cardinals-use-practice-squad-to-add-third-qb-kyle-sloter |website=AZCardinals.com}}</ref> He was promoted to the active roster on December 4, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Urban |first=Darren |date=December 4, 2019 |title=Cardinals Promote LBs Tanner Vallejo, Kylie Fitts, Sign DL Caraun Reid |url=https://www.azcardinals.com/news/cardinals-promote-tanner-vallejo-kylie-fitts-sign-caraun-reid |access-date=December 4, 2019 |website=AZCardinals.com}}</ref> On December 28, 2020, Fitts was placed on injured reserve.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Urban, Darren |date=December 28, 2020 |title=Cardinals Place Kylie Fitts On IR; Activate Lamont Gaillard |work=AZCardinals.com |url=https://www.azcardinals.com/news/cardinals-place-kylie-fitts-on-ir-activate-lamont-gaillard |access-date=February 10, 2021}}</ref>
-The Cardinals placed an [[exclusive-rights free agent]] tender on Fitts on March 15, 2021.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Urban, Darren |date=March 15, 2021 |title=Cardinals Extend Tender Offers To Dennis Gardeck, Ezekiel Turner |work=AZCardinals.com |url=https://www.azcardinals.com/news/cardinals-extend-tender-offers-to-dennis-gardeck-ezekiel-turner |access-date=March 15, 2021}}</ref> He signed the one-year contract on April 15.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Urban, Darren |date=April 15, 2021 |title=Dennis Gardeck Signs Tender Offer To Return In 2021 |work=AZCardinals.com |url=https://www.azcardinals.com/news/dennis-gardeck-signs-tender-offer-to-return-in-2021 |access-date=April 15, 2021}}</ref> He was waived on August 31, 2021 and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.<ref>{{cite web|title=Initial Roster Set As Cardinals Cut Down For Season|url=https://www.azcardinals.com/news/cuts-get-cardinals-down-to-initial-53-man-limit-2021|author=Urban, Darren|website=AZCardinals.com|date=August 31, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Chris Banjo Among 9 Cardinals Add To Practice Squad|url=https://www.azcardinals.com/news/chris-banjo-among-9-cardinals-add-to-practice-squad|author=Urban, Darren|website=AZCardinals.com|date=September 1, 2021}}</ref> He was promoted to the active roster on September 11, 2021.
+The Cardinals placed an [[exclusive-rights free agent]] tender on Fitts on March 15, 2021.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Urban, Darren |date=March 15, 2021 |title=Cardinals Extend Tender Offers To Dennis Gardeck, Ezekiel Turner |work=AZCardinals.com |url=https://www.azcardinals.com/news/cardinals-extend-tender-offers-to-dennis-gardeck-ezekiel-turner |access-date=March 15, 2021}}</ref> He signed the one-year contract on April 15.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Urban, Darren |date=April 15, 2021 |title=Dennis Gardeck Signs Tender Offer To Return In 2021 |work=AZCardinals.com |url=https://www.azcardinals.com/news/dennis-gardeck-signs-tender-offer-to-return-in-2021 |access-date=April 15, 2021}}</ref> He was waived on August 31, 2021 and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.<ref>{{cite web|title=Initial Roster Set As Cardinals Cut Down For Season|url=https://www.azcardinals.com/news/cuts-get-cardinals-down-to-initial-53-man-limit-2021|author=Urban, Darren|website=AZCardinals.com|date=August 31, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Chris Banjo Among 9 Cardinals Add To Practice Squad|url=https://www.azcardinals.com/news/chris-banjo-among-9-cardinals-add-to-practice-squad|author=Urban, Darren|website=AZCardinals.com|date=September 1, 2021}}</ref> He was promoted to the active roster on September 11, 2021. He was placed on injured reserve on October 22.
 == References ==

v t e Arizona Cardinals roster
Active	0 Zach Pascal 1 Kyler Murray 2 Mack Wilson 3 Budda Baker 4 Greg Dortch 6 James Conner 7 Kyzir White 10 Michael Palardy 13 Kei'Trel Clark 14 Michael Wilson 15 Clayton Tune 16 Max Melton 17 Zay Jones 18 Marvin Harrison Jr. 20 DeeJay Dallas 21 Garrett Williams 23 Sean Murphy-Bunting 24 Starling Thomas V 25 Zaven Collins 26 Jammie Robinson 33 Trey Benson 34 Jalen Thompson 38 Chad Ryland 42 Dadrion Taylor-Demerson 44 Owen Pappoe 46 Aaron Brewer 48 Milo Eifler 49 Benton Whitley 51 Krys Barnes 52 Victor Dimukeje 53 Baron Browning 54 Xavier Thomas 55 Dante Stills 56 Darius Robinson 58 Julian Okwara 59 Jon Gaines II 62 Evan Brown 63 Trystan Colon 66 Jackson Barton 68 Kelvin Beachum 72 Hjalte Froholdt 74 Isaiah Adams 75 Christian Jones 81 Travis Vokolek 84 Elijah Higgins 85 Trey McBride 87 Tip Reiman 89 Xavier Weaver 91 L. J. Collier 95 Khyiris Tonga 96 Naquan Jones 98 Roy Lopez -- Vi Jones
Practice squad	19 Anthony Brown 22 Michael Carter 30 Darren Hall 36 Andre Chachere 37 Tony Jones 39 Jaden Davis 41 Markus Bailey 47 Bernhard Seikovits (Int.) 50 Nick Leverett 57 Keshawn Banks 60 Keith Ismael 71 Luke Tenuta 79 Matthew Jones 82 Andre Baccellia 83 Tejhaun Palmer 90 Ben Stille 94 P. J. Mustipher 97 Anthony Goodlow -- Angelo Blackson (Inj.)
Reserve lists	5 Matt Prater (IR) 9 BJ Ojulari (IR) 12 Blake Gillikin (IR) 28 Elijah Jones (IR) 31 Emari Demercado (IR) 32 Joey Blount (IR) 43 Jesse Luketa (IR) 45 Dennis Gardeck (IR) 61 Carter O'Donnell (IR) 70 Paris Johnson Jr. (IR) 73 Jonah Williams (IR) 76 Will Hernandez (IR) 92 Bilal Nichols (IR) 93 Justin Jones (IR)