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Eddie Kennison
Kansas City Chiefs
Career information
College:	Louisiana State
NFL draft:	1996 / round: 1 / pick: 19
Career history
	St. Louis Rams (1996-1998); New Orleans Saints (1999); Chicago Bears (2000); Denver Broncos (2001); Kansas City Chiefs (2001-present);
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

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Edward Joseph Kennison III (born January 20 1973) is an American football wide receiver in the National Football League for the Kansas City Chiefs. Selected with the 19th pick of the 1st round of the 1996 NFL Draft by the St. Louis Rams out of LSU. In his 9 year career, he has caught 482 passes for 7,384 yards, and 37 touchdowns.

High School Years

Eddie Kennison attended Washington-Marion High School in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and was a star in both football and track. In football, as a senior, he was a Parade All-American despite playing only six games. He finished his senior year with 27 receptions for 497 yards (18.4 yards per reception avg.). As a junior, he hauled in 59 receptions for 1,205 yards (an average of 20.4 yards per reception) and 23 touchdowns. For his efforts, he was the first person in his school's history to have his number retired.

Kennison was also a noted sprinter in college, where he was a six-time All-America selection. He led the Tigers 4x100-meter relay team to the 1994 NCAA Outdoor Championship, and also qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 4x100, 4x200, 4x400 and the 200 meters during his time at LSU.

NFL career

Kennison was selected 19th overall by the St. Louis Rams in the 1996 NFL Draft, a draft which was remarkably deep in wide receivers. His first season with the Rams was excellent, as he finished second to Terry Glenn in yards and receptions for rookies, and led the rookie wide receiver class in touchdowns. It was noted regularly at the time that Kennison and Glenn had outproduced number one overall pick Keyshawn Johnson. His 1997 and 1998 seasons with the Rams were far less productive, as he battled nagging injuries in a lacklustre Rams offense.

In 1999, he moved on to the New Orleans Saints, where he would lead the team in receptions and yards. This Saints team was notable for using four different starting quarterbacks over the course of the year as they struggled to a 3-13 record. In 2000, Kennison would move on to the Chicago Bears, where he continued a pattern of unspectacular but reliable production. He finished second on the team to Marcus Robinson in receiving yards, and tied Robinson for the team lead in receptions.

In 2001, Kennison was traded to the Denver Broncos. He earned a starting role out of training camp, but after eight unproductive games, Kennison requested to be released from the team only a few hours before a game in which he was scheduled to start. He stated at the time he had "lost his love for the game", and as a result Kennison was released on November 15, 2001. The loss of Kennison, along with a severe injury to Ed McCaffrey decimated a once dominant Broncos corps of wide receivers. Kennison unexpectedly resurfaced later in the season, signing with the Broncos' arch-rival Kansas City Chiefs on December 3, 2001. Kennison would lead the Chiefs in receiving his first game as a starter.

As a member of the Chiefs, from 2002 to 2006 Kennison was one of the most productive receivers in the NFL. As the number one wide receiver for one of the NFL's greatest-ever offenses, Kennison averaged 59 receptions, 961 yards, and 5 touchdown catches during this span. This production has put Kennison in the Chiefs' top 10 in every major receiving category.

In 2007, Kennison sustained a severe hamstring injury on the first play of the regular season, and has not played since the injury.

NFL Fastest Man Competition

Eddie won the NFL's Fastest Man Competition in 1997.

NFL year by year statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	Rec	Yards	AVG	TD	Lg
1996	Stl	15	14	54	924	17.1	9	77
1997	Stl	14	9	25	404	16.2	0	76
1998	Stl	16	13	17	234	13.8	1	45
1999	NO	16	16	61	835	13.7	4	90
2000	Chi	16	10	55	549	10.0	2	26
2001	Den	8	8	15	169	11.3	1	65
2001	KC	5	5	16	322	20.1	0	65
2002	KC	16	14	53	906	17.1	2	64
2003	KC	16	16	56	853	15.2	5	51
2004	KC	14	14	62	1086	17.5	8	70
2005	KC	16	16	68	1102	16.2	5	55
2006	KC	16	16	53	860	16.2	5
Totals		169	145	535	8244	15.4	42	90

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-}}'''Edward Joseph Kennison III''' (born [[January 20]] [[1973]]) is an [[American football]] [[wide receiver]] in the [[National Football League]] for the [[Kansas City Chiefs]]. Selected with the 19th pick of the 1st round of the [[1996 NFL Draft]] by the [[St. Louis Rams]] out of [[LSU Football|LSU]]. In his 9 year career, he has caught 482 passes for 7,384 yards, and 37 Touchdowns.  A big moment in his career was in 2001 while with the Denver Broncos he retired only 12 hours before he was scheduled to start, telling coach Mike Shanahan he had lost his love for the game.
+}}'''Edward Joseph Kennison III''' (born [[January 20]] [[1973]]) is an [[American football]] [[wide receiver]] in the [[National Football League]] for the [[Kansas City Chiefs]]. Selected with the 19th pick of the 1st round of the [[1996 NFL Draft]] by the [[St. Louis Rams]] out of [[LSU Football|LSU]]. In his 9 year career, he has caught 482 passes for 7,384 yards, and 37 [[touchdowns]].
 ==High School Years==
-Eddie Kennison attended Washington-Marion High School in [[Lake Charles, Louisiana]], and was a star in both football and track. In football, as a senior, he was a Parade All-American despite playing only six games. He finished his senior year with 27 receptions for 497 yards (18.41 yards per reception avg.). As a junior, he hauled in 59 receptions for 1,205 yards (an average of 20.42 yards per reception) and 23 touchdowns. For his efforts, he was the first person in his school's history to have his number retired.
+Eddie Kennison attended Washington-Marion High School in [[Lake Charles, Louisiana]], and was a star in both football and track. In football, as a senior, he was a Parade All-American despite playing only six games. He finished his senior year with 27 receptions for 497 yards (18.4 yards per reception avg.). As a junior, he hauled in 59 receptions for 1,205 yards (an average of 20.4 yards per reception) and 23 touchdowns. For his efforts, he was the first person in his school's history to have his number retired.
+Kennison was also a noted [[sprinter]] in college, where he was a six-time [[All-America]] selection.  He led the Tigers 4x100-meter [[relay]] team to the [[1994 NCAA Outdoor Championship]], and also qualified for the [[NCAA Championships]] in the 4x100, 4x200, 4x400 and the 200 meters during his time at LSU.
 ==NFL career==
+Kennison was selected 19th overall by the [[St. Louis Rams]] in the [[1996 NFL Draft]], a draft which was remarkably deep in [[wide receivers]].  His [[1996 NFL Season|first season]] with the Rams was excellent, as he finished second to [[Terry Glenn]] in yards and receptions for rookies, and led the rookie wide receiver class in [[touchdowns]].  It was noted regularly at the time that Kennison and Glenn had outproduced number one overall pick [[Keyshawn Johnson]].  His [[1997 NFL Season|1997]] and [[1998 NFL Season|1998]] seasons with the Rams were far less productive, as he battled nagging injuries in a lacklustre Rams offense.
-Kennison has one of the weirdest career paths in NFL history. The Rams took him 18th as part of the fabled wide receiver class of 1996 and he had 924 yards and nine touchdowns as a rookie. In his second and third years with the Rams he failed badly. Kennison had 404 yards in 1997, and just 234 yards in 1998. The Rams gave up on him and he bounced around the league, with a good year with the 1999 Saints, a mediocre year with the 2000 Bears, and then a strange 2001 season where he quit on the Denver Broncos in the middle of the year, he said he had lost his love for the game and announced his retirement, and then un-retired a week later to sign with archrival Kansas City.
+In [[1999 NFL Season|1999]], he moved on to the [[New Orleans Saints]], where he would lead the team in receptions and yards.  This Saints team was notable for using four different starting [[quarterbacks]] over the course of the year as they struggled to a 3-13 record.  In [[2000 NFL Season|2000]], Kennison would move on to the [[Chicago Bears]], where he continued a pattern of unspectacular but reliable production.  He finished second on the team to [[Marcus Robinson]] in receiving yards, and tied Robinson for the team lead in receptions.
+In [[2001 NFL Season|2001]], Kennison was traded to the [[Denver Broncos]].  He earned a starting role out of [[training camp]], but after eight unproductive games, Kennison requested to be released from the team only a few hours before a game in which he was scheduled to start.  He stated at the time he had "lost his love for the game", and as a result Kennison was released on [[November 15, 2001]].  The loss of Kennison, along with a severe injury to [[Ed McCaffrey]] decimated a once dominant Broncos corps of wide receivers.  Kennison unexpectedly resurfaced later in the season, signing with the Broncos' arch-rival [[Kansas City Chiefs]] on [[December 3, 2001]].  Kennison would lead the Chiefs in receiving his first game as a starter.
+As a member of the Chiefs, from [[2002 NFL Season|2002]] to [[2006 NFL Season|2006]] Kennison was one of the most productive receivers in the NFL.  As the number one wide receiver for one of the NFL's greatest-ever offenses, Kennison averaged 59 receptions, 961 yards, and 5 touchdown catches during this span.  This production has put Kennison in the Chiefs' top 10 in every major receiving category.
+In [[2007 NFL Season|2007]], Kennison sustained a severe hamstring injury on the first play of the regular season, and has not played since the injury.
-After that, Kennison inexplicably found his lost talent and became an important part of one of the greatest offenses in NFL history. He had 1,760 yards in 2002-2003, then two straight 1,000-yard seasons in 2004-2005.