Jump to content

Jason Kelce

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Bmanley (talk | contribs) at 17:53, 18 September 2012 (→Philadelphia Eagles). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Jason Kelce
Philadelphia Eagles
Personal information
Born: (1987-11-05) November 5, 1987 (age 37)
Cleveland Heights, Ohio
Career information
College:Cincinnati
NFL draft:2011 / round: 6 / pick: 191
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× Second-team All-Big East honors (2009, 2010)
  • Honorable mention All-America honors (2010)
  • Third-team Sophomore All-America honors (2008)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2011
Games played:16
Games started:16
Stats at Pro Football Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Jason D. Kelce (pronounced /ˈkɛlˌsiː/; born November 5, 1987) is an American football center for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Eagles in the sixth round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He played college football at Cincinnati.

Professional career

2011 NFL Draft

Despite lacking "true NFL size", Kelce was projected a fourth to fifth round pick.[1] He ran the fastest 40-yard dash time of all offensive lineman at the 2011 NFL Scouting Combine, with a 4.89-second time. He had an appendectomy on March 11 after he was diagnosed with appendicitis.[2]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 2+5⁄8 in
(1.90 m) 		280 lb
(127 kg) 		4.89 s 1.70 s 2.83 s 4.14 s 7.22 s 30+1⁄2 in
(0.77 m)		 9 ft 2 in
(2.79 m)
All values from 2011 NFL Scouting Combine.[3]

Philadelphia Eagles

Kelce was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the sixth round (191st overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft.[4] Kelce was unable to practice or sign a contract until the NFL lockout was lifted on July 25, 2011. He was signed to a four-year contract on July 27.[5] Kelce battled incumbent starter Jamaal Jackson for the center job early in training camp in August.[6] New offensive line coach Howard Mudd envisioned Kelce as in the mold of Indianapolis Colts five-time Pro Bowl center Jeff Saturday, whom Mudd coached in Indianapolis for eleven seasons.[7] First round pick and fellow rookie Danny Watkins compared Kelce to a hedgehog due to his spiky hair and facial hair, in addition to his quickness and stoutness.[8] Kelce received all of the first-team reps in the week before the team's third preseason game.[9] He started in the third preseason game against the Cleveland Browns, and allowed a sack and was penalized for holding.[10] Despite his performance, Kelce was named the starter for the season on August 29.[11]

In 2012, Kelcie was named the starting center for the second consecutive year. On September 16, 2012, he was injured in the second game against the Baltimore Ravens on a running play. Kelcie is expected to miss the rest of the 2012 season due to a knee injury. Kelce suffered MCL (Medial collateral ligament) and ACL (Anterior cruciate ligament) tears in Sunday's victory over Baltimore.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Jason Kelce". CNN.
  2. ^ Wilson, Aaron (March 11, 2011). "Jason Kelce has successful appendectomy". nationalfootballpost.com. Retrieved 2011-09-09.
  3. ^ "Jason Kelce, DS #5 C, Cincinnati". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved 2011-09-09.
  4. ^ Fierro, Nick (April 30, 2011). "Eagles go after LB, K in fourth round". The Morning Call. Retrieved 2011-09-09.
  5. ^ Associated Press (July 27, 2011). "Philadelphia Eagles have reached agreements with all 2011 draft picks except No. 1 Danny Watkins". lehighvalleylive.com. Retrieved 2011-09-09.
  6. ^ McLane, Jeff and Jonathan Tamari (August 7, 2011). "Harris may be solidifying role as Eagles right tackle". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 2011-09-09.
  7. ^ Rohan, Tim (August 5, 2011). "Eagles rookie Kelce fits Mudd's prototype". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 2011-09-09.
  8. ^ Bowen, Les (August 8, 2011). "Eagles rookie center Kelce rising to starting status". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 2011-09-09.
  9. ^ Frank, Reuben (August 20, 2011). "Eagles to test rookie Kelce in starting center role". CSN Philly. Retrieved 2011-09-09.
  10. ^ Tamari, Jonathan (August 25, 2011). "Eagles rookies Kelce, Watkins get off to rough start against Browns". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 2011-09-09.
  11. ^ Frank, Reuben (August 29, 2011). "Eagles name rookie Kelce starting center". CSN Philly. Retrieved 2011-09-09.
  12. ^ Eaglerarian Blog (September 18, 2012). "Kelcie's Season Over; ACL Reconstruction". Philly.com. Retrieved 2012-09-18.
Sporting positions
Preceded by Starting Center of the Philadelphia Eagles
2011–present 		Succeeded by
Incumbent

Template:Persondata

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Jason_Kelce&oldid=513406745"