Canute Curtis
{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1974)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Canute Curtis
| number = 98
| position = Linebacker
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|8|4|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Amityville, New York, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lb = 250
| high_school = Farmingdale {{nowrap|(Farmingdale, New York)}}
| college = West Virginia
| draftyear = 1997
| draftround = 6
| draftpick = 176
| pastteams =
- Cincinnati Bengals ({{NFL Year|1997|2002}})
| pastcoaching =
- Towson University (2009–2012)
Defensive line coach
| highlights =
- Consensus All-American (1996)
- Big East Defensive Player of the Year (1996)
| statlabel1 = Tackles
| statvalue1 = 118
| statlabel2 = Sacks
| statvalue2 = 3.0
| statlabel3 = Forced fumbles
| statvalue3 = 3
| pfr = CurtCa20
}}
Canute J. Curtis (born August 4, 1974) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for six seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL) during the 1990s and early 2000s. He played college football for the West Virginia Mountaineers, earning consensus All-American honors in 1996. He was selected in the 1997 NFL draft, and played professionally for the Cincinnati Bengals. After his playing career, Curtis was a defensive line coach at Towson University.
Early life
Curtis was born in Amityville, New York.National Football League, Historical Players, [http://www.nfl.com/player/canutecurtis/2500263/profile Canute Curtis]. Retrieved February 2, 2012. He attended Farmingdale High School in Farmingdale, New York,databaseFootball.com, Players, {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20100218110139/http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=CURTICAN01 Canute Curtis]}}. Retrieved February 2, 2012. where he played for the Farmingdale high school football team.
College career
Curtis attended West Virginia University, where he played for the West Virginia Mountaineers football team from 1993 to 1996. As a senior in 1996, Curtis led the nation's top-ranked defense by setting the Mountaineers' single-season record for quarterback sacks with 16.5, and also made 11 tackles for a loss. He totaled 67 tackles, forced two fumbles, and had an interception. Curtis was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American, and was named the Big East Conference Defensive Player of the Year. He was also among the finalists for the Dick Butkus Award for best college linebacker and for the Bronko Nagurski Award for best college defensive player.
Curtis finished his career as WVU's all-time sack leader with 33.5 sacks.
He also became a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.
Professional career
The Cincinnati Bengals selected Curtis in the sixth round (176th pick overall) of the 1997 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1997 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1997/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-29 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He played for the Bengals from {{NFL Year|1997}} to {{NFL Year|2002}}. During his six-season pro career, he played in 70 regular season games, started 15 of them, and compiled 87 tackles.Pro-Football-Reference.com, Players, [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/CurtCa20.htm Canute Curtis]. Retrieved February 2, 2012.
NFL career statistics
| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! colspan="2"| Legend |
| Bold
| Career high |
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team !colspan="2"| Games !colspan="4"| Tackles !colspan="4"| Interceptions !colspan="4"| Fumbles | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Comb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FF | FR | Yds | TD | |
| 1997 | CIN
| 3 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1998 | CIN
| 5 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1999 | CIN
| 15 || 0 || 18 || 15 || 3 || 1.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2000 | CIN
| 15 || 0 || 16 || 14 || 2 || 2.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2001 | CIN
| 16 || 4 || 29 || 15 || 14 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 3 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2002 | CIN
| 16 || 11 || 51 || 42 || 9 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| | 70 | 15 | 118 | 89 | 29 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
References
{{Reflist}}
{{1996 NCAA Division I-A College Football Consensus All-Americans}}
{{Bengals1997DraftPicks}}
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Category:All-American college football players
Category:American football linebackers
Category:Cincinnati Bengals players
Category:People from Amityville, New York
Category:Sportspeople from Babylon, New York
Category:Players of American football from Suffolk County, New York
Category:Towson Tigers football coaches
Category:West Virginia Mountaineers football players
Category:People from Farmingdale, New York
Category:Players of American football from Nassau County, New York