Keith Lyle
{{Short description|American football player (born 1972)}}
{{Use American English|date=March 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Keith Lyle
| number = 35
| position = Safety
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|4|17}}
| birth_place = Washington D.C., U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lb = 210
| high_school = Marshall {{nowrap|(Falls Church, Virginia)}}
| college = Virginia
| draftyear = 1994
| draftround = 3
| draftpick = 71
| pastteams =
- Los Angeles / St. Louis Rams ({{NFL Year|1994|2000}})
- Washington Redskins ({{NFL Year|2001}})
- Atlanta Falcons (2002)*
- San Diego Chargers ({{NFL Year|2002}})
| highlights =
- Super Bowl champion (XXXIV)
- NFL Interceptions leader (1996)
- PFWA All-Rookie Team (1994)
- St. Louis Rams 10th Anniversary Team
- First-team All-ACC (1993)
- Second-team All-ACC (1991)
| statlabel1 = Tackles
| statvalue1 = 520
| statlabel2 = Interceptions
| statvalue2 = 31
| statlabel3 = Sacks
| statvalue3 = 5.0
| pfr = LyleKe20
}}
Keith Allen Lyle (born April 17, 1972) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Virginia Cavaliers. Lyle was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the third round of the 1994 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1994 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1994/draft.htm |access-date=March 31, 2023 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He also played for the Washington Redskins and San Diego Chargers.
Early life
In high school, he played quarterback and safety for George C. Marshall High School, in Falls Church, Virginia. Keith's father Garry Lyle played for the Chicago Bears from 1967 to 1974.{{cite web |title=Helmet News Helmet Reflections for December 2006 |url=http://www.helmethut.com/Dr.Ken38.html |publisher=Helmet Hut |access-date=February 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920211106/http://www.helmethut.com/Dr.Ken38.html |archive-date=September 20, 2021}}
Professional career
From 1995 to 1998, Lyle intercepted 23 passes, the most in the NFL during that period.{{cite web |last1=Jordan |first1=Chas |title=Former Cavalier Keith Lyle Talks About Waning Seconds Of Superbowl Victory |url=https://virginiasports.com/news/2000/10/18/former-cavalier-keith-lyle-talks-about-waning-seconds-of-superbowl-victory/ |website=Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site |access-date=16 February 2025 |date=18 October 2000}} During the 1996 NFL season, Lyle, along with Tyrone Braxton of the Denver Broncos, led the NFL in interceptions with nine.{{cite news |last1=Frederickson |first1=Ben |last2=Thomas |first2=Jim |title=Looking back at Isaac Bruce and the greatest players of the Greatest Show on Turf |url=https://www.stltoday.com/sports/football/professional/looking-back-at-isaac-bruce-and-the-greatest-players-of-the-greatest-show-on-turf/collection_28f08c4f-2be1-549d-be00-8f8007a3c6f6.html |work=STLtoday.com |date=August 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221120022845/https://www.stltoday.com/sports/football/professional/looking-back-at-isaac-bruce-and-the-greatest-players-of-the-greatest-show-on-turf/collection_28f08c4f-2be1-549d-be00-8f8007a3c6f6.html |archive-date=November 20, 2022 |language=en |url-access=subscription |url-status=live}} Throughout his career with the Rams, Lyle also served as the team's holder. During his time with the Rams, Lyle started in 89 of 105 games.{{cite news |title=Redskins ink Keith Lyle |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/2001/08/22/Redskins-ink-Keith-Lyle/9790998452800/ |work=UPI |date=August 22, 2001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211001205609/https://www.upi.com/Archives/2001/08/22/Redskins-ink-Keith-Lyle/9790998452800/ |archive-date=October 1, 2021 |language=en}}
=NFL statistics=
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| Year | Team | {{tooltip|GP|Games played}} | {{tooltip|COMB|Combined tackles}} | {{tooltip|TOTAL|Total tackles}} | {{tooltip|AST|Assisted tackles}} | {{tooltip|SACK|Sacks}} | {{tooltip|FF|Forced fumbles}} | {{tooltip|FR|Fumble recoveries}} | {{tooltip|FR YDS|Fumble return yards}} | {{tooltip|INT|Interceptions}} | {{tooltip|IR YDS|Interception return yards}} | {{tooltip|AVG IR|Average interception return}} | {{tooltip|LNG|Longest interception return}} | {{tooltip|TD|Touchdowns}} | {{tooltip|PD|Passes defensed}} |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | LOS | 16 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 001 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 05 |
| 1995 | STL | 16 | 90 | 72 | 18 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 042 | 14 | 31 | 0 | 06 |
| 1996 | STL | 16 | 76 | 62 | 14 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 152 | 17 | 48 | 0 | 10 |
| 1997 | STL | 16 | 84 | 68 | 14 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 102 | 13 | 39 | 0 | 11 |
| 1998 | STL | 16 | 84 | 60 | 22 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 020 | 07 | 20 | 0 | 14 |
| 1999 | STL | 09 | 30 | 23 | 07 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 010 | 05 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| 2000 | STL | 16 | 81 | 65 | 16 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 009 | 09 | 09 | 0 | 3 |
| 2001 | WSH | 16 | 31 | 24 | 07 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 000 | 00 | 00 | 0 | 3 |
| 2002 | SD | 15 | 30 | 25 | 05 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 026 | 13 | 26 | 0 | 2 |
| class="sortbottom"
| Career | 136 | 513 | 405 | 108 | 5.0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 362 | 12 | 68 | 0 | 56 |
References
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{{Super Bowl XXXIV}}
{{St. Louis Rams 10th Anniversary Team}}
{{Los Angeles Rams 1994 draft navbox}}
{{NFL season interception leaders}}
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Category:Players of American football from Washington, D.C.
Category:American football safeties
Category:Virginia Cavaliers football players
Category:Los Angeles Rams players
Category:St. Louis Rams players