Kentwan Balmer
{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1986)}}
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{{Use American English|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Kentwan Balmer
| image = Kentwan Balmer.JPG
| caption = Balmer with the Seattle Seahawks in 2010
| currentteam = Hampton Pirates
| number =
| position = Defensive line coach
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|10|15}}
| birth_place = Ahoskie, North Carolina, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 5
| weight_lbs = 317
| high_school = Weldon (NC)
| college = North Carolina (2004–2007)
| draftyear = 2008
| draftround = 1
| draftpick = 29
| pastteams = * San Francisco 49ers ({{NFL Year|2008}}–{{NFL Year|2009}})
- Seattle Seahawks ({{NFL Year|2010}})
- Carolina Panthers ({{NFL Year|2011}})*
- Washington Redskins ({{NFL Year|2011}})
| pastcoaching = * Shaw University (2015)
Special teams coordinator & assistant defensive line coach
- Kipp High School (2016)
Assistant head coach/defensive coordinator/defensive line coach - Virginia University of Lynchburg (2017–2018)
Assistant head coach & defensive coordinator - Samford (2019)
Defensive anaylist & assistant defensive line coach - Alabama A&M (2020–2021)
Defensive ends coach - Hampton (2021–present)
Defensive line coach
| highlights = * Second-team All-ACC (2007)
| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 62
}}
Kentwan Balmer (born October 15, 1986) is an American football coach and former player who is a defensive line coach for the Hampton Pirates. He played professionally as a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). Balmer played college football for the North Carolina Tar Heels before being selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the first round of the 2008 NFL draft with the 29th overall pick. He was also a member of the Seattle Seahawks, Carolina Panthers, and Washington Redskins.
College career
Balmer started all twelve games at right defensive tackle as a senior, ranking second on the team with 59 tackles (33 solos), including 3.5 sacks for minus 26 yards, 9.5 stops for losses of 44 yards and twenty four quarterback pressures. In 2005, he played 11 games with three starts and 17 tackles (5 for a loss) and one sack. As a freshman, he played in nine games and made one tackle.
Professional career
{{nfl predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 4½
| weight = 308
| dash = 5.11
| ten split = 1.80
| twenty split = 2.99
| shuttle = 4.82
| cone drill = 7.65
| vertical = 29
| broad ft = 8
| broad in = 7
| bench = 33
| wonderlic =
| note = 40-yard dash (and splits) and vertical from UNC Pro Day; others from NFL Combine
}}
=San Francisco 49ers=
Balmer was selected in the first round of the 2008 NFL draft, 29th overall.{{Cite web |title=2008 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2008/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-11 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He was originally drafted as a DT but was moved to DE due to the Niners 3-4 defensive scheme.
On December 9, 2009, Balmer was placed on injured reserve with a shoulder injury. The 49ers later signed Baraka Atkins to take over his position.
=Seattle Seahawks=
Balmer was traded to the Seattle Seahawks on August 16, 2010 in exchange for a sixth round pick in a future NFL Draft. He was waived on August 24, 2011.
=Carolina Panthers=
On August 25, Balmer was claimed off waivers by the Carolina Panthers. However, he was waived on September 1.
=Washington Redskins=
Balmer signed with the Washington Redskins on November 8, 2011. On August 2, 2012, it was reported that he did not show up to training camp two days in a row and his agent has not replied to any inquiries as to Balmer's whereabouts.{{cite news| work=WashingtonPost.com| url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/football-insider/post/redskins-training-camp-still-no-word-on-kentwan-balmers-whereabouts/2012/08/02/gJQANqv4RX_blog.html|last=Jones|first=Mike|title=Redskins training camp: Still no word on Kentwan Balmer's whereabouts|date=August 2, 2012|access-date=2012-08-02}} It was assumed that, Balmer left the team after Redskins officials checked his hotel room and saw that all of Balmer's personal effects were gone.{{cite web|work=CSNWashington.com |url=http://www.csnwashington.com/football-washington-redskins/redskins-talk/Balmer-decided-to-leave?blockID=750413&feedID=10316 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130120045836/http://www.csnwashington.com/football-washington-redskins/redskins-talk/Balmer-decided-to-leave?blockID=750413&feedID=10316 |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 20, 2013 |title=Balmer 'decided to leave' |last=El-Bashir |first=Tarik |date=August 2, 2012 |access-date=2012-08-06 }} Head coach Mike Shanahan announced that the team had finally made contact with Balmer on August 11, but did not explain the reason for his disappearance or his future with the Redskins.{{cite web|work=NBCSports.com|url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/12/redskins-locate-kentwan-balmer/|title=Redskins locate Kentwan Balmer|last=Alper|first=Josh|date=August 12, 2012|access-date=2012-08-12}}
Nearly two years after he walked away from the team, the Redskins officially terminated his contract on May 30, 2014.{{cite web|work=CBSDC.com|url=http://washington.cbslocal.com/2014/06/02/2-years-later-redskins-officially-cut-kentwan-balmer/|title=2 Years Later, Redskins Officially Cut Balmer|last=Carroll|first=Chuck|date=June 2, 2014|access-date=2014-06-02}}
=NFL statistics=
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||||||||||||||
| 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|Interceptions returned for touchdown}} | {{tooltip|PD|Passes defensed}} |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | SF | 16 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | SF | 11 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | SEA | 16 | 43 | 28 | 15 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| class="sortbottom"
| Career | 43 | 62 | 39 | 23 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{LinkedIn URL|https://www.linkedin.com/in/kentwan-balmer-00ab16162}}
- [http://tarheelblue.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/balmer_kentwan00.html North Carolina Tar Heels bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071216122642/http://tarheelblue.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/balmer_kentwan00.html |date=December 16, 2007 }}
- [http://warroomreport.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=139&Itemid=51 2008 NFL Draft Scouting Report]
{{2008 NFL Draft}}
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