Keyaron Fox
{{Short description|American football player (born 1982)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Keyaron Fox
| image = Keyaron Fox 2013.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Fox in 2013
| current_team =
| number = 97, 57, 51
| position = Linebacker
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|01|24|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lbs = 235
| high_school = Westlake (Atlanta, Georgia)
| college = Georgia Tech
| draftyear = 2004
| draftround = 3
| draftpick = 93
| pastteams =
- Kansas City Chiefs ({{NFL Year|2004}}−{{NFL Year|2007}})
- Pittsburgh Steelers ({{NFL Year|2008}}−{{NFL Year|2010}})
- Washington Redskins ({{NFL Year|2011}})
- Houston Texans ({{NFL Year|2012}})
| status =
| highlights =
- Super Bowl champion (XLIII)
- Second-team All-American (2003)
- First-team All-ACC (2003)
| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 181
| statlabel2 = Sacks
| statvalue2 = 1.0
| statlabel3 = Forced fumbles
| statvalue3 = 1
| statlabel4 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue4 = 5
| statlabel5 = Interceptions
| statvalue5 = 1
| statlabel6 = Defensive touchdowns
| statvalue6 = 1
| pfr = FoxxKe20
}}
Keyaron James Fox {{IPAc-en|k|i|ˈ|æ|r|ə|n|}}, born January 24, 1982) is an American former professional football linebacker. He was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the third round of the 2004 NFL draft. He played college football at Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech).
Fox also played for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Washington Redskins, and Houston Texans. He won Super Bowl XLIII over the Arizona Cardinals during his tenure with the Steelers.
College career
He played in 45 games (35 starts) during his tenure at Georgia Tech and finished his career with 376 tackles, 9 sacks, 40 tackles for loss, one INT, two fumble recoveries, six forced fumbles, 14 passes defensed, and seven QB pressures. He majored in management.
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 2 3/8
| weight = 227
| dash = 4.73
| shuttle = 4.24
| cone drill = 7.11
| vertical = 36.5
| broad ft = 9
| broad in = 6
| bench = 28
| arm span = 32 7/8
| hand span = 9 1/2
| note = All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day{{Cite web |title=Gil Brandt's NFL Draft Analysis By Position: Linebackers |url=https://www.packers.com/news/gil-brandt-s-nfl-draft-analysis-by-position-linebackers-2472908 |access-date=January 27, 2024 |website=Packers.com}}{{Cite web |title=2004 NFL Draft Scout Keyaron Fox College Football Profile |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=599&DraftYear=2004 |access-date=January 27, 2024 |website=DraftScout.com}}
}}
=Kansas City Chiefs=
Fox was originally selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the third round (93rd overall) of the 2004 NFL Draft.{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2004/draft.htm |title=2004 NFL Draft Listing |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |access-date=2023-05-06}} In his rookie season he played 12 games and finished the campaign with 7 tackles. His second season with the Chiefs was low key as he only recorded three tackles. In 2006, Fox had a career-high season with 52 tackles and one sack. In his final year with the Chiefs, he played in ten games, recording 21 tackles.{{cite web |url= http://www.nfl.com/players/keyaronfox/careerstats?id=FOX222076|title= Keyaron Fox|access-date=September 1, 2008 |work= Career stats|publisher= NFL.com}}
=Pittsburgh Steelers=
File:Keyaron Fox.JPG in 2009.]]
On March 12, 2008, Fox signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers as a free agent.{{cite news|first= Scott|last= Brown|title= Steelers sign linebacker Keyaron Fox|url= http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/steelers/s_556853.html|newspaper= Pittsburgh Tribune-Review|date= March 12, 2008|access-date= September 1, 2008|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080313214051/http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/steelers/s_556853.html|archive-date= March 13, 2008|url-status= dead}} He recorded 17 tackles in 13 games in 2008 as the Steelers beat the Arizona Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII.
An unrestricted free agent in the 2009 offseason, Fox was re-signed to a two-year, $1.8 million contract on April 6.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=4045689&campaign=rss&source=NFLHeadlines|title=LB Fox re-signs with Steelers for two years|date=April 6, 2009}}
In week 6 of the 2009 season, Fox filled in for an injured Lawrence Timmons, where he intercepted a Brett Favre pass running it back for an 82-yard touchdown to help the Steelers secure a 27–17 victory over the undefeated Minnesota Vikings.
Fox was named the Steelers' special teams captain in 2009 and 2010.[http://www.steelers.com/news/article-1/Steelers-Name-Four-Team-Captains/452a4959-71d8-4bef-b575-d8645f7e4e35 Steelers.com]
=Washington Redskins=
On August 6, 2011, Fox signed with the Washington Redskins.
=Houston Texans=
On July 26, 2012, Fox signed with the Houston Texans. During training camp, he suffered a knee injury and was placed on the injured reserve list on August 9.[https://www.foxnews.com/sports/texans-place-lb-fox-on-ir-sign-lb-gaither/ Texans place LB Fox on IR, sign LB Gaither]
NFL career statistics
| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! colspan="2"| Legend |
| Bold
| Career high |
=Regular season=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team !colspan="2"| Games !colspan="5"| Tackles !colspan="5"| Interceptions !colspan="4"| Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | |
| 2004 | KAN
| 12 || 0 || 7 || 6 || 1 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2005 | KAN
| 2 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 0 || 0.0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2006 | KAN
| 16 || 4 || 52 || 44 || 8 || 1.0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2007 | KAN
| 10 || 0 || 21 || 19 || 2 || 0.0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2008 | PIT
| 13 || 0 || 17 || 11 || 6 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 18 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2009 | PIT
| 16 || 3 || 44 || 31 || 13 || 0.0 || 1 || 1 || 82 || 1 || 82 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 5 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2010 | PIT
| 16 || 0 || 23 || 17 || 6 || 0.0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2011 | WAS
| 13 || 0 || 14 || 10 || 4 || 0.0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| | 98 | 7 | 181 | 141 | 40 | 1.0 | 11 | 1 | 82 | 1 | 82 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 0 |
=Playoffs=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team !colspan="2"| Games !colspan="5"| Tackles !colspan="5"| Interceptions !colspan="4"| Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | |
| 2006 | KAN
| 1 || 0 || 4 || 3 || 1 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2008 | PIT
| 3 || 0 || 5 || 1 || 4 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2010 | PIT
| 3 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| | 7 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
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External links
{{Commons}}
- [http://ramblinwreck.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/fox_keyaron00.html Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets bio]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080317155153/http://news.steelers.com/team/player/87524 Pittsburgh Steelers bio]
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Category:American football linebackers
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Category:Kansas City Chiefs players
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Category:Washington Redskins players
Category:Houston Texans players