Kim Herring
{{Short description|American football player (born 1975)}}
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{{Use American English|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Kim Herring
| number = 20, 22
| position = Safety
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|9|10}}
| birth_place = Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lb = 212
| high_school = Solon
| college = Penn State
| draftyear = 1997
| draftround = 2
| draftpick = 58
| pastteams =
- Baltimore Ravens ({{NFL Year|1997|2000}})
- St. Louis Rams ({{NFL Year|2001|2003}})
- Cincinnati Bengals ({{NFL Year|2004|2005}})
| highlights =
- Super Bowl champion (XXXV)
- First-team All-American (1996)
- First-team All-Big Ten (1996)
| statlabel1 = Tackles
| statvalue1 = 408
| statlabel2 = Interceptions
| statvalue2 = 8
| statlabel3 = Sacks
| statvalue3 = 2.0
| pfr = H/HerrKi20
}}
Kimani Masai Herring (born September 10, 1975) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL).
Early life
Herring attended Solon High School (Solon, Ohio) and was a letterman in football and track.
Professional career
A second round draft pick in the 1997 NFL draft, the 6'0", 212 lb. Herring played in 54 games for the Baltimore Ravens, including a victory and an interception in Super Bowl XXXV.{{Cite web |title=1997 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1997/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} After racking up 178 tackles, 2 sacks and 3 interceptions in his four seasons with Baltimore, he signed as a free agent with the St. Louis Rams in 2001. There he made another Super Bowl appearance that season in a 20–17 loss to the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XXXVI.
Herring started his first 32 games for the Rams until an injury forced him to spend the 2003 season on injured reserve. After signing with the Cincinnati Bengals in 2004, injuries continued to plague Herring. He played in 12 games for Cincinnati in 2004, but was sidelined for the entire 2005 season with a shoulder injury, and was released by the Bengals on March 31, 2006, in a salary cap move.
NFL career statistics
| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! colspan="2"| Legend |
| style="background:#afe6ba; width:3em;"|
| Won the Super Bowl |
| Bold
| Career high |
=Regular season=
| 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 | BAL
| 15 || 4 || 52 || 44 || 8 || 1.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1998 | BAL
| 7 || 7 || 27 || 20 || 7 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1999 | BAL
| 16 || 16 || 67 || 55 || 12 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2000 | style="background:#afe6ba; width:3em;"| BAL
| 16 || 16 || 61 || 52 || 9 || 1.0 || 3 || 74 || 0 || 30 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2001 | STL
| 16 || 15 || 59 || 53 || 6 || 0.0 || 1 || 15 || 0 || 15 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2002 | STL
| 16 || 16 || 78 || 68 || 10 || 0.0 || 3 || 38 || 0 || 36 || 0 || 1 || 3 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2004 | CIN
| 12 || 10 || 64 || 51 || 13 || 0.0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| | 98 | 84 | 408 | 343 | 65 | 2.0 | 8 | 127 | 0 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
=Playoffs=
| 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 | |
| 2000 | style="background:#afe6ba; width:3em;"| BAL
| 2 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0.0 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2001 | STL
| 3 || 3 || 10 || 10 || 0 || 0.0 || 1 || 45 || 0 || 45 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| | 5 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
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{{Ravens1997DraftPicks}}
{{Super Bowl XXXV}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Herring, Kim}}
Category:Players of American football from Detroit
Category:American football safeties
Category:Baltimore Ravens players
Category:Cincinnati Bengals players
Category:St. Louis Rams players
Category:Penn State Nittany Lions football players
Category:People from Solon, Ohio
Category:Players of American football from Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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