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Position: | Long snapper | ||||||
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Born: | Tempe, Arizona, U.S. | May 12, 1972||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | McClintock (Tempe, Arizona) | ||||||
College: | Arizona State | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1995 / Round: 4 / Pick: 126 | ||||||
Expansion draft: | 1999 / Round: 1 / Pick: 8 | ||||||
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Jason Campbell Kyle (born May 12, 1972) is an American former football long snapper. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the fourth round of the 1995 NFL Draft. He played college football for the Arizona State Sun Devils as a linebacker.
Kyle also played for the Cleveland Browns, the San Francisco 49ers, the Carolina Panthers, and the New Orleans Saints.
Kyle was the long snapper for the Saints during their Super Bowl winning 2009 season and for the first nine games of 2010, but due to a shoulder injury he was then placed on the injured reserve list, ending his season. [1]
Kyle received a full athletic scholarship to Arizona State University as a linebacker where he led the Pac-10 in tackles. He was chosen to play in the East/West Shrine Game, Senior Bowl, and the Blue/Grey Game. Academically, he received the Sun Angel Chairman’s Award, First-team Academic All-Pacific-10 Award, and Maroon and Gold Scholar Athlete Award. He earned a marketing degree.[ citation needed ]
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