Keyon Whiteside

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Keyon Whiteside
No. 52
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1980-01-31) January 31, 1980 (age 44)
Forest City, North Carolina, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:229 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school: Forest City (NC) Chase
College: Tennessee
NFL draft: 2003  / Round: 5 / Pick: 162
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:12
Games started:0
Tackles:4
Player stats at PFR

Keyon Shontel Whiteside (born January 31, 1980) is a former American football linebacker of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Tennessee and was selected by the Colts in the fifth round of the 2003 NFL Draft.

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Early life and college

Whiteside participated in football, baskteball and track at Chase High School in Forest City, North Carolina. He was inducted into the Rutherford County Sports Hall of Fame in 2018. [1]

He played college football at Tennessee from 1998 to 2002. [1] He was redshirted in 1998, and was part of the Tennessee team that won the 1998 national championship. [1] [2]

Professional career

Indianapolis Colts (first stint)

Whiteside was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the fifth round, with the 162nd overall pick, of the 2003 NFL Draft. [3] He played two seasons for the Colts. [4] He officially signed with the team on July 24, 2003. He was waived on August 31, 2003. [5]

Cincinnati Bengals

Whiteside was claimed off waivers by the Cincinnati Bengals on September 1, 2003. He was waived by the Bengals on October 22, 2003. [5]

Indianapolis Colts (second stint)

Whiteside was signed to the practice squad of the Colts on October 27, 2003. He was promoted to the active roster on November 19 and played in five games for the Colts during the 2003 season, recording one solo tackle and one assisted tackle. Whiteside appeared in seven games for the Colts in 2004, totaling two solo tackles. He was placed on injured reserve on November 11, 2004. He was placed on the physically unable to perform list on June 14, 2005. Whiteside was waived by the Colts on July 28, 2006. [5]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Keyon Whiteside". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  3. ↑ "2003 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Keyon Whiteside Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  5. 1 2 3 "Keyon Whiteside". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
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