Armon Binns

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Armon Binns
Armon Binns (cropped).jpg
At Cincinnati Bengals training camp
Current position
TitleWide receivers coach
Team Northwestern
Conference Big Ten
Biographical details
Born (1989-09-08) September 8, 1989 (age 35)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma mater Cincinnati
Playing career
2007–2010 Cincinnati
2011* Jacksonville Jaguars
2011–2012 Cincinnati Bengals
2012–2013 Miami Dolphins
2014–2015* Kansas City Chiefs
2016–2017* Ottawa Redblacks
Position(s) Wide receiver
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2018 Notre Dame (OA)
2019 Hampton (WR)
2020–2021 Cincinnati (QC)
2022 Youngstown State (WR)
2023–present Northwestern (WR)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
As player:

Armon Tyrae Binns (born September 8, 1989) is a former American football wide receiver and is currently the wide receivers coach for the Northwestern Wildcats. He played college football at Cincinnati. Binns was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2011. He has also been a member of the Cincinnati Bengals, Miami Dolphins, and Kansas City Chiefs.

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Early life

Binns graduated from Pasadena High School in 2007, where he starred in football and basketball. [1] Binns and his wife, Lauren, who has a bachelor's degree from UC Berkeley, have three children—Noah, Eli, and Eden. [2] They started dating when Armon was a junior at the University of Cincinnati; they were married in 2011.

College career

As a wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bearcats, Binns finished the 2009 season with 61 receptions for 888 yards and 11 touchdowns. [3] He was on the watch list for the Biletnikoff Award during the 2009 season. He scored a touchdown on a 29-yard pass from Tony Pike for the go-ahead score with 33 seconds left in the 2009 River City Rivalry against the University of Pittsburgh, which the Bearcats won 45-44.

Binns started all 12 games as a senior and posted a team-high 75 receptions for 1,101 yards with 10 touchdowns. He also led the Big East in receptions, receiving yards, receptions per game (6.2) and receiving yards per game (91.8). [4]

Statistics

SeasonTeamGPReceiving
RecYdsAvgLngTD
2007 Cincinnati 7199.090
2008 Cincinnati 911010.0100
2009 Cincinnati 136188814.68111
2010 Cincinnati 12751,10114.76210
Career [5] 361382,00814.68121

Professional career

Cincinnati Bengals

Binns was signed to the Cincinnati Bengals' practice squad on September 20, 2011. He saw game action in the 2012 season, playing in seven games (five as a starter) with 18 receptions for 210 receiving yards and one touchdown. [6]

Miami Dolphins

Binns was claimed off waivers by the Miami Dolphins on December 10, 2012. [7] Playing for the Dolphins the remainder of the season, Binns caught six passes for 67 yards. [8]

On July 28, 2013, Binns suffered a torn ACL and MCL during the Dolphins' training camp, forcing him to miss the entire 2013 season. [9] On July 31, 2013, Binns was waived/injured by the Miami Dolphins. [10] Binns was placed on Injured/Reserve on August 1, 2013. The Dolphins released Binns on August 26, 2014. [11]

Kansas City Chiefs

The Kansas City Chiefs signed Binns to their practice squad on September 8, 2014. [12] On December 31, 2014, Binns signed a futures contract with the Chiefs. [13]

Ottawa Redblacks

On February 3, 2016, Binns signed a contract with the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League. [14]

Coaching career

For the 2018 season, Binns joined the staff of his college head coach Brian Kelly at Notre Dame as an offensive analyst. Binns would help mentor Miles Boykin during his time in South Bend.

In 2019 Binns joined Hampton as their wide receivers coach, [15] before returning to his alma mater the University of Cincinnati as a quality control coach for the 2020 season.

After two seasons at Cincinnati, Binns was hired as the receivers coach at Youngstown State in March 2022. During his time at Youngstown, Binns coached star wide receiver Bryce Oliver and helped him to become a first team all conference player. After helping lead a remarkable comeback season for the Penguins in 2022, Binns was hired as the wide receivers coach at Northwestern by Pat Fitzgerald. [16]

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References

  1. ↑ "Pasadena's Binns didn't go the Cliffs Notes route". Los Angeles Times . February 13, 2007.
  2. ↑ "Armon Binns - Quality Control - Offense - Football Support Staff".
  3. ↑ "Armon Binns Stats, News, Bio".
  4. ↑ "Armon Binns Stats".
  5. ↑ "Armon Binns College Stats". www.sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Armon Binns Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com .
  7. ↑ "Dolphins claim WR Binns from Bengals". Fox News . March 27, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Armon Binns Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com .
  9. ↑ "Miami Dolphins coach Philbin says Rooki Dion". Palm Beach Post. Archived from the original on August 2, 2013. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
  10. ↑ "PRESS RELEASE: Dolphins Make Roster Moves". MiamiDolphins.com. July 31, 2013. Archived from the original on August 1, 2013. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
  11. ↑ @MiamiDolphins (August 26, 2014). "The team has announced the following roster moves:" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  12. ↑ Chiefs sign receiver Armon Binns to the practice squad
  13. ↑ "Chiefs Sign 19 To Reserve/Futures Contracts". Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Redblacks sign three players from U.S. to contracts". Ottawa Citizen. Archived from the original on February 6, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Armon Binns - Wide Receivers Coach - Staff Directory - Hampton University Athletics". hamptonpirates.com. Archived from the original on March 2, 2020.
  16. ↑ Samuels, Doug (March 16, 2022). "The Scoop - Wednesday March 16, 2022". footballscoop.com. Football Scoop. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
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