Charles Kirby

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Charles Kirby
No. 48
Position: Fullback
Personal information
Born: (1974-11-27) November 27, 1974 (age 50)
Cairo, Georgia, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:249 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school: South View
(Hope Mills, North Carolina)
College: Virginia
Undrafted: 1998
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Charles Edward Kirby Jr. (born November 27, 1974) is a former American football fullback who played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League. He played college football at the University of Virginia. [1]

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College career

Kirby played with the Virginia Cavaliers from 1994 to 1997, lettering in all four years. Utilized primarily as a lead blocker, he carried the ball 34 times for 116 yards and caught 12 passes for 126 yards, recording one touchdown. [2] While at Virginia, Kirby was a teammate of Ronde Barber, who he later played with as a Tampa Bay Buccaneer. [3]

Professional career

Indianapolis Colts

Kirby signed with the Indianapolis Colts on April 24, 1998, [4] though he spent the whole 1998 season on the injured reserve list due to an Achilles injury. [3] The Colts released him on September 6, 1999. [4]

Kansas City Chiefs

Kirby was signed to the Kansas City Chiefs' practice squad in the second half of the 1999 season, never playing a game with the Chiefs. [3] He was released by the Chiefs on August 22, 2000. [4]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

On September 12, 2000, Kirby was signed to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' practice squad. [3] He was promoted to the active roster on November 9 [5] and played six games with the team in 2000, two of which he started. [1] Prior to the 2001 season, Kirby suffered another Achilles injury, which proved to be season-ending. [6] He was placed on injured reserve on August 10, 2001, and became a free agent on February 15, 2002. [4]

Chicago Bears

Kirby signed a two-year contract with the Chicago Bears on April 29, 2002, but he was released on July 15. [4]

After football

In 2010, Kirby pledged to donate his brain and spinal cord tissue to the Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy at the Boston University School of Medicine. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Charles Kirby Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Charles Kirby College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Bucs Sign Charles Kirby". www.buccaneers.com. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Football Transactions Search Results". www.prosportstransactions.com. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Monday Night Football - Bucs promote Kirby to active roster; sign Murphy to practice squad". www.espn.com. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Another Buc Bites the Dust". Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  7. ↑ "February 1, 2010 | CTE Center". www.bu.edu. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
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