Curtis Enis

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Curtis Enis
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Position: Running back
Personal information
Born: (1976-06-15) June 15, 1976 (age 47)
Union City, Ohio, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school: Mississinawa Valley
(Union City, Ohio)
College: Penn State (1995–1997)
NFL draft: 1998  / Round: 1 / Pick: 5
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:1,497
Rushing average:3.3
Rushing touchdowns:4
Receptions:59
Receiving yards:428
Receiving touchdowns:2
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Curtis Thomas Enis (born June 15, 1976) is an American former football running back who played for three seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions, earning consensus All-American honors in 1997. Enis was selected by the Chicago Bears in the first round of the 1998 NFL draft. He also played for the Cleveland Browns.

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Early years

Enis was born in Union City, Ohio. He attended Mississinawa Valley High School in Union City, where he was named a Parade magazine high school All-American, and voted Ohio's Mr. Football Award by the Associated Press. He was a three-time all-state selection at linebacker, and Most Valuable Player of the 1994 Big 33 Football Classic. He spent one year at The Kiski School in Saltsburg, Pennsylvania.

College career

Enis attended Pennsylvania State University, where he majored in recreational management and played for coach Joe Paterno's Penn State Nittany Lions football team from 1995 to 1997. Following his junior season in 1997, he was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American.

His rushing stats at Penn State were:

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span
6 ft 0+5⁄8 in
(1.84 m)		242 lb
(110 kg)		32+1⁄8 in
(0.82 m)		10 in
(0.25 m)
All values from NFL Combine [1]

Enis initially held out and missed 26 days of training camp and two preseason games [2] after being drafted by the Chicago Bears in the first round with the fifth overall pick. [3]

Enis made just one start before tearing a ligament in his left knee in November 1998. [4] His career in Chicago was largely defined by struggling to stay on the field as a result of injuries, and by poor production when he did play. By 2000, Enis had been supplanted by James Allen and was being utilized as a FB. [5] In three years, he played 36 games, accumulating 1,497 rushing yards and 4 touchdowns.

In 2001, at the age of 24, Enis signed a one-year deal with the Cleveland Browns, [6] but a degenerative condition in his left knee forced him into retirement. [7]

Post-playing career

After retiring, Enis was hired by ABInBev as an Operation Manager.

Enis was the head football coach at Bradford High School in Bradford, Ohio from 2010 to 2013. Enis was the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) Division VI Coach of the Year in 2010. [8] He resigned from that position in August 2014.

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References

  1. ↑ "Curtis Enis, Combine Results, RB - Penn State". nflcombineresults.com. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Chicago Sun-Times Archive Search Results". nl.newsbank.com.
  3. ↑ "1998 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Chicago Sun-Times Archive Search Results". nl.newsbank.com.
  5. ↑ "Chicago Sun-Times Archive Search Results". nl.newsbank.com.
  6. ↑ "PLUS: PRO FOOTBALL; Enis Signs With Browns". March 14, 2001.
  7. ↑ "PLUS: PRO FOOTBALL; Bad Knee Forces Enis's Retirement". Associated Press. April 26, 2001.
  8. ↑ "Football". Archived from the original on February 24, 2013. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
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