Isaac Keys

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Isaac Keys
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Position Linebacker
Personal information
Born (1978-06-06) June 6, 1978 (age 47)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Career information
College Morehouse
Career history
2001 Minnesota Vikings
2003 Green Bay Packers*
2003 [1] Scottish Claymores
2004–2006 Arizona Cardinals
2007 Edmonton Eskimos
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
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Isaac Keys (born June 6, 1978) is an American actor and former professional football player. He served as a National Football League (NFL) linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings, Arizona Cardinals, and Green Bay Packers. In 2007, he played for the Edmonton Eskimos in the Canadian Football League (CFL).

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Early life

Keys attended Hazelwood Central High School in St. Louis, Missouri, and won varsity letters in football and baseball. He is an alumnus of Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia.

Post-football career

In 2010, Keys appeared as one of the 12 contestants on the TV One reality television dating game show The Ultimate Merger , which starred former Apprentice contestant Omarosa.

He returned to his hometown of St. Louis in 2011 to star in the hit stage play Issues of Love, written and directed by Joel P.E. King, where he played the character Tye, who had compassion for his sister Bridgette, was preyed on by a married woman and was disliked by her husband.

In 2015, Keys played a security guard in the film Jurassic World

From 2017 to 2019, Keys had a recurring role as Ed, a gang enforcer, on the TV series Get Shorty .

In 2022, Keys debuted the character Diamond in the Starz show and Power spin-off Power Book IV: Force .

References

  1. "isaac Keys". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved September 22, 2024.