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Position: | Tight end | ||||||||
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Born: | Houston, Texas, U.S. | March 19, 1979||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 255 lb (116 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Tomball (TX) | ||||||||
College: | Sam Houston State | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 2002 / round: 6 / pick: 174 | ||||||||
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Keith Charles Heinrich (born March 19, 1979) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the sixth round of the 2002 NFL draft. [1] He was a two-sport star at Sam Houston State, playing football and basketball. Heinrich was also a member of the Cleveland Browns, Miami Dolphins, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Baltimore Ravens and Florida Tuskers.
While at Sam Houston State, Heinrich was a two-sport star in basketball and football.
Member of the 2000 Southland conference Championship Basketball Team. Member of the 2001 Southland Conference Football Team -2000 First-team All-Conference Football 2001 First-team All-Conference Football 2001 First-team All-American Tight End -Was inducted into the Sam Houston State Hall of Honor.
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