Travis Kirschke

Travis Kirschke

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Position:	Defensive tackle Defensive end
Personal information
Born:	(1974-09-06) September 6, 1974 (age 50) Fullerton, California, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	298 lb (135 kg)
Career information
High school:	Anaheim (CA) Esperanza
College:	UCLA
Undrafted:	1997
Career history
Detroit Lions (1997–2002) San Francisco 49ers (2003) Pittsburgh Steelers (2004–2009)
Career highlights and awards 2× Super Bowl champion (XL, XLIII) Career NFL statistics Total tackles: 294 Sacks: 13.0 Fumble recoveries: 4 Stats at Pro Football Reference Travis Kirschke (born September 6, 1974) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UCLA Bruins and was signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 1997. Kirschke also played for the San Francisco 49ers and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Early life Kirschke grew up in Yorba Linda, California, and attended Esperanza High School. He was named a California High School player of the year his Senior season and also won the Glenn Davis Award for the best high school player in the Los Angeles area. College career Kirschke played college football for the UCLA Bruins where he made 104 tackles and 6.5 sacks. Professional career Detroit Lions Kirschke was selected by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 1997. In his rookie season he played in three games making his NFL debut on August 31 against the Atlanta Falcons. He finished the season with one tackle. In 1998, he spent the majority of the season on the injured reserve list and did not get any playing time. The following year, he played a far more active role in the Lions starting line up with seven starts and 15 appearances. He finished the campaign with 20 tackles and two sacks. In 2000, he played in 13 games recording 13 tackles and 0.5 sacks. In 2001, his fifth season with the Lions, he played in all 16 games making 20 tackles. In his final year with the Lions he made 15 appearances and 19 tackles. San Francisco 49ers Kirschke signed for the San Francisco 49ers before the start of the 2003 season. In his only year for the franchise he started in 15 out of 16 games and recorded 43 tackles and 1.5 sacks. Pittsburgh Steelers Kirschke signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers as an unrestricted free agent on March 11, 2004. [1] In his first season with the team he played in all 16 games and finished the season with 12 tackles and one sack. In 2005, he was part of the Steelers team who won Super Bowl XL and finished the year 13 tackles and one sack. The following year, he made eight tackles and equaled his career-high total of two sacks. In 2007, he finished the campaign with 26 tackles and two sacks. [2] In 2008, as part of the NFL's best defense, Travis had a career-high 46 tackles and 2 sacks, 3 more tackles than he had as a starter for the 49ers. [3] NFL career statistics Legend Won the Super Bowl Bold Career high Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Comb Solo Ast Sck Int Yds TD Lng FF FR Yds TD 1997 DET 3 0 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1999 DET 15 7 20 12 8 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2000 DET 13 0 12 4 8 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2001 DET 16 2 20 12 8 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2002 DET 15 1 29 20 9 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2003 SFO 15 15 43 33 10 1.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2004 PIT 16 1 15 9 6 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2005 PIT 16 0 20 11 9 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2006 PIT 16 0 14 8 6 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2007 PIT 16 4 48 30 18 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2008 PIT 16 6 46 30 16 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2009 PIT 12 7 26 16 10 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 169 43 294 185 109 13.0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 Playoffs Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Comb Solo Ast Sck Int Yds TD Lng FF FR Yds TD 1997 DET 1 0 2 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1999 DET 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2004 PIT 2 0 3 1 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2005 PIT 4 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2007 PIT 1 1 4 3 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2008 PIT 3 0 2 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 1 12 8 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Personal life Kirschke is married to Amy and has one daughter, Ella, who is a member of the UCLA swim team, and two sons, Gabe and Blake. Gabe is a member of the Colorado State football team. Blake is set to attend Denver to play lacrosse. He is currently an assistant football coach at Valor Christian High School in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. References http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/players/playerpage/3791} Courtesy of CBS Sportsline https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/4076/career;_ylt=AoZnUX7Moa7ZI5D.c229jp3.uLYF} Stats courtesy of Yahoo Sports http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/stats?playerId=1325} Stats courtesy of Elias Sports Bureau External links Pittsburgh Steelers bio This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.