Keith Null

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Keith Null
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Position: Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1985-09-24) September 24, 1985 (age 38)
Lampasas, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:222 lb (101 kg)
Career information
High school: Lampasas (TX)
College: West Texas A&M
NFL draft: 2009  / Round: 6 / Pick: 196
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
TDINT:3–9
Passing yards:566
Passer rating:49.9
Player stats at PFR

Keith Aaron Null (born September 24, 1985) is a former American football quarterback. He was selected by the St. Louis Rams in the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at West Texas A&M. Null was also a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars and Carolina Panthers.

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College career

Null started in two seasons for West Texas A&M, throwing for over 9,000 yards in his two seasons as a starter. He was awarded All-Conference honors as a junior and senior. As a junior, Null threw for 4,134 yards with 41 touchdowns and 14 interceptions, including a 498-yard, six-touchdown outburst against Washburn. After settling in as a junior, Null exploded for one of the most prolific passing seasons at any collegiate level as a senior. He finished the season with 5,097 yards and 48 touchdowns with 15 interceptions. [1]

Professional career

St. Louis Rams

Null was selected by the St. Louis Rams in the sixth round of the 2009 NFL Draft. [2] In week 14, he made his first professional start, filling in for the injured Marc Bulger and Kyle Boller. In his first regular season start Keith completed 27 of 43 passes and threw for one touchdown and five interceptions in a 47-7 loss to the Tennessee Titans. [3]

Null was cut by the St. Louis Rams before the 2010 regular season campaign began.

Jacksonville Jaguars

Null was signed to the Jacksonville Jaguars' practice squad on September 27, 2010. He was released on September 30. [4]

Carolina Panthers

Null joined the Carolina Panthers' practice squad on November 23, 2010. He was called up to the active roster December 3 following a season-ending injury to Tony Pike.

Statistics

YearTeamGPGSPassingRushing
CmpAttPctYdsY/ATDIntRtgAttYdsAvgTD
2009 STL 447311961.35664.83949.9561.20

Source: [5]

Personal life

Null is currently the Campus Pastor at Renew Life Church in Lubbock, Texas where he lives with his wife and three children. In 2014, he began to coach football to area kids at the Keith Null Quarterback and Receiver Mini Camp. [6]

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  4. Jaguars bring back Alexander, cut Coe in secondary switch
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  6. "Null filling void in Lampasas with football camp".