Kitt O'Brien (born April 29, 1990) is a former American football offensive guard. He attended Ball State University, and signed with the Cleveland Gladiators of the Arena Football League (AFL) as an undrafted free agent in 2013.
 O'Brien in 2017. | |
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| Position: | Offensive guard |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | April 29, 1990 Walton, Indiana |
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight: | 311 lb (141 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Walton (IN) Lewis Cass |
| College: | Ball State |
| Undrafted: | 2013 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Roster status: | Active |
| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
College career edit
O'Brien played college football for the Ball State Cardinals, appearing in 40 games and starting 36.[1] He was an integral piece of the offensive line in 2011, as the Ball State offensive line allowed only 11 sacks all season, 12th lowest in the NCAA.[1]
Professional career edit
Cleveland Gladiators edit
O'Brien was not drafted in 2013. He was invited to attend training camp with the New York Giants, but did not sign.[2] He then signed with the Cleveland Gladiators of the Arena Football League (AFL). O'Brien played in 5 games with the Gladiators in 2013, 18 games in 2014 and 16 games in 2015.[2][3]
Indianapolis Colts edit
On August 7, 2015, O'Brien signed with the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL), after Ben Heenan was waived.[4] O'Brien was waived by the Colts the following day,[5] and re-signed with the Colts on August 10.[6] He was released on September 5, at the end of the preseason.[7] On October 31, O'Brien signed to the Colts practice squad.[8] He was released on November 10.[9] O'Brien was again signed to the practice squad on December 29.[10]
On September 3, 2016, he was waived by the Colts as part of final roster cuts.[11] He was signed to the Colts' practice squad on December 15, 2016.[12]
Cleveland Browns edit
O'Brien signed with the Cleveland Browns on July 30, 2017.[13] He was waived on September 1, 2017, during roster cutdowns.[14]
Birmingham Iron edit
In November 2018, O'Brien signed with the Birmingham Iron of the Alliance of American Football.[15]
Carolina Panthers edit
On April 5, 2019, O'Brien signed with the Carolina Panthers of the NFL.[16] He was placed on injured reserve on August 30, 2019.[17]
References edit
- ^ a b "Indianapolis Colts: Kitt O'Brien". Colts.com. Archived from the original on November 2, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- ^ a b "Kitt O'Brien - Cleveland Gladiators". clevelandgladiators.com. Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- ^ "Cleveland Gladiators". afldigital.com. Archived from the original on September 11, 2017. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Indianapolis Colts make roster moves". blogs.colts.com. August 7, 2015. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- ^ "Indianapolis Colts make roster moves". blogs.colts.com. August 8, 2015. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- ^ "Indianapolis Colts make roster moves". blogs.colts.com. August 10, 2015. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- ^ "Indianapolis Colts make roster moves". blogs.colts.com. September 5, 2015. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- ^ "Indianapolis Colts make practice squad move". blogs.colts.com. October 31, 2015. Archived from the original on October 31, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- ^ "Indianapolis Colts make practice squad moves". colts.com. November 10, 2015. Archived from the original on November 13, 2015. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
- ^ "Indianapolis Colts make roster moves". blogs.colts.com. December 29, 2015. Archived from the original on December 30, 2015. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
- ^ Bowen, Kevin (September 3, 2016). "Colts Make Final Cuts, Assemble 53-Man Roster". Colts.com. Archived from the original on August 14, 2017.
- ^ "Indianapolis Colts Make Roster Moves". Blogs.Colts.com. December 15, 2016. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
- ^ "Browns sign OL Kitt O'Brien". ClevelandBrowns.com. July 30, 2017. Archived from the original on July 30, 2017. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
- ^ "Browns reduce roster to 65". ClevelandBrowns.com. September 1, 2017. Archived from the original on March 13, 2018.
- ^ Inabinett, Mark. "Birmingham Iron adds players from Alabama, UAB, South Alabama". al.com. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
- ^ Strickland, Bryan (April 5, 2019). "Panthers sign two O-linemen from Alliance of American Football". Panthers.com.
- ^ Henson, Max (August 30, 2019). "Panthers announce first wave of 2019 roster cuts". Panthers.com. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
External links edit
- Profile at ClevelandGladiators.com
- Profile at Colts.com Archived 2015-11-02 at the Wayback Machine