Kyle Love
Love with the Patriots in 2011
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| No. 77 Carolina Panthers | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | November 18, 1986 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | South Korea | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 315 lb (143 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | College Park (GA) North Clayton | ||||||||||||
| College: | Mississippi State | ||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2010 | ||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
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| Total tackles: | 104 |
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| Sacks: | 10.0 |
| Interceptions: | 0 |
| Forced fumbles: | 1 |
| Pass deflections: | 1 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Kyle William Love (born November 18, 1986) is an American football defensive tackle for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2010. Love has also had played for the Jacksonville Jaguars and Kansas City Chiefs. He played college football at Mississippi State.
Love was born in South Korea, where his father was stationed as an officer in the United States Army. He attended North Clayton High School in College Park, Georgia, where he was a four-year starter on the school's football team. He was honored as the team's Offensive Lineman of the Year in 2003, and as Defensive Lineman of the Year in 2004. Is currently playing for the Carolina Panthers.
Following high school, Love attended Mississippi State University, where he played in seven games as a reserve defensive lineman as a true freshman in 2006, finishing the season with seven tackles. In 2007, Love started 9 of 13 games at defensive tackle, recording 17 tackles, 3.5 tackles for a loss, and a fumble recovery. As a junior in 2008, Love made two starts along the defensive line, appearing in 12 games overall and finishing with 14 tackles and two sacks. Love started 12 games as a senior in 2009, recording a career-high 19 tackles.
After going undrafted in the 2010 NFL Draft, Love signed with the New England Patriots. He became one of two undrafted rookies to make the Patriots' 2010, opening day roster (the other was linebacker Dane Fletcher), and made his NFL debut as a reserve in Week 2 against the New York Jets. He was then inactive until Week 10, when he filled in for an injured Myron Pryor as a defensive line reserve. Love made his first career start in the Patriots' season finale against the Miami Dolphins. He finished his rookie season with seven tackles and one sack in nine games played.
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