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Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Date of birth: | June 30, 1978 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Shreveport, Louisiana | ||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Southwood (LA) | ||||||||
College: | Louisiana-Monroe | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2000 / Round: 5 / Pick: 162 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Tackles: | 77 |
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Interceptions: | 1 |
Fumble recoveries: | 2 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Patrick A. Dennis (born June 30, 1978 in Shreveport, Louisiana) is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League for the Kansas City Chiefs, the Dallas Cowboys, the Houston Texans, and the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Louisiana at Monroe.
Dennis attended Southwood High School in Shreveport, Louisiana, where he played as a quarterback and defensive back. As a senior, he received All-state honors at quarterback.
He accepted a football scholarship from the University of Louisiana at Monroe, where he was a three-year starter at cornerback. As a freshman he registered 65 tackles, 3 interceptions and 8 passes defensed. The next year, he led the nation with 7 interceptions (school record), while tallying 18 passes defensed (school record) and 75 tackles. As a junior he made 40 tackles, 3 interceptions and 10 passes defensed.
He declared for the NFL Draft after his junior season, finishing his college career with 180 tackles, 13 interceptions (tied for third all-time) and 36 passes defensed (school record).
Dennis was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fifth round (162nd overall) of the 2000 NFL Draft. As a rookie, he started the final 13 games at left cornerback in place of an injured James Hasty, while registering 70 tackles, 2 fumble recoveries, one forced fumble and one interception.