Gary Stills
Valley Forge (PA) Military | |||||||
College: | West Virginia | ||||||
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NFL draft: | 1999 / Round: 3 / Pick: 75 | ||||||
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Gary Stills (born July 11, 1974) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for 10 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the West Virginia Mountaineers. He was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the third round of the 1999 NFL draft, and also played for the Baltimore Ravens, St. Louis Rams and Las Vegas Locomotives.
Early years
Stills attended Valley Forge Military Academy, where as a senior he registered 162 tackles with 7.5 sacks.
College career
Stills played college football at West Virginia University. During his career, he finished with 159 tackles and 26 sacks. He majored in sports management.
His best season was in 1997. As a junior, he finished the year with 12 sacks. In the season opener against Marshall, Stills had a school-record 4 sacks. He finished the year with 67 total tackles while earning all-Big East honors.
Professional career
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle |
Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 1+3⁄8 in (1.86 m) |
238 lb (108 kg) |
32+7⁄8 in (0.84 m) |
10+1⁄2 in (0.27 m) |
4.73 s | 1.61 s | 2.75 s | 4.28 s | 7.33 s | 31.5 in (0.80 m) |
9 ft 8 in (2.95 m) |
23 reps | |
All values from the NFL Combine[1][2] |
Kansas City Chiefs
Stills was selected by the
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Baltimore Ravens
Stills signed with the Baltimore Ravens before the 2006 season. In his first year with the franchise, he played in 16 games and recorded a team record 44 special teams tackles. In 2007, he again played in 16 games and finished the season with 15 tackles and one sack. He was released from the Ravens on August 30, 2008, during final cuts.
St. Louis Rams
Two days after being let go by the Ravens, Stills was signed by the St. Louis Rams on September 1, 2008.[5]
Las Vegas Locomotives
Stills was drafted by the Las Vegas Locomotives on June 18, 2009.
NFL statistics
Season | Team | Games | Combined tackles | Tackles | Assisted tackles | Sacks | Forced fumbles | Fumble recoveries |
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1999 | KC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2000 | KC | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
2001 | KC | 10 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
2002 | KC | 16 | 43 | 38 | 5 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 |
2003 | KC | 16 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 3.0 | 3 | 2 |
2004 | KC | 16 | 29 | 26 | 3 | 2.5 | 0 | 2 |
2005 | KC | 16 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
2006 | BAL | 16 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
2007 | BAL | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
2008 | STL | 14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Career | 134 | 191 | 174 | 17 | 8.5 | 6 | 10 |
Personal life
His two sons, Dante and Darius, played football at West Virginia University. Dante is currently a member of the Arizona Cardinals and Darius is a free agent.
References
- ^ "1999 NFL Draft Scout Gary Stills College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
- ^ "Gary Stills, Combine Results, OLB - West Virginia". nflcombineresults.com. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- ^ "1999 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
- ^ Gary Stills Let Go By The Chiefs-Scout.com Retrieved 24 August 2012.
- ^ St. Louis Rams Sign Gary Stills Retrieved 24 August 2012.
- ^ "Gary Stills stats". ESPN. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
External links
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