Kenny Watson (American football)
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Position: | Running back | ||||
Personal information | |||||
Born: | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. | March 13, 1978||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||
Weight: | 218 lb (99 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | Harrisburg (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) | ||||
College: | Penn State | ||||
Undrafted: | 2001 | ||||
Career history | |||||
Career NFL statistics | |||||
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Player stats at NFL.com |
Kenneth Dwight Watson (born March 13, 1978) is a former
Watson also played for the Cincinnati Bengals.
Early years
Watson attended Harrisburg High School in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and was a letterman in football, basketball, and track. In football, he was a prep All-American and an Associated Press all-state pick in 1995. In his senior season, he ran for 1,495 yards and 23 touchdowns. After his senior football season, he participated in the 1996 Big 33 game.
College career
Watson was a multi-purpose player at
Professional career
Washington Redskins
Watson signed with the
Cincinnati Bengals
Watson then signed with the Cincinnati Bengals as a free agent on September 30, 2004 and played in eight games, mostly on special teams that season.
By the 2004 season, Watson had found his niche as an effective 3rd-down threat. He led Bengals
Watson saw significant playing time in 2007 due to injuries to starters Rudi Johnson and Kenny Irons. Watson led the NFL in rushing, week 7 versus the New York Jets, with three touchdowns and 130 yards on 31 carries.[1]
In 2008, Watson saw action in the Bengals' first three regular season games, rushing seven times for 32 yards and catching two passes for three yards. He was inactive during Week 4 against the Cleveland Browns. The following week, the Bengals released Watson on October 4 to make room for wide receiver Chris Henry, who was coming off suspension. He was re-signed on October 7.
Watson was released by the Bengals on August 10, 2009.
NFL career statistics
Legend | |
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Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||
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GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
2002 | WAS | 16 | 4 | 116 | 534 | 4.6 | 24 | 1 | 32 | 253 | 7.9 | 62 | 1 |
2003 | CIN | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2004 | CIN | 16 | 0 | 26 | 161 | 6.2 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 171 | 6.8 | 21 | 1 |
2005 | CIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2006 | CIN | 16 | 0 | 25 | 138 | 5.5 | 18 | 1 | 23 | 213 | 9.3 | 46 | 0 |
2007 | CIN | 16 | 5 | 178 | 763 | 4.3 | 24 | 7 | 52 | 374 | 7.2 | 43 | 0 |
2008 | CIN | 10 | 0 | 13 | 55 | 4.2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 3 | 0 |
83 | 9 | 358 | 1,651 | 4.6 | 25 | 9 | 135 | 1,015 | 7.5 | 62 | 2 |
References
- ^ "Weekly Leaders: Week 7". nfl.com.
External links
Media related to Kenny Watson at Wikimedia Commons