Keith Kirkwood

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Keith Kirkwood
Personal information
Born: (1994-12-26) December 26, 1994 (age 29)
Neptune Township, New Jersey, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:Neptune
College:Hawaii (2013)
Temple (2014–2017)
Position:Wide receiver
Undrafted:2018
Career history
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Receptions:24
Receiving yards:294
Receiving touchdowns:3
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Keith Elliot Kirkwood (born December 26, 1994) is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football at Hawaii and Temple.

Early years[edit]

Kirkwood was born and raised in Neptune Township, New Jersey.[1] Kirkwood played both basketball and football at Neptune High School.[2]

College career[edit]

Kirkwood attended and played for Temple University after transferring from the University of Hawaii.[3]

Professional career[edit]

Pre-draft measurables
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
6 ft 2+1⁄2 in
(1.89 m) 		221 lb
(100 kg) 		33+3⁄4 in
(0.86 m) 		9+1⁄2 in
(0.24 m)		 4.45 s 1.63 s 2.66 s 4.43 s 6.94 s 35 in
(0.89 m)		 10 ft 5 in
(3.18 m)
All values from Temple’s Pro Day[4]

New Orleans Saints[edit]

On May 1, 2018, the New Orleans Saints signed Kirkwood as an undrafted free agent to a three-year, $1.72 million contract that includes $42,000 guaranteed and a signing bonus of $17,000.[5]

Throughout training camp, Kirkwood competed for a roster spot as a backup wide receiver against Austin Carr, Tommylee Lewis, Brandon Coleman, Josh Huff, Travin Dural, and Eldridge Massington.[6] On September 1, 2018, the Saints waived Kirkwood as part of their final roster cuts, but signed him to their practice squad the following day after clearing waivers.[7][8]

On November 10, 2018, the Saints promoted Kirkwood from their practice squad to their active roster after newly acquired free agent Dez Bryant tore his Achilles tendon during practice.[9] The Saints placed multiple wide receivers on injured reserve after sustaining injuries, including Ted Ginn Jr., Tommylee Lewis, Travin Dural, and Cameron Meredith.[10] Kirkwood became the fourth wide receiver on the depth chart upon joining the active roster, behind Michael Thomas, Tre'Quan Smith, and Austin Carr.[11]

On November 11, 2018, Kirkwood made his professional regular season debut and caught two passes for 45 yards and made one tackle on special teams during a 51–14 victory at the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 10.[12]

On September 17, 2019, Kirkwood was placed on injured reserve with a hamstring injury.[13] He was designated for return from injured reserve on November 13, 2019, and began practicing with the team again.[14] However, he was not activated by the end of the three-week practice window on December 4, 2019, and remained on injured reserve for the rest of the season.[15]

Carolina Panthers[edit]

On April 1, 2020, Kirkwood signed with the Carolina Panthers reuniting him with former Temple head coach Matt Rhule and former college teammates Robby Anderson, P. J. Walker, and Colin Thompson.[16] Kirkwood was placed on injured reserve on September 7, due to a shoulder injury.[17] He was designated for return from injured reserve on September 30, 2020, and began practicing with the team again.[18] He was activated on October 17, but re-injured his left clavicle in the next game and was placed back on injured reserve on October 20.[19][20]

On February 22, 2021, Kirkwood signed a one-year contract extension with the Panthers.[21] He was waived on August 31, 2021, and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[22][23] Ahead of the Week 8 game against the Atlanta Falcons, Kirkwood was promoted to the active roster.[24]

On June 6, 2022, Kirkwood re-signed with the Panthers.[25] He was released on August 30, 2022.[26]

New Orleans Saints (second stint)[edit]

On September 28, 2022, Kirkwood was signed to the Saints' practice squad.[27] On October 15, 2022, Kirkwood was promoted to the active roster.[28] He was released on October 29 and re-signed to the practice squad. He was promoted on January 4, 2023.

Kirkwood re-signed with the Saints on February 17, 2023.[29]

NFL career statistics[edit]

Legend
Bold Career best

Regular season[edit]

Year Team Games Receiving Fumbles
GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Fum Lost
2018 NO 8 1 13 209 16.1 42 2 0 0
2019 NO 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
2020 CAR 1 0 1 13 13.0 13 0 0 0
2021 CAR 3 0 3 17 5.7 7 0 0 0
2022 NO 5 1 2 18 9.0 14 0 0 0
2023 NO 13 4 5 37 7.4 13 1 0 0
Career 31 6 24 294 12.3 42 3 0 0

Postseason[edit]

Year Team Games Receiving Fumbles
GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Fum Lost
2018 NO 1 1 2 8 4.0 6 1 0 0
Career 1 1 2 8 4.0 6 1 0 0

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Home Field Advantage: Saints and their hometowns with Keith Kirkwood". NewOrleansSaints.com. January 10, 2019. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  2. ^ Underhill, Nick (November 26, 2018). "How Saints WR Keith Kirkwood went from basketball star to NFL rookie". NOLA.com. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  3. ^ "Keith Kirkwood - Football". Temple. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  4. ^ "Keith Kirkwood, Temple, WR, 2018 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". DraftScout.com. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  5. ^ "Spotrac.com: Keith Kirkwood contract". Spotrac.com. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  6. ^ Saunders, Dylan (July 18, 2018). "New Orleans Saints Wide Receiver Competition". AllSaintsConsidered.com. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  7. ^ Hendrix, John J. (August 31, 2018). "Saints cuts tracker: Tracking New Orleans roster moves, trades, rumors, updates, and more". Canal Street Chronicles. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  8. ^ Parks, James (September 3, 2018). "The Saints 2018 practice squad". 247Sports.com. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  9. ^ Katzenstein, Josh (November 10, 2018). "Saints promoting wide receiver Keith Kirkwood to active roster". NOLA.com. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  10. ^ "Saints lose wide receiver Cameron Meredith to knee surgery". ESPN.com. November 8, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  11. ^ "Ourlads.com: New Orleans Saints Depth Chart (11/10/2018)". Ourlads.com. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  12. ^ "NFL Player stats: Keith Kirkwood (2018)". NFL.com. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  13. ^ Sigler, John (September 17, 2019). "Saints make multiple roster moves, send Keith Kirkwood to I.R." Saints Wire. USA Today. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  14. ^ Fazende, Sean (November 13, 2019). "Saints designate WR Keith Kirkwood for return from injured reserve". KSLA.com. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  15. ^ Sigler, John (December 4, 2019). "Keith Kirkwood won't be activated off of Saints injured reserve". Saints Wire. USA Today. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  16. ^ "Panthers sign wide receiver Keith Kirkwood". Panthers.com. April 1, 2020. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  17. ^ "Panthers' Keith Kirkwood: Begins season on IR". CBS Sports. September 7, 2020. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  18. ^ "Panthers' Keith Kirkwood: Designated to return". CBSSports.com. September 30, 2020. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  19. ^ Simmons, Myles (October 17, 2020). "Panthers add three to 53-man roster". Panthers.com. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  20. ^ Simmons, Myles (October 20, 2020). "Panthers place Juston Burris, Keith Kirkwood on reserve/injured list". Panthers.com. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  21. ^ Gantt, Darin (February 22, 2021). "Panthers bring back two wide receivers". Panthers.com. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  22. ^ Gantt, Darin (August 31, 2021). "Panthers reduce roster on Tuesday morning". Panthers.com. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  23. ^ Gantt, Darin (September 1, 2021). "Panthers announce practice squad signings on Wednesday". Panthers.com. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  24. ^ Gantt, Darin (October 31, 2021). "Inactives: Shaq Thompson active in Atlanta". Panthers.com. Carolina Panthers. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  25. ^ Gantt, Darin (June 6, 2022). "Panthers bring back Keith Kirkwood". Panthers.com. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  26. ^ "Panthers make transactions to get to initial 53-man roster". Panthers.com. August 30, 2022. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  27. ^ "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. September 28, 2022. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  28. ^ Grindley, Wyatt (October 15, 2022). "Saints Make Seven Roster Moves". NFLTradeRumors.co. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  29. ^ "Saints re-sign Keith Kirkwood to one-year extension". NewOrleansSaints.com. February 17, 2023. Retrieved September 20, 2023.

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