Jason Kyle life and biography

Jason Kyle is an American football long snapper for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the fourth round of the 1995 NFL Draft.

CAREER TRANSACTIONS

Re-signed by Saints to a one-year contract, 3/11/10; Signed by Saints as a free agent, 6/29/09; Re-signed by Carolina Panthers to a five-year contract, 3/11/04; Signed by Carolina to a three-year contract (UFA-SF), 3/6/01; Claimed off waivers by San Francisco 49ers, 10/30/00...Waived by St. Louis Rams, 10/27/00...Signed by St. Louis as a free agent, 10/9/00...Released by Cleveland Browns, 8/27/00...Placed on Physically Unable to Perform list by Cleveland, 8/26/99...Selected by Cleveland in eighth round of NFL Expansion Draft, 2/9/99...Placed on Injured Reserve by Seattle Seahawks, 8/18/97...Signed by Seattle to a five-year contract, 7/17/95...Selected by Seattle in the fourth round (126th overall) of the 1995 NFL Draft.

HONORS- 2009: USA TODAY All-Joe Team.

2009- Served as the long snapper on all kicks and punts for the season, adding two tackles on special teams. vs. Detroit (9/13): Made his Saints debut and served as the long snapper on all punts and placekicks. at Philadelphia (9/20): Served as the long snapper on all punts and placekicks. at Buffalo (9/27): Played as the long snapper. vs. NY Jets (10/4): Was the long snapper on all punts and kicks. vs. NY Giants (10/18): Was the snapper on punts and kicks and made a tackle in punt coverage. at Miami (10/25): Was the long snapper on all kicks and punts and made one special teams tackle. vs. Atlanta (11/2): Was the long snapper on all punts and kicks. vs. Carolina (11/8): Served as the long snapper on all punts and placekicks. at St. Louis (11/15): Was the long snapper on all punts and kicks. at Tampa Bay (11/22): Served as the long snapper on all punts and placekicks. vs. New England (11/30): Was the long snapper on all punts and kicks. at Washington (12/6): Served as the long snapper on all punts and placekicks and made his way downfield to down a punt inside the 10-yard line. at Atlanta (12/13): Was the long snapper on all punts and kicks. vs. Dallas (12/19): Snapped on all punts and placekicks. vs. Tampa Bay (12/27): Was the long snapper on all punts and kicks. at Carolina (1/3): Returned to face his former team and was the snapper on all punts and placekicks. vs. Arizona (1/16 – Divisional Playoff): Was the long snapper on all punts and kicks. vs. Minnesota (1/24 – NFC Championship Game): Was the snapper on all punts and kicks, including the game-winning field goal in overtime to send the Saints to Super Bowl XLIV. vs. Indianapolis (2/7 –Super Bowl XLIV): Was the long snapper on all punts and kicks...

2008 – Finished the season having completed his eighth straight year of appearing in every contest, playing in all 16 games for Carolina as the long snapper…Added three special teams tackles…also snapped in the Panthers’ NFC Divisional Playoff game. 2007 – Played in all 16 games as the long snapper and added two special teams tackles. 2006 – Played in all 16 games, handling all long-snapping duties and also recording four special teams tackles. 2005 – Played in 16 games…Snapped for all punts and placements and made three special teams stops…Played in all three of the Panthers’ postseason contests. 2004 – Played in all 16 games, snapping for all punts and placements and recorded one special teams tackle…Appeared in 100th NFL game at Kansas City, Sept. 19. 2003 – Appeared in all 16 games as the long snapper and made two tackles in punt coverage…Added one special teams tackle while playing in four postseason games, including Super Bowl XXXVIII. 2002 – Served as the long snapper on field goals and punts for all 16 games and was responsible for two tackles and a fumble recovery on special teams…Recovered a fumble in punt coverage in 13-6 victory at Cleveland, Dec. 1. 2001 – Appeared in all 16 games and handled all long-snapping duties in his first season in Carolina…Also had two special teams tackles…Recorded first career fumble recovery on a punt return that set up a Panthers touchdown vs. St. Louis, Dec. 23. 2000 – Was released at the close of training camp by Cleveland…Signed with St. Louis and was inactive for one game before being waived, Oct. 27….Claimed off waivers by San Francisco, Oct. 30 and played in two games as a reserve linebacker, posting three tackles (two solo). 1999 – Selected by Cleveland in the NFL Expansion Draft but missed the entire season as he spent the year on the physically unable to perform list with a knee injury. 1998 – Appeared in all 16 games in his final season in Seattle, playing as the long snapper on punts and made three special teams tackles. 1997 – Spent the entire season on injured reserve after suffering a shoulder injury during the preseason. 1996 – Took over as the Seahawks’ long snapper on punts and played in all 16 games, recording a career-best 17 special teams tackles (12 solo). 1995 – Played in all 16 games on special teams as a rookie, ranking third on the team with 14 tackles (eight solo) in kick coverage.

COLLEGE

A three-year letterman and a two-year starter for Arizona State, he finished his career with 204 tackles, 12 stops for a loss, four sacks and two interceptions in 31 games with 17 starts…Led the Sun Devils with 130 tackles as a senior in 1994 while starting 11 games at inside linebacker…Played in every game and started six contests at inside linebacker as a junior and ranked second on the squad with 74 tackles to go along with three sacks and an interception…Also served as the team’s deep snapper on punts and participated in the East-West Shrine Game and the Senior Bowl.

PERSONAL

Attended McClintock (Tempe, Ariz.) HS…Majored in marketing at Arizona State…Is a part-owner of two Charlotte area restaurants as well as one in his home state of Arizona…He is also a partner in an investment company based in Charlotte.

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