John Kuhn life and biography

John Kuhn is an American football fullback playing for the Green Bay Packers of the NFL.

Highlights:

• Has played in 46 of 48 games (49 of 51 including playoffs) during his three seasons in Green Bay.
• Only player on the team to have a rushing and receiving touchdown in each of the last two seasons, and the first Packer to achieve that in back-to-back years since Ahman Green (2003-04).
• Helped block for Ryan Grant’s back-to-back 1,200-yard seasons in 2008-09, only the third back in team history to accomplish the feat.
• Finished his career at Shippensburg with 27 school records, including career rushing yards (4,685), carries (910), touchdowns (53), all-purpose yards (5,300) and 100-yard rushing games (26).
• In 2003, was the NCAA Division II co-leader in scoring with 22 total touchdowns (21 rushing, 1 receiving), a single-season school record.

PRO CAREER:

A sure-handed, reliable fullback who has developed into a consistent performer in his three seasons in Green Bay... The Packers had their eye on him for a couple of years, claiming him off waivers from Pittsburgh on Sept. 2, 2007... Is a legitimate goal-line threat on offense, having scored six touchdowns (two rushing, four receiving) on 27 total touches over the past two years... Is the only player on the team to have a rushing and receiving touchdown in each of the last two seasons and the first Packer to achieve that in back-to-back seasons since Ahman Green (2003-04)... Has helped block for RB Ryan Grant’s back-to-back 1,200-yard seasons, only the third back in team history to accomplish the feat... Shared duties with two other fullbacks, Korey Hall and Quinn Johnson, last season after splitting time with Hall the previous two years... Has played in 46 of 48 games with the Packers (49 of 51 including playoffs), and had a 54-game playing streak (45 in Green Bay) snapped when he was inactive last season at Pittsburgh in Week 15... Also has been a key contributor on special teams, posting 34 coverage tackles for the Packers the last three seasons, with 41 in his career.

2009 : Played in 14 games with six starts...Scored TDs on 20 percent (3 of 15) of his offensive touches, rushed eight times for 18 yards and caught seven passes for 47 yards (6.7 avg.)...Also played in playoff contest and added another rushing TD... Helped block for Grant’s second straight 1,200-yard season...One of only two players (Brandon Jackson) on the team to post a rushing and receiving TD on the season...Also registered 11 tackles on special teams... At St. Louis (Sept. 27): Started, rushed for a TD and caught a TD pass, becoming the first Packers FB to do both in a game since William Henderson (Nov. 29, 1998, vs. Philadelphia). Scored from 1 yard out on a dive play in the second quarter and caught a play-action pass in the right flat from QB Aaron Rodgers in the fourth quarter and took it in for the 10-yard score... Vs. Detroit (Oct. 18): Caught a 1-yard TD pass from Rodgers in the left flat, his second TD reception of the season, matching his career high. Also helped block for Grant’s 90 yards on 24 carries and added two tackles on special teams... At Cleveland (Oct. 25): Helped clear the way for Grant’s season-high 148 yards on 27 carries (5.5) avg., the second-best regular-season performance of Grant’s career, and helped team post a season-high 202 yards on 41 carries (4.9 avg.)... Vs. Minnesota (Nov. 1): Posted career-best 22 yards receiving on two receptions, including a season-long 14-yard grab over the middle in the fourth quarter, his longest reception as a Packer. Also had two carries for 7 yards and a tackle on special teams... Vs. San Francisco (Nov. 22): Saw time on special teams, playing with club cast on broken hand sustained previous week vs. Dallas... At Chicago (Dec. 13): Started and helped clear the way for Grant’s 137 rushing yards on 20 carries (6.9 avg.).

2008: Played in every game for the second straight season with three starts... Caught four passes for 21 yards and two TDs, along with 10 rushing yards and a TD on eight carries... Tied for fifth on the team with a career-high 12 special teams tackles... Converted 4-of-5 rushing attempts on third-and-1 for the season... Vs. Atlanta (Oct. 5): Started his first game of the season and helped team rush for 104 yards on 23 carries, serving as primary FB for third straight game... At Seattle (Oct. 12): Scored first TD of his career on a 1-yard reception from Rodgers in the fourth quarter to put Packers up 24-10... At New Orleans (Nov. 24): Posted first career rushing TD on 1-yard plunge in the first quarter to put Green Bay up 7-0... Vs. Carolina (Nov. 30): Led team with a career-high three special teams tackles, and helped clear the way for team’s 145 rushing yards on 29 carries (5.0 avg.)... At Chicago (Dec. 22): Started his second straight game in place of an injured Hall and had season-long 13-yard reception on first-quarter catch... Vs. Detroit (Dec. 28): Caught a 5-yard TD pass midway through the fourth quarter to put the Packers up 24-14. Blocked for Grant and RB DeShawn Wynn as they each rushed for 106 yards to become only the second Packers tandem to rush for 100-plus yards in a game since 1985.

2007: Claimed off waivers Sept. 2 from Pittsburgh, and played in all 16 games, getting all the reps at FB during the last two games of the regular season with Hall out due to a hip injury... Also played in both playoff contests... Gained more playing time from scrimmage in the second half of the season, particularly in run formations... Recorded 11 tackles on special teams... Vs. Philadelphia (Sept. 9): Played on special teams in debut with the Packers, coming away with two kick coverage stops... At Dallas (Nov. 29): Made a key block on Grant’s 62-yard TD run, penetrating the gap and knocking LB Akin Ayodele out of the way... Vs. Detroit (Dec. 30): Made his first start for Green Bay for Hall and had one catch for 5 yards. On Jackson’s third-quarter, 46-yard run, took out LB Ernie Sims to create running room... Vs. N.Y. Giants (NFC Championship, Jan. 20): Started when the team opened in a two-FB set.

COLLEGE:
Finished his career at Shippensburg with 27 school records and four Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) records... Compiled 4,685 yards rushing on 910 carries (5.1 avg.), including 26 games with at least 100 yards rushing, with 53 TDs and 5,300 all-purpose yards, all school records... Became the only player in school history to gain more than 1,000 yards rushing in three straight seasons... Earned first-team All-PSAC Western Division honors three times... Also was a first-team ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-American in 2003 and 2004... Graduated with a 3.293 GPA in December 2004 with a degree in chemistry... Senior season (2004): Rushed 293 times for 1,487 yards and 14 TDs, averaging 5.1 yards per carry and 136.8 yards per game, leading Shippensburg to its first PSAC Western Division title since 1988 and first appearance in the NCAA Division II playoffs since 1991... Chosen first-team American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) All-American and third-team Little All-American by The Associated Press... Junior season (2003): Named PSAC Western Division Offensive Player of the Year with 294 carries for 1,500 yards (5.1 avg.) and 21 TDs... Also caught 15 passes for 187 yards and a TD... His 22 total TDs made him the NCAA Division II co-leader in scoring and broke the Shippensburg single-season record... Also set school single-season records for rushing attempts and yards... Named second-team All-American by both D2Football.com and Football Gazette... By topping 100 rushing yards in the season’s first three games, ran his streak to 11 consecutive games with at least 100 yards... Carried the ball 244 consecutive times without a fumble, another school record... Sophomore season (2002): Named first-team All-PSAC Western Division, leading the conference with 100 points, the first Shippensburg player to reach that mark... Rushed for 1,368 yards (on 244 carries, 5.6 avg.) and 16 TDs, both school records he would break the following year... Added 13 catches for 117 yards receiving... In the season finale at California (Pa.) (Nov. 16), rushed for 230 yards and broke the conference record for rushing TDs in one game with six... Redshirt freshman season (2001): Had 30 carries for 330 yards (11.0 avg.) and one TD, plus four receptions for 98 yards.

PERSONAL:
Born John Allen Kuhn in York, Pa. ... Married the former Lindsey Incorvati in the summer of 2010... High school: A four-sport athlete at Dover H.S. in York County, Pa., was a member of the football, basketball, baseball and track teams...Community involvement: This past February went aboard the USS John C. Stennis, a nuclear-powered Navy supercarrier, to watch Super Bowl XLIV with more than 2,000 sailors... Participated in the local United Way NFL Hometown Huddle event last season, helping construct new and refurbish old playground equipment for Nicolet Elementary School in Green Bay... Has participated in the Edgar Bennett Celebrity Bowl-A-Thon and events to benefit the Donald Driver Foundation... Has been a member of the Packers ‘Green Machine’ basketball team that helps raise money for local charities... Has played games and sang Christmas carols with children at the annual Families of Children with Cancer holiday party.

As Hobbies/interests: Has participated in the NFL’s Business Management and Entrepreneurial Program twice, most recently in 2009 at the Harvard Business School for two four-day sessions... In 2008, attended two four-day sessions of classes on a broad range of business topics at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania... During junior and senior years in college, worked for the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection as a lab technician... Also had an internship with Johnson & Johnson... Enjoys golfing, bowling, basketball, fishing and playing video games.

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