Kevin Strong
Kevin Strong (born August 5, 1996) is an American football defensive tackle for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at UTSA before graduating in 2018.
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| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||
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| Born: | August 5, 1996 | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 285 lb (129 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Cleveland (Cleveland, Texas) | ||||||||
| College: | UTSA | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2019 | ||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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College career
Strong was a member of the UTSA Roadrunners for five seasons, redshirting his freshman year. As a junior, Strong was named second team All-Conference USA after recording 27 tackles, seven tackles for loss and three sacks.[1] He finished his collegiate career with 106 tackles (26.5 for loss), 7.5 sacks, three pass deflections, two forced fumbles, a fumble recovery and two blocked kicks in 47 games played (40 starts).[2]
Professional career
Strong signed with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent on May 10, 2019.[3] He made his NFL Debut on September 8, 2019 against the Arizona Cardinals.[4] On November 12, 2019, Strong was placed on injured reserve after an season ending injury. He finished his rookie season with five tackles and a pass defended in eight games played.[5]
On September 5, 2020, Strong was waived by the Lions and signed to the practice squad the next day.[6][7] He was elevated to the active roster on September 19 for the team's week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers, and reverted to the practice squad after the game.[8] He was released by the Lions on November 11, 2020.[9] He re-signed to the practice squad on December 1, 2020,[10] and was promoted to the active roster the next day.[11] In Week 17 against the Minnesota Vikings, Strong recorded his first career sack on Kirk Cousins during the 37–35 loss.[12]
References
- Luca, Greg (October 2, 2018). "UTSA's Strong seeing improvement after rough start to 2018 season". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
- Schlitt, Erik (August 14, 2019). "Lions Wire exclusive: Kevin Strong's path to his first NFL game". Lions Wire. USA Publisher. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
- "Lions sign 13 undrafted rookie free agents". DetroitLions.com. May 10, 2019. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
- Raven, Benjamin (September 9, 2019). "Snap counts: Lions Frank Ragnow returns to play every offensive snap on OL in Week 1 tie". MLive.com. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
- Schlitt, Erik (November 12, 2019). "Lions claim OT Dan Skipper off waivers, place DT Kevin Strong on IR". Lions Wire. USA Today. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
- "Lions announce roster moves". DetroitLions.com. September 5, 2020.
- "Lions establish practice squad". DetroitLions.com. September 6, 2020.
- Schlitt, Erik (September 19, 2020). "Lions elevate Kevin Strong and Dee Virgin to the active roster for Week 2". USAToday.com. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
- Schlitt, Erik (November 11, 2020). "Lions re-sign RB Dalyn Dawkins to practice squad, release DT Kevin Strong". USAToday.com. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- Schlitt, Erik (December 1, 2020). "Lions sign DT Kevin Strong to practice squad, protect him and three others in Week 13". USAToday.com. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- "Lions announce roster moves". DetroitLions.com. December 2, 2020.
- "Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions - January 3rd, 2021". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2021-01-03.