Robert Kent (quarterback)

Robert Kent (born October 6, 1980) is an American football quarterback for the Richmond Roughriders of the American Arena League (AAL). He played college football at Jackson State. He has also been a member of the Tennessee Titans, Montreal Alouettes, Birmingham/Alabama Steeldogs, Lubbock Renegades, Toronto Argonauts, Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz, Abilene Ruff Riders, Houston Stallions, Corpus Christi Fury, San Antonio Talons, St. Louis Attack, Texas Revolution, Dallas Marshals, Monterrey Steel, Massachusetts Pirates and Duke City Gladiators.

Not to be confused with Robert Kent Gooch.
Robert Kent
Richmond Roughriders
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1980-10-06) October 6, 1980
Indianola, Mississippi
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school:Indianola (MS) Gentry
College:Jackson State
Undrafted:2004
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career Arena statistics
Comp. / Att.:6 / 17
Passing yards:98
TD–INT:0–1
QB rating:31.00
Rushing TDs:1
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

Early years

Kent played high school football for the Gentry High School Rams of Indianola, Mississippi. He earned All-State honors as a senior, throwing for 2,883 yards and 30 touchdowns. He also lettered in track, basketball and tennis.[1]

College career

Kent was a four-year starter at quarterback for the Jackson State Tigers of Jackson State University. In 45 games, he completed 825 of 1539 passes for 11,797 yards, 104 touchdowns and 58 interceptions, averaging 262.16 yards per game. His 11,797 yards passing ranked fourth in NCAA Division I-AA history.[1] Kent was a finalist for the Conerly Trophy in 2002.[2] He participated in the final Blue–Gray Football Classic in 2003.[3]

Professional career

Kent was rated the 18th best quarterback in the 2004 NFL Draft by NFLDraftScout.com.[4]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 4 in
(1.93 m)		 222 lb
(101 kg)		 4.90 s 1.65 s 2.83 s 4.22 s 7.69 s 26 1⁄2 in
(0.67 m)		 9 ft 2 in
(2.79 m)
All values from NFL Combine[4]

Kent signed with the Tennessee Titans on April 26, 2004 after going undrafted in the 2004 NFL Draft. He was released by the Titans on August 29, 2004.[5]

He signed with the Montreal Alouettes in January 2005.[6] He was released by the Alouettes on June 17, 2005.[7]

He played for the Birmingham/Alabama Steeldogs of the af2 from 2006 to 2007.[8] He completed 44 of 88 passes for 462 yards and five touchdowns in three games for the Steeldogs in 2007. He also rushed for 65 yards and three touchdowns.[9]

Kent was traded to the Lubbock Renegades in April 2007.[9] He completed 240 of 427 pass attempts for 3,535 yards, 81 touchdowns and 14 interceptions. He also rushed for 11 touchdowns on 174 yards.[10]

He signed with the Toronto Argonauts on August 6, 2007.[10] He was released by the Argonauts on August 30, 2007.[11]

He played for the Lubbock Renegades during the 2008 af2 season.[12] He helped the team to its first playoff berth while completing 274-of-505 passes for 4,100 yards, 86 touchdowns and 8 interceptions. He was also the team’s second leading rusher with 189 yards and 16 touchdowns.[13][14]

Kent signed with the Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz in October 2008 and played for them during the 2009 af2 season.[13][14]

He signed with the Abilene Ruff Riders of the Indoor Football League in April 2010.[1]

He played for the Houston Stallions from 2011 to 2012.[15][16] He recorded a 19–1 record while starting for the Stallions.[17]

Kent signed with the Corpus Christi Fury of the Ultimate Indoor Football League in February 2013.[17] He helped the Fury advance to the Ultimate Indoor Football League championship game in the team’s inaugural season. He also led the Ultimate Indoor Football League in passing and led the Fury in rushing during the 2013 season.[18]

He signed with the San Antonio Talons on July 25, 2013.[19] He started one game for the Talons during the 2013 season.[20]

He re-signed with the Fury and played for the team during the 2014 UIFL season.[21][22]

Kent also played for the St. Louis Attack of X-League Indoor Football during the 2014 season.[23][24] The Attack finished the regular season undefeated and lost to the Florida Marine Raiders in X-Bowl I.[25]

He signed with the Texas Revolution of Champions Indoor Football (CIF) in 2014 and played for the team during the CIF's inaugural season in 2015.[26][27][28] He was named the 2016 CIF MVP and Offensive Player of the Year.[29] He was released on March 23, 2017.

On March 23, 2017, he signed with the Dallas Marshals.

On June 3, 2017, Kent signed with the Monterrey Steel.

On April 19, 2018, he signed with the Massachusetts Pirates.[30]

Kent later signed with the Richmond Roughriders in 2018.[31]

Personal life

Kent was the stunt double for Dwayne Johnson in The Game Plan.[32]

References
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  22. "Fury QB Robert Kent Re-Signs for 2014 Season". kztv10.com. September 17, 2013. Archived from the original on December 31, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
  23. "ALABAMA OUTLAWZ AT ST. LOUIS ATTACK 5/2/14 STATS". xleaguefootball.com. Archived from the original on January 1, 2015. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
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  28. Lunsford, Mat (May 27, 2015). "KENT NAMED PLAYER OF THE WEEK". texasrevs.com. Archived from the original on September 27, 2015. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
  29. Anderson, Tyler. "CIF Power Rankings". gocif.net. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
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