Kirk Morrison

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Kirk Morrison
Date of birth	April 19, 1982
Place of birth	Oakland, California, USA
Position(s)	Linebacker
College	San Diego State University
NFL Draft	2005 / Round 3/ Pick 14
Team(s)
2005-Present	Oakland Raiders

Kirk Morrison is an American football player at the middle linebacker position. He grew up in the Oakland area and attended Bishop O'Dowd High School and was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He attended college at San Diego State University (SDSU), and anchored an Aztec defense with current Green Bay Packers safety Marviel Underwood and Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Matt McCoy. Morrison stepped-in for the Raiders right away, and became a full-time starter in his rookie year.

[edit] High School Years

Morrison attended Bishop O'Dowd High School (Oakland, California) and won varsity letters in football and track&field. In football, he led his team to two HAAL championships and two Northern California section 3A championships, was a two-time All-HAAL honoree, and as a senior, was the HAAL Defensive Player of the Year. Incidentally, Underwood's San Leandro High School and Morrison's Bishop O'Dowd High School had a pretty intense rivalry back when both players were preps.

[edit] 2006 Season

So far during the 2006 NFL season, Kirk Morrison has been a big part of the Raider defense. He has 42 solo tackles and 11 assists. He also has two interceptions this year. One in week two against Baltimore and another when Oakland upset Pittsburgh in week eight.