Ethan Kilmer

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Ethan Kilmer
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Cincinnati Bengals — No. 43
Safety
Date of birth: January 31, 1983 (1983-01-31) (age 25)
Place of birth: Towanda, Pennsylvania
Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Weight: 204 lb (93 kg)
National Football League debut
2006 for the Cincinnati Bengals
Career history
College: Penn State
NFL Draft: 2006 / Round: 7 / Pick: 209
 Teams:
Career highlights and awards
  • No notable achievements
Stats at NFL.com

Ethan Michael Kilmer (born January 31, 1983, Towanda, Pennsylvania) is a professional American football player. He was a key special teams player and wide receiver at Penn State University. He was a 7th round draft pick (#209 overall) by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2006 NFL draft.

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[edit] High School years

Kilmer excelled in two sports at Wyalusing Valley Junior/Senior High School in Wyalusing, Pennsylvania; neither of those sports, however, was football. (Track and field and basketball.)

[edit] College career

He enrolled at Shippensburg University in 2001 with the intention of competing in track and field, however Kilmer's eventual decision to study kinesiology made a transfer to Penn State necessary. There he joined the Nittany Lions football program as a walk-on, eventually working his way into a starting position. His best game came during Penn State's triple overtime win over Florida State in the 2006 Orange Bowl, when he caught six passes for 79 yards and a touchdown. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology there in 2006.

[edit] Professional career

Kilmer was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the seventh round (209th overall) of the 2006 NFL draft. He is listed as a safety on the Bengals' roster but has also spent time learning cornerback and wide receiver. Additionally, Kilmer played a great deal of special teams during the 2006 season. He scored his first NFL touchdown on Week 11 against the New Orleans Saints, intercepting a Drew Brees pass and returning it 52 yards.

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