Kanavis McGhee
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| Kanavis McGhee | |
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| Date of birth: | October 4, 1968 |
| Place of birth: |  Houston, Texas |
| Career information | |
| Position(s): | Linebacker Defensive end |
| College: | Colorado |
| NFL Draft: | 1991 / Round: 2 / Pick 55 |
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| 1991-1993 1994 1995 |
New York Giants Cincinnati Bengals Houston Oilers |
| Stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |
Kanavis McGhee (born October 4, 1968 in Houston, Texas) is a former college football linebacker and NFL defensive end. He now works as defensive linemen coach with the Amsterdam Admirals in NFL Europa.
Kanavis McGhee attended Phillis Wheatley High School in Houston and played college football at Colorado. During his career at Colorado, McGhee was one of the top defenders in college football, earning him first-team All-Big Eight honors, a finalist nomination for the prestigious Dick Butkus Award and runner-up for the Rotary Lombardi Award. Both awards are given annually to top linebackers in college football.
Kanavis was drafted in the second round of the 1991 NFL Draft (overall 55th), at 22, as defensive end by the New York Giants, where he played for 3 seasons until he suffered a left knee injury in August 1993 and the Giants terminated the final year of his contract in May 1994. After this he joined the Cincinnati Bengals as free agent before returning to his hometown to play with the Houston Oilers for the season of 1995.
McGhee gained coaching experience while serving as head coach of Ross Shaw Sterling High School in Houston, Texas. In 2006 he spent the season with the Amsterdam Admirals as defensive assistant, participanting in the NFL Europa coaching program (a collaboration between the NFLPA and NFL Player Development). In 2007 McGhee returns for a second season and will tutor the Admirals' defensive linemen.
Kanavis McGhee has a son, Davyon McGhee, who plays for Kansas State, also as linebacker.
Sources:
- NFL.com - 1991 NFL Draft
- New York Times - McGhee to Have Knee Surgery - August 4, 1993
- New York Times - After 3 Years, McGhee Can't Cut It for Giants - May 11, 1994
- New York Times - Bengals Sign McGhee, a Former Giant - July 8, 1994
- The Rotary Lombardi Award - Past Winners - 1989
- databaseFootball.com - Kanavis Mcghee's stats
- Kansas State - Biography Davyon McGhee - July 6, 2006
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