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Safety | |
Personal information | |
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Date of birth: November 11, 1986 | |
Place of birth: Jacksonville, Florida | |
Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | Weight: 205 lb (93 kg) |
Career information | |
College: Mississippi State | |
Undrafted in 2009 | |
No regular season or postseason appearances | |
Career history | |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NFL statistics as of 2009 | |
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Interceptions | -- |
Stats at NFL.com |
Keith Callay Fitzhugh (born November 11, 1986 in Jacksonville, Florida) is an American football safety who is currently a free agent in the National Football League. He was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at Mississippi State.
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Keith graduated from Lovejoy High School in Hampton Georgia a semester early to attend Mississippi State University. He was the first recruit for Coach Sylvester Croom and chose Mississippi State.
In 2005, Keith played in 11 games as a true freshman making 13 tackles (including a tackle for loss). In 2006, Keith played in all 12 games and had 59 tackles and 1 interception. In 2007, Keith played in all 13 games and had 58 tackles, 5.5 Tackles for Loss, 1 Sack, and 2 Interceptions.In 2008, Keith played in all 12 games and had 50 tackles, 2.5 sacks and 1 interception[1] He was ranked the 12th best safety in the 2009 NFL Draft by NFL Draft Scout.[2]
On December 8, 2010, Fitzhugh declined an invitation to join the Jets after injuries to safeties Jim Leonhard and James Ihedigbo. He works as a conductor for the Norfolk Southern Railway in Atlanta.[3][4]
Keith currently resides in Hampton, Georgia with his father Keith Fitzhugh, Sr. and mother Meltonia Fitzhugh. Keith has an older brother named Toran and his sister Brittany passed away at the age of 14 from complications of the West Nile virus.[5]