Kevin Reddick
No. 52 New Orleans Saints | |||||||||
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Personal information | |||||||||
| Date of birth: December 28, 1989 | |||||||||
| Place of birth: New Bern, North Carolina | |||||||||
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Career information | |||||||||
| High school: New Bern (NC) | |||||||||
| College: North Carolina | |||||||||
| Undrafted in 2013 | |||||||||
| No regular season or postseason appearances | |||||||||
Career history
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| Roster status: Active | |||||||||
Career highlights and awards
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2013 | |||||||||
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Kevin Reddick (born December 28, 1989) is an American football linebacker for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at North Carolina. He was signed by the Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2013.
High school
Reddick attended New Bern High School in New Bern, North Carolina, and also attended Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, Virginia. He was a varsity starter as a sophomore at fullback, and earned offensive MVP honors in the state 4-AA finals as a senior at that position after scoring two touchdowns to end Charlotte Independence’s reign. He was named the Coastal Conference defensive player of the year, and earned first-team all-state honors at linebacker as a senior. He recorded 189 tackles, eight sacks, six forced fumbles and blocked four punts, and also rushed for 163 yards and six touchdowns at fullback, and he earned all-conference and all-area honors as a junior.
Considered a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, he was listed as the no. 33 outside linebacker in the nation. He accepted a scholarship offer from North Carolina over offers from North Carolina State, Virginia and Clemson.[1]
College career
During his tenure, he played in 50 games, accumulating 275 tackles, including 36 for loss, 8.5 sacks, two interception and two forced fumbles. As a senior, he was named first-team All-ACC.
Professional career
NFL Draft
Reddick was signed as an undrafted free agent by the New Orleans Saints on April 27, 2013.[2][3]