Defensive End, Seattle
Seahawks
Age: 31 (Dec.
30)
9th season
in pro football, 1st with Seahawks
College: Virginia
Height: 6’5” Weight: 273
Prelude:
Kerney
accounted for 24 sacks and 127 tackles in college and was selected by the Atlanta
Falcons in the first round of the 1999 NFL draft (30th overall). He
had a quiet rookie season with 2.5 sacks. Kerney moved into the starting lineup
in 2000, compiling just another 2.5 sacks in 16 games. He broke out with a
team-leading 12 sacks in 2001 and followed up with 10.5 in ’02. Kerney spent
five more seasons with Atlanta, achieving Pro Bowl recognition in 2004, before
departing to Seattle as a free agent in 2007.
2007 Season Summary
Appeared in all
16 games
[Bracketed
numbers indicate league rank in Top 20]
Sacks – 14.5 [2,
1st in NFC]
Most sacks,
game – 3 vs. Chicago 11/18, at St. Louis 11/25, vs. Arizona 12/9
Multi-sack
games – 3
Interceptions –
1
Int. return
yards – 0
Int. TDs – 0
Fumble
recoveries – 0
Forced fumbles
– 5
Tackles – 49
Assists – 11
Postseason: 2 G
Sacks – 0
Interceptions –
0
TDs – 0
Awards & Honors:
1st
team All-NFL: AP
Pro Bowl
Seahawks went 10-6
to finish first in the NFC West. Won NFC Wild Card playoff over Washington
Redskins (35-14). Lost NFC Divisional playoff to Green Bay Packers (42-20).
Aftermath:
Kerney was
limited to seven games, and five sacks, in 2008 due to shoulder problems that
required surgery. He retired following the 2009 season due to further shoulder
issues. Over the course of 11 seasons, Kerney registered 82.5 sacks, 24.5 while
with the Seahawks. He received first-team All-NFL recognition once from the
Associated Press, and second-team honors once, and was a two-time Pro Bowl
choice.
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Highlighted Years features players who were consensus
first-team All-League* selections or league* or conference** leaders in the
following statistical categories:
Rushing: Yards,
TDs (min. 10)
Passing: Yards,
Completion Pct., Yards per Attempt, TDs, Rating
Receiving:
Catches, Yards, TDs (min. 10)
Scoring: TDs,
Points, Field Goals (min. 5)
All-Purpose: Total
Yards
Defense:
Interceptions, Sacks
Kickoff
Returns: Average
Punt Returns:
Average
Punting:
Average
*Leagues
include NFL (1920 to date), AFL (1926), AFL (1936-37), AAFC (1946-49), AFL
(1960-69), WFL (1974-75), USFL (1983-85)
**NFC/AFC since
1970
