Zachariah Winston Kerr (born August 29, 1990) is a former American football defensive end. He played college football at Delaware, and signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2014. He also played for the Denver Broncos, Arizona Cardinals, Carolina Panthers, San Francisco 49ers and Cincinnati Bengals.
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||||
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| Born: | August 29, 1990 [Washington D.C.] | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 320 lb (145 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Quince Orchard (Gaithersburg, Maryland) | ||||||||||
| College: | Delaware | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2014 | ||||||||||
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Association|CAA]] (2012)
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Professional career
editIndianapolis Colts
editKerr went undrafted in 2014, and signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent. He played in all four pre-season games that year, recording 14 tackles and 1 sack. Kerr made his regular season debut in Week 1 against the Denver Broncos, recording 1 tackle. During his rookie season in 2014, Kerr played 12 games with 16 tackles, 1 pass defended, and 3 sacks. In 2015, he played 12 games with 29 tackles.[1] In 2016, he played 12 games with 19 tackles, 2.5 sacks, and a fumble recovery.
Denver Broncos
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On March 11, 2017, Kerr signed a two-year deal with the Denver Broncos.[2] In 11 games of 2017, Kerr finished the year with 19 tackles, half a sack, and one pass defended.
In 2018, Kerr played in all 16 games, recording 33 combined tackles and 1.5 sacks.
On March 16, 2019, Kerr signed a two-year contract extension with the Broncos.[3] He was released on August 26, 2019.[4]
Arizona Cardinals (first stint)
editOn October 2, 2019, Kerr signed with the Arizona Cardinals.[5]
Carolina Panthers
editKerr signed a two-year contract with the Carolina Panthers on March 25, 2020.[6] He was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on December 7, 2020,[7] and activated on December 22.[8] He was released after the season on March 16, 2021.[9]
San Francisco 49ers
editKerr signed a one-year contract with the San Francisco 49ers on March 23, 2021.[10] He played in four games before being released on November 6, 2021.[11]
Arizona Cardinals (second stint)
editOn November 9, 2021, Kerr signed with the Arizona Cardinals.[12] He was waived on January 10, 2022 and re-signed to the practice squad.
Cincinnati Bengals
editOn January 19, 2022, the Cincinnati Bengals signed Kerr off the Cardinals practice squad.[13]
NFL career statistics
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Regular season
edit| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2014 | IND | 12 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | IND | 12 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | IND | 12 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | DEN | 11 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | DEN | 16 | 0 | 33 | 15 | 18 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | ARI | 12 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | CAR | 13 | 4 | 32 | 11 | 21 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | SFO | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ARI | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 95 | 16 | 173 | 89 | 84 | 9.5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Playoffs
edit| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2021 | CIN | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
References
edit- ^ "Zach Kerr, DE for the Indianapolis Colts". NFL.com. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
- ^ Alper, Josh (March 11, 2017). "Broncos add Zach Kerr to defensive line". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
- ^ "Broncos agree to terms with DL Zach Kerr". DenverBroncos.com. March 16, 2019. Archived from the original on April 1, 2019. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
- ^ DiLalla, Aric (August 26, 2019). "Broncos release DL Zach Kerr and LB Dekoda Watson". DenverBroncos.com.
- ^ Urban, Darren (October 2, 2019). "Cardinals Sign Veteran Zach Kerr To Help Defensive Line". AZCardinals.com.
- ^ "Panthers sign DL Zach Kerr, bring back WR DeAndrew White". Panthers.com. March 25, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ Gantt, Darin (December 7, 2020). "Panthers place eight players on reserve/COVID list". Panthers.com. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
- ^ Gantt, Darin (December 22, 2020). "Panthers activate Zach Kerr from reserve/COVID-19 list". Panthers.com. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
- ^ Gantt, Darin (March 16, 2021). "Panthers release defensive tackle Zach Kerr". Panthers.com. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
- ^ "49ers Sign DL Zach Kerr". 49ers.com. March 23, 2021. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
- ^ "49ers Activate George Kittle, Robbie Gould; Place DL on IR". 49ers.com. November 6, 2021.
- ^ Urban, Darren (November 9, 2021). "Cardinals Bring Back Defensive Lineman Zach Kerr". AZCardinals.com.
- ^ "Bengals Sign Zach Kerr". Bengals.com. January 19, 2022.
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