Position: Defensive tackle Weight 140 kg Height 1.85 m | Name Ken Bishop High school: Sunrise (FL) Piper | |
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Date of birth: (1990-09-08) September 8, 1990 (age 25) Place of birth: Fort Lauderdale, Florida NFL draft: 2014 / Round: 7 / Pick: 251 Role American football defensive tackle College Northern Illinois Huskies football Parents Loylet Bishop, Ken Bishop Sr. Number 66 (Dallas Cowboys / Defensive tackle), 93 (Northern Illinois Huskies football / Defensive lineman) Similar People Terrell McClain, Davon Coleman, Kenneth Boatright, Nick Hayden, Ben Gardner | ||
Ken bishop dt ellsworth college 56 6 2 300 hometown sunrise fl piper hs
Ken Bishop (born September 8, 1990) is a Canadian football defensive tackle for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the seventh round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Northern Illinois.
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- Ken bishop dt ellsworth college 56 6 2 300 hometown sunrise fl piper hs
- Early years
- Dallas Cowboys
- Toronto Argonauts
- References
Early years
Bishop earned second-team All-state honors following his senior season at Piper High School. He received invitations to the North-South All-Star Game and the Dade-Broward All-Star Game in 2009.
He attended Ellsworth Community College, where as a freshman he tallied 64 tackles (third on the team), 2 sacks and a fumble recovery. The next year, he registered 67 tackles (second on the team), 2 sacks and a pass defensed in 9 games played.
In 2012, he transferred to Northern Illinois University, posting 55 tackles (eighth on the team) and 2 sacks (sixth on the team), while starting 9 out of 14 games, including one at fullback in the MAC Championship contest. The next year, he recorded 70 tackles (fourth on the team), 7 tackles for loss (tied for fourth) and 2 interceptions. In 27 games he finished with 125 tackles (16.5 for loss), 3.5 sacks and 2 interceptions.
Dallas Cowboys
Bishop was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the seventh round (251st overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft. He took part in three of the first four games of the season, while the team dealt with injuries to Anthony Spencer and DeMarcus Lawrence. He was waived on October 18, to make room for linebacker Keith Smith. He was re-signed to the practice squad, before being promoted to the active roster on January 10, 2015, for the playoff game against the Green Bay Packers, because of injuries to the defensive line.
In the 2015 season, he appeared in 2 games (was declared inactive for 2) without registering a tackle. On October 5, he was released to make room for suspended defensive end Greg Hardy.
Toronto Argonauts
On May 25, 2016, he was signed by the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. He appeared in 16 games (15 starts), posting 31 tackles (3 for loss), 3 sacks, one forced fumble and 2 passes defensed.