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Place of birth:
  
Rome, Georgia

Name
  
Kris Durham

College:
  
Georgia

Height
  
1.98 m


Roster status:
  
Active

Weight
  
98 kg

Receptions:
  
55

Position
  
Wide receiver

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Date of birth:
  
(1988-03-17) March 17, 1988 (age 27)

NFL draft:
  
2011 / Round: 4 / Pick: 107

Role
  
American football wide receiver

Education
  
Calhoun High School, University of Georgia

Number
  
18 (Detroit Lions / Wide receiver)

Similar People
  
Jim Caldwell, Martin Mayhew, John Schneider, Jim Schwartz, Pete Carroll

Profiles

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Kris Durham (born March 17, 1988) is an American football wide receiver who is currently playing for Panthers Parma in the Italian Football League (IFL). He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the fourth round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He played college football at Georgia. Durham has also played for the Seattle Seahawks, Detroit Lions, and Tennessee Titans.

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High school career

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Durham was born in Rome, Georgia and was a stand-out wide receiver for the Calhoun High School Yellow Jackets football team. In his senior year, Durham helped lead the Yellow Jackets to a 14–1 record and an appearance in the state championship under coach Hal Lamb. Coming out of high school, Durham was rated as a 3-star prospect by both Scout.com and Rivals Inc. Durham signed a scholarship to play for the University of Georgia and enrolled in January 2006.

College career

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As a freshman in 2006, Durham recorded eight catches for 82 yards with Georgia. Durham improved in his sophomore season finishing with 11 catches for 169 yards. Durham played in the 2008 Sugar Bowl against the University of Hawaii, catching three passes for 48 yards. Durham appeared in 10 games during his junior season in 2008. He caught 13 passes for a total of 199 yards and caught his first touchdown pass of his college career. While participating in spring practice in 2009, Durham tore the labrum in his left shoulder and it was later announced that he would miss the entire 2009 season.

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As a senior, Durham set career-highs with 32 catches for 659 yards and 3 touchdowns, including 100-yard games against Arkansas and Vanderbilt. In his collegiate career with the Bulldogs, he caught 64 passes for 1,109 yards, and four touchdowns, in 47 games, of which he started 15.

Seattle Seahawks

Durham was selected in the fourth round as the 107th overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft by the Seattle Seahawks. He signed a contract for four years and $2.504 million, which included a $464,260 signing bonus.

In the 2011 season, Durham only played in three regular season games for Seattle before being placed on the injured reserve list.

Durham was cut at the end of the Seahawks' training camp in 2012.

Detroit Lions

Durham signed with the Detroit Lions practice squad on September 2, 2012, and was elevated to the active roster on December 4, joining his former college roommate, quarterback Matthew Stafford. Durham recorded his first NFL touchdown catch in the Lions' final game of the 2012 season on December 30, on a 25-yard pass from Stafford.

Durham enjoyed a more regular role with the Lions in 2013 after being elevated to a starter after a Week 3 injury to Nate Burleson.

The Lions cut Durham prior to the 2014 regular season.

Tennessee Titans

On August 31, 2014, Durham was claimed off waivers by the Tennessee Titans.

Oakland Raiders

Durham signed with the Oakland Raiders in June 2015.

Personal life

Durham is the brother-in-law of Cincinnati Reds pitcher Blake Wood.

References

Kris Durham Wikipedia