Armon Binns
Encyclopedia
Armon Binns is an American football
wide receiver
for the Cincinnati Bengals
of the National Football League
. He was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars
as an undrafted free agent in 2011. He played college football
at Cincinnati
.
with 61 receptions for 888 yards and 11 touchdowns. He was on the watchlist for the Biletnikoff Award during the 2009 season. He scored a touchdown on a 29-yard pass from Tony Pike
for the go-ahead win in the River City Rivalry
with 33 seconds left in the 2009 game.
Started all 12 games as a senior and posted a team-high 75 receptions for 1,101 yards with 10 TDs. He also led the Big East
in receptions, receiving yards, receptions per game (6.2) and receiving yards per game (91.8)
' practice squad on September 20, 2011.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
wide receiver
Wide receiver
A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible...
for the Cincinnati Bengals
Cincinnati Bengals
The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL...
of the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. He was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars
Jacksonville Jaguars
The Jacksonville Jaguars are a professional American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
as an undrafted free agent in 2011. He played college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
at Cincinnati
Cincinnati Bearcats football
The Cincinnati Bearcats football program represents the University of Cincinnati in a college football. They compete at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level as members of the Big East Conference. The Bearcat football program is one of the nation's oldest, having fielded a team as...
.
College career
He finished the 2009 season2009 Cincinnati Bearcats football team
The 2009 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati in the college football season of 2009–2010. The team, coached by Brian Kelly, played its home games in Nippert Stadium....
with 61 receptions for 888 yards and 11 touchdowns. He was on the watchlist for the Biletnikoff Award during the 2009 season. He scored a touchdown on a 29-yard pass from Tony Pike
Tony Pike
Anthony Steven "Tony" Pike is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the sixth round of the 2010 NFL Draft...
for the go-ahead win in the River City Rivalry
River City Rivalry
The River City Rivalry is an annual game played between Big East rivals University of Pittsburgh and University of Cincinnati. The rivalry itself is relatively new, played regularly only since 2005, during which season the rivalry trophy was introduced. Before the rivalry was titled, the two teams...
with 33 seconds left in the 2009 game.
Started all 12 games as a senior and posted a team-high 75 receptions for 1,101 yards with 10 TDs. He also led the Big East
Big East Conference
The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of sixteen universities in the eastern half of the United States. The conference's 17 members participate in 24 NCAA sports...
in receptions, receiving yards, receptions per game (6.2) and receiving yards per game (91.8)
Cincinnati Bengals
Binns was signed to the Cincinnati BengalsCincinnati Bengals
The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL...
' practice squad on September 20, 2011.