Derek Kinder
Encyclopedia
Derek Kinder is an American football
wide receiver
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He attended the University of Pittsburgh, but missed the 2007 season due to a knee injury. He was drafted in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL Draft
by the Chicago Bears
, the sixth last player to be selected. On August 31, 2009 he was released by the Bears without playing an NFL game.
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...
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He attended the University of Pittsburgh, but missed the 2007 season due to a knee injury. He was drafted in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL Draft
2009 NFL Draft
The 2009 NFL Draft was the seventy-fourth annual meeting of National Football League franchises to select newly eligible football players. The draft took place at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on April 25 and 26, 2009. The draft consisted of two rounds on the first day starting at 4:00...
by the Chicago Bears
Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
, the sixth last player to be selected. On August 31, 2009 he was released by the Bears without playing an NFL game.