Keith Eloi
Encyclopedia
Keith Eloi is an American football
wide receiver
for the Omaha Nighthawks
of the United Football League. He graduated from Lely High School
in Naples, FL. Keith was signed by the Washington Redskins
as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football
at Nebraska-Omaha
.
as an undrafted free agent following the 2009 NFL Draft
on May 7, 2009. He was released on September 5 and was re-signed to the practice squad on December 2. He was released from the practice squad on December 9.
and has gotten over 367,000 views as of February 17, 2010. On July 23, 2009, another video of Eloi was uploaded to YouTube that showed him jumping out of a swimming pool backwards and has gotten over 500,000 views as of February 17, 2010.
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 Omaha Nighthawks
Omaha Nighthawks
The Omaha Nighthawks are a professional American football team based in Omaha, Nebraska, which plays in the United Football League, joining the league as an expansion team in 2010. For their first season, the Nighthawks played their home games at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium before moving to TD...
of the United Football League. He graduated from Lely High School
Lely High School
Lely High School is a public high school located in unincorporated Collier County, Florida, United States, east of Naples.The school serves Naples Manor, Marco Island, and unincorporated areas of collier county. The school is a part of the District School Board of Collier County. Lely's Feeder...
in Naples, FL. Keith was signed by the Washington Redskins
Washington Redskins
The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...
as an undrafted free agent in 2009. 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 Nebraska-Omaha
UNO Mavericks
The Nebraska–Omaha Mavericks are the sports teams of the University of Nebraska at Omaha. They participate in the NCAA's Division II and in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association, except in ice hockey. The hockey program competes in Division I as a member of the Western Collegiate...
.
Washington Redskins
Eloi was signed by the Washington RedskinsWashington Redskins
The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...
as an undrafted free agent following 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...
on May 7, 2009. He was released on September 5 and was re-signed to the practice squad on December 2. He was released from the practice squad on December 9.
Personal
In early March 2009 Eloi made some news by jumping off the ground into the back of a pickup truck. The video of him doing this was uploaded to YouTubeYouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
and has gotten over 367,000 views as of February 17, 2010. On July 23, 2009, another video of Eloi was uploaded to YouTube that showed him jumping out of a swimming pool backwards and has gotten over 500,000 views as of February 17, 2010.