Kitt O'Brien explained

Kitt O'Brien
Number:79, 63, 64, 65, 68, 77
Position:Offensive guard
Birth Date:April 29, 1990
Birth Place:Walton, Indiana
Height Ft:6
Height In:5
Weight Lbs:311
High School:Walton (IN) Lewis Cass
College:Ball State
Undraftedyear:2013
Pastteams:
Status:Active

Kitt O'Brien (born April 29, 1990) is a former American football offensive guard. He attended Ball State University, and signed with the Cleveland Gladiators of the Arena Football League (AFL) as an undrafted free agent in 2013.

College career

O'Brien played college football for the Ball State Cardinals, appearing in 40 games and starting 36.[1] He was an integral piece of the offensive line in 2011, as the Ball State offensive line allowed only 11 sacks all season, 12th lowest in the NCAA.[1]

Professional career

Cleveland Gladiators

O'Brien was not drafted in 2013. He was invited to attend training camp with the New York Giants, but did not sign.[2] He then signed with the Cleveland Gladiators of the Arena Football League (AFL). O'Brien played in 5 games with the Gladiators in 2013, 18 games in 2014 and 16 games in 2015.[2] [3]

Indianapolis Colts

On August 7, 2015, O'Brien signed with the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL), after Ben Heenan was waived.[4] O'Brien was waived by the Colts the following day,[5] and re-signed with the Colts on August 10.[6] He was released on September 5, at the end of the preseason.[7] On October 31, O'Brien signed to the Colts practice squad.[8] He was released on November 10.[9] O'Brien was again signed to the practice squad on December 29.[10]

On September 3, 2016, he was waived by the Colts as part of final roster cuts.[11] He was signed to the Colts' practice squad on December 15, 2016.[12]

Cleveland Browns

O'Brien signed with the Cleveland Browns on July 30, 2017.[13] He was waived on September 1, 2017, during roster cutdowns.[14]

Birmingham Iron

In November 2018, O'Brien signed with the Birmingham Iron of the Alliance of American Football.[15]

Carolina Panthers

On April 5, 2019, O'Brien signed with the Carolina Panthers of the NFL.[16] He was placed on injured reserve on August 30, 2019.[17]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Indianapolis Colts: Kitt O'Brien. Colts.com. October 31, 2015. November 2, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151102060205/http://www.colts.com/team/roster/Kitt-O%27Brien/c94a09e9-0f7e-4250-87df-d6a66943a179. dead.
  2. Web site: Kitt O'Brien - Cleveland Gladiators. clevelandgladiators.com. October 31, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150915133717/http://www.clevelandgladiators.com/team/roster/kitt-obrien. September 15, 2015. dead.
  3. Web site: Cleveland Gladiators . afldigital.com . September 10, 2017 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20170911005322/http://www.afldigital.com/index.cfm?view=stats&year=2015&report=CLE . September 11, 2017 .
  4. Web site: Indianapolis Colts make roster moves. blogs.colts.com. August 7, 2015. October 31, 2015. September 5, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150905091114/http://blogs.colts.com/2015/08/07/indianapolis-colts-make-roster-moves-95/. dead.
  5. Web site: Indianapolis Colts make roster moves. blogs.colts.com. August 8, 2015. October 31, 2015. September 5, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150905095713/http://blogs.colts.com/2015/08/08/indianapolis-colts-make-roster-moves-96/. dead.
  6. Web site: Indianapolis Colts make roster moves. blogs.colts.com. August 10, 2015. October 31, 2015. September 5, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150905071448/http://blogs.colts.com/2015/08/10/indianapolis-colts-make-roster-moves-97/. dead.
  7. Web site: Indianapolis Colts make roster moves. blogs.colts.com. September 5, 2015. October 31, 2015. September 7, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150907133846/http://blogs.colts.com/2015/09/05/indianapolis-colts-make-roster-moves-102/. dead.
  8. Web site: Indianapolis Colts make practice squad move. blogs.colts.com. October 31, 2015. October 31, 2015. October 31, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151031203935/http://blogs.colts.com/2015/10/31/indianapolis-colts-make-practice-squad-move-6/. dead.
  9. Web site: Indianapolis Colts make practice squad moves. colts.com. November 10, 2015. November 10, 2015. November 13, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151113092234/http://blogs.colts.com/2015/11/10/indianapolis-colts-make-practice-squad-moves-5/. dead.
  10. Web site: Indianapolis Colts make roster moves. blogs.colts.com. December 29, 2015. December 29, 2015. December 30, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151230002420/http://blogs.colts.com/2015/12/29/indianapolis-colts-make-roster-moves-130/. dead.
  11. Web site: Colts Make Final Cuts, Assemble 53-Man Roster. https://web.archive.org/web/20170814143331/http://www.colts.com/news/article-1/Colts-Make-Final-Cuts-Assemble-53-Man-Roster/37b970e3-453c-4747-a62d-5e74c9161c02. dead. August 14, 2017. Bowen. Kevin. Colts.com. September 3, 2016.
  12. Web site: Indianapolis Colts Make Roster Moves. December 15, 2016. Blogs.Colts.com. December 15, 2016. December 20, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161220223322/http://blogs.colts.com/2016/12/15/indianapolis-colts-make-roster-moves-180/. dead.
  13. News: Browns sign OL Kitt O'Brien. ClevelandBrowns.com. July 30, 2017. July 30, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170730225006/http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/article-5/Browns-sign-OL-Kitt-OBrien/be56ed7f-aada-4d3e-a8d5-743e1f064e2f. July 30, 2017. dead.
  14. Web site: Browns reduce roster to 65. https://web.archive.org/web/20180313182329/http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/article-5/Browns-reduce-roster-to-65/32007e2d-6e64-41c2-867d-3b1be2879e16. dead. March 13, 2018. ClevelandBrowns.com. September 1, 2017.
  15. Web site: Inabinett . Mark . Birmingham Iron adds players from Alabama, UAB, South Alabama . al.com . 19 November 2018.
  16. Web site: Panthers sign two O-linemen from Alliance of American Football. Strickland, Bryan. Panthers.com. April 5, 2019.
  17. News: Henson, Max . Panthers announce first wave of 2019 roster cuts . Panthers.com . August 30, 2019 . August 30, 2019.

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