Solomon Kindley | |
Position: | Guard |
Birth Date: | 3 July 1997 |
Birth Place: | Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 4 |
Weight Lb: | 335 |
High School: | William M. Raines (Jacksonville, Florida) |
College: | Georgia (2016–2019) |
Draftyear: | 2020 |
Draftround: | 4 |
Draftpick: | 111 |
Pastteams: | |
Statleague: | NFL |
Statlabel1: | Games played |
Statvalue1: | 29 |
Statlabel2: | Games started |
Statvalue2: | 15 |
Pfr: | KindSo00 |
Solomon Terry Kindley (born July 3, 1997)[1] is an American football guard who is a free agent. He played college football at Georgia.[2]
During his redshirt freshman season in 2017, Kindley started 10 games at right guard. After Georgia's regular season loss to Auburn he was replaced by Ben Cleveland, but Kindley won the starting job at left guard in 2018. Kindley was named a team captain in 2019. He started 10 games, missing a game against Tennessee with an ankle sprain.[3] On January 7, 2020, Kindley announced that he would forgo his senior year and declared for the 2020 NFL draft.[4]
Kindley was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the fourth round (111th overall) of the 2020 NFL Draft.[5] He was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on August 6, 2020,[6] and activated two days later.[7]
On August 30, 2022, Kindley was waived by the Dolphins.[8]
On October 5, 2022, Kindley was signed to the practice squad of the New York Giants.[9] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 11, 2023.[10] He was released on May 5, 2023.