Canute Curtis

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Canute J. Curtis (born August 4, 1974) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for six seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL) during the 1990s and early 2000s. He played college football for the West Virginia Mountaineers, earning consensus All-American honors in 1996. He was selected in the 1997 NFL draft, and played professionally for the Cincinnati Bengals. After his playing career, Curtis was a defensive line coach at Towson University.

Early life

Curtis was born in Amityville, New York.[1] He attended Farmingdale High School in Farmingdale, New York,[2] where he played for the Farmingdale high school football team.

College career

Curtis attended West Virginia University, where he played for the West Virginia Mountaineers football team from 1993 to 1996. As a senior in 1996, Curtis led the nation's top-ranked defense by setting the Mountaineers' single-season record for quarterback sacks with 16.5, and also made 11 tackles for a loss. He totaled 67 tackles, forced two fumbles, and had an interception. Curtis was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American, and was named the Big East Conference Defensive Player of the Year. He was also among the finalists for the Dick Butkus Award for best college linebacker and for the Bronko Nagurski Award for best college defensive player.

Curtis finished his career as WVU's all-time sack leader with 33.5 sacks.

He also became a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.

Professional career

The Cincinnati Bengals selected Curtis in the sixth round (176th pick overall) of the 1997 NFL draft.[3] He played for the Bengals from Template:NFL Year to Template:NFL Year.[1] During his six-season pro career, he played in 70 regular season games, started 15 of them, and compiled 87 tackles.[4]

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold Career high
Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Comb Solo Ast Sck Int Yds TD Lng FF FR Yds TD
1997 CIN 3 0 2 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1998 CIN 5 0 2 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 CIN 15 0 18 15 3 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 CIN 15 0 16 14 2 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0
2001 CIN 16 4 29 15 14 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0
2002 CIN 16 11 51 42 9 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
70 15 118 89 29 3.0 0 0 0 0 3 2 3 0

References

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  1. ↑ a b National Football League, Historical Players, Canute Curtis. Retrieved February 2, 2012.
  2. ↑ databaseFootball.com, Players, Canute CurtisTemplate:Category handler[<span title="Script error: No such module "string".">usurped]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".. Retrieved February 2, 2012.
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  4. ↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com, Players, Canute Curtis. Retrieved February 2, 2012.

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