Pettway in 2008.
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No. 56, 91, 93 | |||||||
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Position: | Defensive end | ||||||
Personal information | |||||||
Date of birth: | November 13, 1982 | ||||||
Place of birth: | Houston, Texas | ||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 248 lb (112 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
College: | Grambling State | ||||||
NFL Draft: | 2005 / Round: 7 / Pick: 227 | ||||||
Career history | |||||||
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CFL status: | International | ||||||
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Tackles: | 18 |
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Sacks: | 3.0 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Kenneth Aaron Pettway (born November 13, 1982) is a former American gridiron football player. He played in the National Football League and the Canadian Football League from 2005 to 2012.
Pettway played college football for the Grambling State University Tigers. He was drafted into the NFL by the Houston Texans in the seventh round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played for the Jacksonville Jaguars from 2006–2007 and Green Bay Packers in 2008 and then shifted to the CFL, where he played for the Edmonton Eskimos in 2010 and the Calgary Stampeders in 2012.
Pettway was born in Houston, Texas. He attended Gilmer High School in Gilmer, Texas and was a letterwinner in football, basketball, and track. After attending Southern Arkansas University (whose Muleriders team was in NCAA Division II), he transferred to Grambling State University in 2002 and sat out the season pursuant to NCAA transfer rules. He played for the Grambling State Tigers football team in 2003 and 2004.
Pettway was drafted by the Houston Texans in the seventh round (227th overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft. He spent most of his rookie season on the team's practice squad before being promoted to the active roster on December 9. He was inactive for the team's final three regular season contests. An exclusive-rights free agent in the 2006 offseason, Pettway re-signed with the Texans on March 27. He was released by the team during final cuts on September 1.