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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||||||||
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| Born: | (1976-06-15)June 15, 1976 (age 48) Union City, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Mississinawa Valley (Union City, Ohio) | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Penn State (1995–1997) | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1998: 1st round, 5th pick | ||||||||||||||
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Curtis D. Enis (born June 15, 1976) is an American former professionalfootballrunning back who played for three seasons in theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for thePenn State Nittany Lions, earning consensusAll-American honors in 1997. Enis was selected by theChicago Bears in the first round of the1998 NFL draft. He also played for theCleveland Browns.
Enis was born inUnion City, Ohio. He attendedMississinawa Valley High School in Union City, where he was named aParade magazine high schoolAll-American, and voted Ohio'sMr. Football Award by theAssociated Press. He was a three-time all-state selection atlinebacker, andMost Valuable Player of the 1994Big 33 Football Classic. He spent one year atThe Kiski School inSaltsburg, Pennsylvania.
Enis attended Pennsylvania State University, where he majored in recreational management and played for coachJoe Paterno'sPenn State Nittany Lions football team from 1995 to 1997. Following his junior season in 1997, he was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American.
His rushing stats atPenn State were:
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | |||||||||
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| 6 ft0+5⁄8 in (1.84 m) | 242 lb (110 kg) | 32+1⁄8 in (0.82 m) | 10 in (0.25 m) | |||||||||
| All values from NFL Combine[1] | ||||||||||||
Enis initially held out and missed 26 days of training camp and two preseason games[2] after being drafted by theChicago Bears in the first round with the fifth overall pick.[3]
Enis made just one start before tearing a ligament in his left knee in November 1998.[4] His career in Chicago was largely defined by struggling to stay on the field as a result of injuries, and by poor production when he did play. By 2000, Enis had been supplanted byJames Allen and was being utilized as a FB.[5] In three years, he played 36 games, accumulating 1,497 rushing yards and 4 touchdowns.
In 2001, at the age of 24, Enis signed a one-year deal with theCleveland Browns,[6] but a degenerative condition in his left knee forced him into retirement.[7]
After retiring, Enis was hired by ABInBev as an Operation Manager.
Enis was the head football coach atBradford High School inBradford,Ohio from 2010 to 2013. Enis was the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) Division VI Coach of the Year in 2010.[8] He resigned from that position in August 2014.
