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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | (1978-11-17)November 17, 1978 (age 46) Larchwood, Iowa, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 278 lb (126 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | West Lyon (Inwood, Iowa) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Nebraska (1997–2000) | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2001: 2nd round, 34th pick | ||||||||||||
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Kyle Dale Vanden Bosch (born November 17, 1978) is an American former professionalfootball player who was adefensive end for 12 seasons in theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theNebraska Cornhuskers and was selected by theArizona Cardinals in the second round of the2001 NFL draft. He also played for theTennessee Titans andDetroit Lions before retiring following the2012 NFL season. He is currently a post-game commentator for theArizona Cardinals on 98.7 Arizona Sports Radio.
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Vanden Bosch went to high school atWest Lyon High School of ruralLarchwood, Iowa.[1] He earned All-America honors at West Lyon Community Register High School Male Athlete of the Year and the USA Today/Gatorade Player of the Year for Iowa and Midwest Region.He started three years at fullback and four at linebacker at West Lyon. As senior, rushed 136 times for 812 yards and 18touchdowns while recording 83 tackles, 14 sacks, and one interception. Vanden Bosch set school's scoring record with 264 career points. In addition, he earned 4.0 grade-point average and was two-time National Honor Society member.
Vanden Bosch attended theUniversity of Nebraska, where he played for theNebraska Cornhuskers football team. He started his final 23 games at Nebraska, closing his career with 142 total tackles, 13 sacks, 34 tackles for loss, and 46 quarterback pressures. As a senior, he was First-team All-Big 12 Conference. He also was Academic All-Big 12 for the third consecutive year. He set Nebraska's single-season record with three blocked kicks — two field-goal attempts and one point-after-touchdown try — as a sophomore in 1998. He was named Nebraska lifter-of-the-year three consecutive times from 1998 to 2000 after adding 40 pounds to his frame upon arriving on campus. He graduated with a 3.82 grade-point average and a bachelor's degree in finance in December 2000. Vanden Bosch was also a member of theSociety of Innocents and awarded theNFF National Scholar-Athlete Award, for academic excellence.[2]
| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | Wonderlic | ||
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| 6 ft4+1⁄8 in (1.93 m) | 270 lb (122 kg) | 4.76 s | 1.71 s | 2.81 s | 4.08 s | 6.82 s | 36+1⁄2 in (0.93 m) | 9 ft 11 in (3.02 m) | 26 reps | 27 | ||
| All values fromNFL Combine | ||||||||||||
Vanden Bosch was drafted by theArizona Cardinals in the second round of the2001 NFL draft.[3] In his injury-abbreviated rookie season he finished with 12 tackles (6 solo), one quarterback sack, one hurry, one pass defended, and one fumble return for touchdown.[4] In 2002, he returned from reconstructive knee surgery to lead Arizona with four quarterback sacks, nine hurries, and eight tackles for loss in 16 starts.[5] He also totaled 66 tackles and one fumble recovery. Kyle was on injured reserve for the entire 2003 season after suffering a torn ACL in left knee. In 2004, he saw action in every game for Cardinals, including one start and totaled 15 tackles.[6]
In his first season with theTennessee Titans in 2005, Vanden Bosch started all 16 games and made his firstPro Bowl after finishing second in the AFC and fourth in the NFL with 12.5 sacks. He recorded 100 total tackles as well. Vanden Bosch replacedMiami Dolphins playerJason Taylor in the2006 Pro Bowl. On February 17, 2006 (only a week after his two-sack performance in the Pro Bowl), it was announced that Vanden Bosch had agreed to terms with theTennessee Titans. The contract tied him to the Titans for four years. The deal gave him $14.5 million in guaranteed money ($5 million signing bonus, with guaranteed base salaries for three of the four years on the contract).
In 2006, Vanden Bosch started all 16 games at left defensive end. His season totals included 6.5 sacks, 118 tackles, 30 quarterbackpressures, four tackles for loss and one forced fumble.[7] The next season, 2007, he started all 16 games at defensive end for the third consecutive season and was named as a starter for thePro Bowl. He led the team and finished sixth in the AFC with 12 sacks. He finished second on the team with 115 tackles and 24 quarterback pressures. Tied for the team lead with four forced fumbles. He was Named AFC Defensive Player of the Week after registering 12 tackles, three sacks and a forced fumble againstNew York Jets (December 23, 2007). In 2008, Vanden Bosch was voted a team captain for the 2008 season by his teammates. He played and started in 10 games and made 24 tackles and 4.5 sacks and finished fourth on the team with 18 quarterback pressures.
On March 5, 2010, Vanden Bosch was signed to a four-year, $26 million deal with theDetroit Lions.[8] The move reunited him withJim Schwartz, his old defensive coordinator from Tennessee who at the time was head coach of theDetroit Lions.
On February 5, 2013, Vanden Bosch was released from the Detroit Lions.[9]
