Kendrick Ings (born June 17, 1990) is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. He has also been a member of the Dodge City Law (CPIFL), Detroit Lions (NFL), BC Lions (CFL), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL), Baltimore Brigade (AFL), Atlantic City Blackjacks (AFL), Carolina Cobras (NAL), and Fayetteville Mustangs (NAL).
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| Born: | June 17, 1990 Miami, Florida | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Lithonia (GA) Miller Grove | ||||||||||||
| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2011 | ||||||||||||
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Early life
editIngs attended Miller Grove High School in Lithonia, Georgia, where he was a member of the football, basketball and track & field teams.[1] As a senior, Ings tore his ACL, and didn't qualify for college academically.[2] Ings then planned to attend a junior college, where a paperwork error left him without a scholarship.[2] He then spent a year as a student at Fort Valley State University.[2] He then enrolled at yet another junior college, where he was told that he could not play football due to a heart murmur.[2] Ings later decided to drop out of school.[2]
Professional career
editEarly attempts
editIngs attended an open tryout for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL) in 2011, where he was told that he was too raw of a talent.[2] Ings went on to join the semi-pro Atlanta Chiefs to help sharpen his skills.[2]
Dodge City Law
editIngs' play with the Chiefs landed him a spot on the Dodge City Law of the Champions Professional Indoor Football League (CPIFL).[3]
Tampa Bay Storm
editIngs attended an open tryout in November, 2014, and was assigned to the Tampa Bay Storm on November 20, 2014.[4] Ings made the Storm roster after training camp.[5] Ings was the Storm's third leading receiver on the season, while also serving as the team's primary kick returner. On October 8, 2015, the Storm exercised their rookie option on Ings, retaining him for the 2016 season. On June 21, 2016, Ings was activated from the Other League Exempt list.[6] In 2017, Ings was named the AFL's Playermaker of the Year after leading the league in kick return yards with 1,063, kick return touchdowns with 4 and all-purpose yards with 2,219. He also finished second in receptions with 98 and third in receiving yards with 1,141.[7] He also earned First-team All-Arena honors as both a wide receiver and a special teams player.[8] The Storm folded in December 2017.[9]
Detroit Lions
editOn September 9, 2015, Ings was signed to the Detroit Lions practice squad.[10] On September 22, 2015, Ings was released by the Lions.[11]
BC Lions
editOn March 8, 2016 Ings agreed to a contract with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League.[12] On June 18, 2016, Ings was released by the Lions.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
editOn December 21, 2016, Ings was signed to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers practice squad.[13]
Baltimore Brigade
editOn March 20, 2018, Ings was assigned to the Baltimore Brigade.[14]
Atlantic City Blackjacks
editOn April 2, 2019, Ings was assigned to the Atlantic City Blackjacks.
Carolina Cobras
editOn May 11, 2021, Ings signed with the Carolina Cobras of the National Arena League (NAL).[15] On November 8, 2021, Ings re-signed with the Carolina Cobras of the National Arena League (NAL).[16]
Fayetteville Mustangs
editOn November 16, 2022, Ings signed with the Fayetteville Mustangs of the National Arena League (NAL).[17]
Carolina Cobras (second stint)
editOn December 30, 2023, Ings signed with the Carolina Cobras of the National Arena League (NAL) for his second stint with the team.[18]
References
edit- ^ B. J. Corbitt (October 11, 2008). "Miller Grove shuts down Bulldogs". www.forsythnews.com. Forsyth News. Archived from the original on April 16, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g Dave Birkett (September 10, 2015). "New Lions WR Kendrick Ings took amazing path to NFL". www.freep.com. Detroit Free Press. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ^ John Curtis (March 9, 2014). "Law falters late in loss to Defenders". dodgeglobe.com. Dodge City Daily Globe. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
- ^ "Storm Training Camp - Day Six". www.arenafan.com. ArenaFan. March 12, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
- ^ Brandon Wright (March 26, 2015). "Storm meets Cleveland on Friday in season opener". www.tampabay.com. Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
- ^ "Storm Activates Ings and Dixon". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. June 21, 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
- ^ "Tampa Bay's Ings Named Playmaker of the Year". arenafootball.com. August 17, 2017. Archived from the original on August 17, 2017. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "AFL Announces All-Arena First and Second-teams". arenafootball.com. August 21, 2017. Archived from the original on September 16, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Tampa Bay Storm suspending operations". Tampa Bay Times. December 21, 2017.
- ^ "Ings Heads to the National Football League". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. September 9, 2015. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
- ^ Dave Birkett (September 22, 2015). "Lions sign Clay, cut Ings from practice squad". www.freep.com. Detroit Free Press. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ^ "Lions add international receiver duo". BC Lions. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
- ^ Smith, Scott (December 21, 2016). "Bernard Reedy Promoted to Active Roster". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017.
- ^ "Team Transactions". arenafan.com. Archived from the original on March 21, 2018. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
- ^ "2021 NAL Transactions". nationalarenaleague.com.
- ^ "2022 NAL Transactions". nationalarenaleague.com.
- ^ "2023 NAL Transactions". nationalarenaleague.com.
- ^ "🚨🚨ATTENTION COBRA NATION! KENDRICK INGS IS IN THE BUILDING". facebook.com. December 30, 2023. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
External links
edit- Arena Football bio Archived 2015-03-17 at the Wayback Machine