Kylie Fitts

Not to be confused with Kyle Pitts.

Kylie Fitts
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Fitts with the Chicago Bears in 2018
No. 49
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1994-10-11) October 11, 1994 (age 30)
San Bernardino, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
High school:Redlands East Valley
(Redlands, California)
College:Utah
NFL draft:2018 / round: 6 / pick: 181
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:15
Forced fumbles:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Kylie Roy Fitts[1] (born October 11, 1994) is a former American football linebacker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 4 seasons. He played college football at Utah. He was selected by the Chicago Bears in the sixth round of the 2018 NFL draft and spent his last three seasons with the Arizona Cardinals.

Early years

Fitts attended Redlands East Valley High School in Redlands, California, where he was a 4 star recruit.[1] Fitts originally signed with UCLA, but transferred to Utah after one year with the program.[1][2] After redshirting for a year, Fitts played in all 13 games during his sophomore year. Fitts injured his foot during the second game of his junior year against BYU, and was declared out for the year.[3] Fitts continued to deal with injuries during his senior year, but recorded 3 sacks and 23 tackles during his senior year.[4] He was also invited to the 2018 Senior Bowl.[5]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 4+3⁄4 in
(1.95 m) 		263 lb
(119 kg) 		33 in
(0.84 m) 		9+1⁄2 in
(0.24 m)		 4.69 s 1.61 s 2.72 s 4.19 s 6.88 s 32.5 in
(0.83 m)		 9 ft 9 in
(2.97 m)		 31 reps
All values from NFL Combine[6][7]

Chicago Bears

Fitts was selected by the Chicago Bears in the sixth round (181st overall) in the 2018 NFL draft.[8] He was released on August 31, 2019.[9]

Arizona Cardinals

On September 3, 2019, Fitts was signed to the practice squad of the Arizona Cardinals.[10] He was promoted to the active roster on December 4, 2019.[11] On December 28, 2020, Fitts was placed on injured reserve.[12]

The Cardinals placed an exclusive-rights free agent tender on Fitts on March 15, 2021.[13] He signed the one-year contract on April 15.[14] He was waived on August 31, 2021 and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[15][16] He was promoted to the active roster on September 11, 2021. He was placed on injured reserve on October 22, 2021. He became an unrestricted free agent in 2022.

On April 15, 2022, Fitts announced his retirement from professional football citing multiple concussions as the main reason.[17]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kylie Fitts". Utah Utes football. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  2. ^ "Report: UCLA DE Kylie Fitts to leave school". Sports Illustrated. August 4, 2014.
  3. ^ Jennings, Chantel (September 14, 2016). "Utah's Kylie Fitts (foot) out for season, while Joe Williams retires". espn.
  4. ^ "Player Blurb: Kylie Fitts, DE, Utah". CBS Sports. April 2, 2018.
  5. ^ "Prospects that have accepted invites to 2018 Senior Bowl". NFL.com. November 20, 2017.
  6. ^ "Kylie Fitts Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  7. ^ "2018 Draft Scout Kylie Fitts, Utah NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  8. ^ Mayer, Larry (April 28, 2018). "Bears pick Kylie Fitts in sixth round". ChicagoBears.com. Archived from the original on April 29, 2018.
  9. ^ Mayer, Larry (August 31, 2019). "Chicago Bears announce 53-man roster". Chicago Bears. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  10. ^ Urban, Darren (September 4, 2019). "Cardinals Use Practice Squad To Add Third QB Kyle Sloter". AZCardinals.com.
  11. ^ Urban, Darren (December 4, 2019). "Cardinals Promote LBs Tanner Vallejo, Kylie Fitts, Sign DL Caraun Reid". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  12. ^ Urban, Darren (December 28, 2020). "Cardinals Place Kylie Fitts On IR; Activate Lamont Gaillard". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  13. ^ Urban, Darren (March 15, 2021). "Cardinals Extend Tender Offers To Dennis Gardeck, Ezekiel Turner". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  14. ^ Urban, Darren (April 15, 2021). "Dennis Gardeck Signs Tender Offer To Return In 2021". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  15. ^ Urban, Darren (August 31, 2021). "Initial Roster Set As Cardinals Cut Down For Season". AZCardinals.com.
  16. ^ Urban, Darren (September 1, 2021). "Chris Banjo Among 9 Cardinals Add To Practice Squad". AZCardinals.com. Archived from the original on September 3, 2021. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  17. ^ McManaman, Bob. "'No longer safe': NFL linebacker Kylie Fitts retires at 27 due to multiple concussions". USA TODAY. Retrieved April 15, 2022.