Cortez Kennedy

Tackles:	668
Sacks:	58.0
Interceptions:	3

Cortez Kennedy
No. 96, 99
Position:	Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born:	August 23, 1968; Osceola, Arkansas, U.S.
Died:	May 23, 2017 (aged 48); Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	306 lb (139 kg)
Career information
High school:	Rivercrest; (Wilson, Arkansas)
College:	Miami (FL)
NFL draft:	1990 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3
Career history
	Seattle Seahawks (1990–2000);
Career highlights and awards
	NFL Defensive Player of the Year (1992); 3× First-team All-Pro (1992–1994); 2× Second-team All-Pro (1991, 1996); 8× Pro Bowl (1991–1996, 1998, 1999); NFL 1990s All-Decade Team; PFWA All-Rookie Team (1990); Seattle Seahawks Ring of Honor; Seattle Seahawks No. 96 retired; 2× National champion (1987, 1989); Second-team All-American (1989);
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:
Tackles:	668
Sacks:	58.0
Interceptions:	3
	Player stats at NFL.com · PFR
	Pro Football Hall of Fame

Cortez Kennedy (August 23, 1968 – May 23, 2017) was an American professional football player who was a defensive tackle for his entire 11-season career with the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2012. He redefined and expanded the possibilities of how a large-bodied interior lineman could be used. In 1992, he won the Defensive Player of the Year award despite his team finishing 2–14.

Kennedy played collegiate football for the Miami Hurricanes at the University of Miami.

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