Solomon Kindley
| Personal information | |||||||
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| Born: | July 3, 1997 Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 335 lb (152 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| High school: | William M. Raines (Jacksonville, Florida) | ||||||
| College: | Georgia (2016–2019) | ||||||
| Position: | Guard | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 2020 / round: 4 / pick: 111 | ||||||
| Career history | |||||||
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||||
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Solomon Terry Kindley (born July 3, 1997)[1] is an American professional football guard. He played college football at Georgia.[2]
College career
[edit]During his redshirt freshman season in 2017, Kindley started 10 games at right guard. After Georgia's regular season loss to Auburn he was replaced by Ben Cleveland, but Kindley won the starting job at left guard in 2018. Kindley was named a team captain in 2019. He started 10 games, missing a game against Tennessee with an ankle sprain.[3] On January 7, 2020, Kindley announced that he would forgo his senior year and declared for the 2020 NFL draft.[4]
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 3+1⁄4 in (1.91 m) |
337 lb (153 kg) |
32+1⁄4 in (0.82 m) |
10 in (0.25 m) | |||||||||
| All values from NFL Combine[5] | ||||||||||||
Miami Dolphins
[edit]Kindley was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the fourth round (111th overall) of the 2020 NFL Draft.[3][6] He was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on August 6, 2020,[7] and activated two days later.[8]
On August 30, 2022, Kindley was waived by the Dolphins.[9]
New York Giants
[edit]On October 5, 2022, Kindley was signed to the practice squad of the New York Giants.[10] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 11, 2023.[11] He was released on May 5, 2023.
References
[edit]- ^ "Solomon Kindley - Georgia Bulldogs - NFL Draft". www.rotoworld.com. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
- ^ "Solomon Kindley 66OL". Georgia Dogs. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
- ^ a b Adams, Kipp (April 25, 2020). "Dolphins take UGA lineman Solomon Kindley in 2020 NFL Draft". 247 Sports. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
- ^ O'Brien, Mia (January 7, 2020). "Raines grad Solomon Kindley declares for NFL". Firstcoastnews.com. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
- ^ "Solomon Kindley Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
- ^ "Dolphins Draft Georgia Guard Solomon Kindley". MiamiDolphins.com. April 25, 2020.
- ^ "Dolphins Make Roster Moves". MiamiDolphins.com. August 6, 2020. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
- ^ "Dolphins Sign Ricardo Louis, Activate Others". MiamiDolphins.com. August 8, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
- ^ "Dolphins make roster moves". MiamiDolphins.com. August 30, 2022.
- ^ Salomone, Dan (October 5, 2022). "Giants sign OL Solomon Kindley to practice squad; RB Antonio Williams released". Giants.com.
- ^ Citak, Matt (January 11, 2023). "Giants sign WR James Washington to practice squad". Giants.com.