Post by The Tax Returns Are in Kenya on Nov 11, 2015 22:46:50 GMT -5
So the Jets sign this guy off the practice squad (he even kind of resembles Enunwa) FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — The New York Jets promoted wide receiver Kenbrell Thompkins to the active roster from the practice squad on Tuesday night.
The move came a day after wide receiver Quincy Enunwa was suspended four games for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy in an incident last year.
The move came a day after wide receiver Quincy Enunwa was suspended four games for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy in an incident last year.
And he makes an immediate impact in his first game:
Thompkins caught all four of his pass targets for 45 yards Sunday against the Jaguars.
Thompkins was third on the team with his four pass targets while finishing second in receiving yardage. He was shut down, as he only had three catches for seven yards, until he connected late in the contest with Ryan Fitzpatrick for a 38-yard gain to pad his stats. Since being promoted from the practice squad, this is the second straight game he's posted at least 41 receiving yards.
Thompkins was third on the team with his four pass targets while finishing second in receiving yardage. He was shut down, as he only had three catches for seven yards, until he connected late in the contest with Ryan Fitzpatrick for a 38-yard gain to pad his stats. Since being promoted from the practice squad, this is the second straight game he's posted at least 41 receiving yards.
When was the last time anything like that has happened on this team? His 38 yard gain was a big catch to convert a 3rd and long towards the end of the game IIRC (padding stats my eye)
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. – It has been a long road to the NFL, and now the New York Jets, for wide receiver Kenbrell Thompkins - elevated from the practice squad to the team’s 53-man roster last week. That this is his fourth NFL team in three seasons in the league says nothing about this young man’s fortitude and work ethic born out of a desperate background.
Thompkins story is not terribly different from many young men growing up in the inner cities. Drugs and gang life in Miami’s inner city is rampant and where Thompkins grew up was no different. Before his junior year was completed, he had already been expelled from Northwestern High School twice and was enrolled in an alternative school that was designed to help at-risk teenagers. He returned to Northwestern, a football powerhouse, for his senior season but was arrested his senior year on armed robbery chargers and then expelled a third time. There would be seven arrests before the time he turned 20-years old.
Yes, seven arrests, all before he could legally drink.
The story doesn’t end there, this rollercoaster ride ain’t quite over yet.
He was an immensely talented football player but because of character concerns, he was without a major college offer so Thompkins originally enrolled at a community college Palomar located in San Marcos, CA. From there, Thompkins “took my talents” to El Calmino, another junior college in California in time for the 2008 season. The entire circuit that got him out of Florida and out to the West Coast may have been his saving grace.
“It was one of the best experiences I had, it made me who I am today. And experiencing what I experienced,” Thompkins told Metro. “My first time on an airplane, actually flying. Going on a trip, going on the other side [of the country] made me understand, my purpose. God blessed me in so many ways when I was over there.
Thompkins story is not terribly different from many young men growing up in the inner cities. Drugs and gang life in Miami’s inner city is rampant and where Thompkins grew up was no different. Before his junior year was completed, he had already been expelled from Northwestern High School twice and was enrolled in an alternative school that was designed to help at-risk teenagers. He returned to Northwestern, a football powerhouse, for his senior season but was arrested his senior year on armed robbery chargers and then expelled a third time. There would be seven arrests before the time he turned 20-years old.
Yes, seven arrests, all before he could legally drink.
The story doesn’t end there, this rollercoaster ride ain’t quite over yet.
He was an immensely talented football player but because of character concerns, he was without a major college offer so Thompkins originally enrolled at a community college Palomar located in San Marcos, CA. From there, Thompkins “took my talents” to El Calmino, another junior college in California in time for the 2008 season. The entire circuit that got him out of Florida and out to the West Coast may have been his saving grace.
“It was one of the best experiences I had, it made me who I am today. And experiencing what I experienced,” Thompkins told Metro. “My first time on an airplane, actually flying. Going on a trip, going on the other side [of the country] made me understand, my purpose. God blessed me in so many ways when I was over there.
