Kyle Eckel (born December 30, 1981 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American football fullback who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at Navy.
Eckel has also been a member of the Miami Dolphins and Philadelphia Eagles.
Eckel attended Episcopal Academy in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and was a student and a letterman in football and baseball. In foot...
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Kyle Eckel (born December 30, 1981 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American football fullback who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at Navy.
Eckel has also been a member of the Miami Dolphins and Philadelphia Eagles.
Eckel attended Episcopal Academy in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and was a student and a letterman in football and baseball. In football, he was a two-time first team All-Area and All-League selection and as a senior, also garnered first team All-City honors.
Eckel attended the Naval Academy and, going into his senior year, was ranked as a preseason All-American and the top NFL fullback prospect in the country by draftboardinsider.com. He rushed for 1,147 yards and 11 touchdowns as a senior, notably rushing 26 times for a career-high 179 yards and one touchdown against Army en route to being named the Philadelphia Sportswriters Most Valuable Player of the Army-Navy game...
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