Devon Kennard Linebacker--Arizona Cardinals--Marketing Overview

About Devon

• 30 years old
• Originally from Phoenix, AZ area (Tempe)
• Proud father of two, young kids (one son, one daughter)
• Son of Derek Kennard, who played in the NFL with the Arizona Cardinals, the New Orleans Saints and the Dallas Cowboys, helping the latter to win Super Bowl XXX
• Has one older brother, Derek Jr, who played college football at University of Nevada
• Highly decorated prep athlete at Desert Vista (Phoenix, AZ) High School where he earned Super Prep All-America, Prep Star All-America, USA TODAY second-team All-USA, ESPN 150, Super Prep Elite 50, Prep Star Dream Team and Sporting News Top 100 accolades
• Earned first-team All-American honors and led the Desert Vista Thunder to an appearance in the 2007 Arizona HS state 5-A championship game

College career at USC

• Earned second-team All-Pac-12 honors and voted USC's Most Inspirational Player after totaling 60 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss, 9.0 sacks, four passes defensed and a fumble recovery in 14 games as a senior in 2013
• Won the 2013 Trojan Way Leadership Award and was named a finalist for the 2013 Lott Impact Trophy
• Earned two degrees from USC – a bachelor's in Communication in 2012 and a master's in Communication Management in 2013

Pro Career

• Drafted in the fifth round (174th overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft by the Giants
• Eight-year NFL veteran had 321 tackles, 46 tackles for loss, 26.5 sacks, 60 QB hits, four forced fumbles and five fumble recoveries in 96 games (69 starts) with the Giants (2014-17), Lions (2018-19) and Cardinals (2020). Signed a three-year contract with Arizona on 3/19/20
• Became the first LB in Lions history to record at least 40 tackles and 5.0 sacks in multiple seasons
• Named NFC Defensive Player of the Week (Week 14, 2014) with six tackles, 2.0 sacks, two tackles for loss, three QB hits and a forced fumble that was returned for a TD against the Titans