Kirk Morrison

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Kirk Morrison

Oakland Raiders — No. 52
Middle linebacker
Date of birth: February 19, 1982 (1982-02-19) (age 26)
Place of birth: Oakland, California
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Weight: 240 lb (110 kg)
National Football League debut
2005 for the Oakland Raiders
Career history
College: San Diego State
NFL Draft: 2005 / Round: 3 / Pick: 78
Teams: Oakland Raiders (2005-present)
Career highlights and awards
AFC Defensive Player of the Month (Sept. 07)
Stats at NFL.com

Kirk Morrison (born February 19, 1982) is an American football player at the middle linebacker position. He grew up in the Oakland area and attended Bishop O'Dowd High School and was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He attended college at San Diego State University (SDSU), and anchored an Aztec defense with current Denver Broncos safety Marviel Underwood and Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Matt McCoy. At SDSU he was two time Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year. Morrison stepped-in for the Raiders right away, and became a full-time starter in his rookie year.

[edit] High School Years

Morrison attended Bishop O'Dowd High School in Oakland, California and won varsity letters in football and track & field. In football, he led his team to two HAAL championships and two Northern California section 3A championships, was a two-time All-HAAL honoree, and as a senior, was the HAAL Defensive Player of the Year. Incidentally, Underwood's San Leandro High School and Morrison's Bishop O'Dowd High School had an intense rivalry back when both players were preps.

[edit] 2006 Season

Morrison finished the 2006 season with a team leading 128 tackles, an improvement from his rookie year. He also had a sack, a defensive touchdown, and 2 interceptions.

[edit] 2007 Season

Kirk Morrison started the 2007 season with an interception in each of his first 3 games, joining Thomas Howard who had an interception through each of his first 4 games. Morrison led the Oakland Raiders in tackles with 120, and he also tacked on 10 passes defensed and a quarterback sack to his totals.

[edit] Trivia

• Morrison is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. [1]
• Morrison is a weekly guest on the The Adam Carolla Show during the 2007-2008 NFL Football Season.
• Morrison is featured in Madden NFL 06

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