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| Position: | Linebacker |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | December 18, 1994 Verona, New Jersey |
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight: | 230 lb (104 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Bergen Catholic (NJ) |
| College: | Northwestern |
| Undrafted: | 2018 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Kyle Christian Queiro (born December 18, 1994) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at Northwestern University and professionally for the Dallas Cowboys and the Seattle Dragons.
Early years[edit]
Queiro attended Bergen Catholic High School, where he practiced football, track and basketball. In football, he was a two-way player at defensive back and wide receiver. He was a teammate of future NFL player Garrett Dickerson. He helped the team play in the state championship game in 3 straight years. He received All-state and All-metro honors as a senior.
He competed in the triple jump and high jump, receiving All-county honors as a senior.
College career[edit]
Queiro accepted a football scholarship from Northwestern University. As a redshirt freshman, he started in the season finale against the University of Illinois, collecting 5 tackles.
As a sophomore, he appeared in 5 games as a reserve player. He was forced to miss 8 contests after fracturing his arm against Ball State University. He had a key fourth quarter interception against Stanford University, helping the team preserve a 16–6 upset win.
As a junior, he started 10 games at strong safety, registering 53 tackles (32 solo), 3.5 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions and 6 pass breakups (tied for sixth on the team). He had a highlight one-handed interception against Indiana University. He made 8 tackles against Ohio State University. He had 9 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss against the University of Minnesota. He helped secure a 31–24 win against the University of Pittsburgh in the 2016 Pinstripe Bowl, after intercepting a pass with less than 2 minutes left in the game.
As a senior, he started 13 games at strong safety, posting 60 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 5 interceptions (led the team) and 9 pass breakups (led the team). He had 9 tackles against Duke University. He made 6 tackles, 2 interceptions and 3 pass breakups against the University of Nebraska. He had a critical interception against the University of Kentucky, in the fourth quarter of the 2017 Music City Bowl, to help the team win 24–23.[1]
He finished his college career with 132 tackles, 9 tackles for loss, and 8 interceptions (tied for tenth in school history).
Professional career[edit]
Dallas Cowboys[edit]
Queiro was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent after the 2018 NFL Draft on April 29.[2] He dropped in the draft because his 40-yard dash time was considered slow compared to other defensive backs, so he was also tried at outside linebacker during training camp. He was waived on September 1 and signed to the practice squad the next day.[3] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Cowboys on January 14, 2019.[4] He was released on August 31, 2019.[5]
Seattle Dragons (XFL)[edit]
In October 2019, Queiro was selected by the Seattle Dragons during the open phase (phase 5) of the 2020 XFL Draft.[6] On March 9, 2020, he was placed on injured reserve.[7] In March, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the league announced that it would be cancelling the rest of the season.[8] Playing in all 5 games, he registered 11 tackles and one interception.[9] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ Greenstein, Teddy (December 29, 2017). "Northwestern Earns 10th Win in Wild Music City Bowl Against Kentucky". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
- ^ "Cowboys Agree to Terms With 18 Undrafted Rookie Free Agents; Full List". Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- ^ "Bailey Not Only Surprise Cut As Cowboys Trim To 53". DallasCowboys.com. September 1, 2019. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- ^ "Cowboys sign several players to futures deals for 2019 season". 247Sports.com. January 15, 2020.
- ^ Helman, David (August 31, 2020). "Several Young Draft Picks Among Cowboys' Cuts". DallasCowboys.com.
- ^ Talbot, Damond (October 16, 2019). "XFL Draft Phase 5: The Final Rounds of the Draft, Find out who was selected". NFL Draft Diamonds. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- ^ "XFL Injured Reserve". XFL.com. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
- ^ "XFL Injured Reserve". XFL.com. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
- ^ "XFL Kyle Queiro stats". XFL.com. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
- ^ Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.