Following his college career, Watkins signed with the New England Patriots of the National Football League in May 2003. He was later released during the following August after spending training camp with the team.[1]
Montreal Alouettesedit
Watkins signed with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League in June 2004. He played in four of the first five games but missed the rest of the season due to a shoulder injury.[2] In 2005, he recorded his first touchdown, his first 1,000-yard receiving season and his first CFL All-star selection. He was part of the 2005 Alouettes' foursome of 1,000-yard receivers, tying the record (set by the 2004 Alouettes receivers of Ben Cahoon with 1183 yards, Jeremaine Copeland with 1154 yards, Thyron Anderson with 1147 yards, and Kwame Cavil with 1090 yards) for most 1,000-yard receivers on one team in a season.[2] Kerry Watkins' 1364 yards receiving on the 2005 Alouettes team combined with the performance of Watkins' fellow Alouette receivers Terry Vaughn (1113 yards), Ben Cahoon (1067 yards), and Dave Stala (1037 yards) making the 2005 Alouettes only the second team in CFL history to have four receivers on one team reaching the 1,000-yard receiving mark in one season.
Watkins' 2005 season was statistically his best, setting career highs in receptions (97), yardage (1,364) and longest reception (75 yards) while also scoring the second-most touchdowns in a season with nine. In 2008, Watkins scored ten touchdowns.
Watkins would go on to record five straight 1,000-yard seasons between 2005 and 2009 while falling just short in 2010 with 970 after he missed five games due to injury. He won Grey Cup championships with the Alouettes in 2009 and 2010, making a critical 17-yard catch in the 2009 game to put the Alouettes in field goal range to kick the winning points. His 2011 season was curtailed due to injury where he only managed to catch 31 passes for 395 yards and three touchdowns. Nonetheless, he finished the season in second place on the Alouettes all-time receptions list at 515 catches, behind all-time franchise and CFL leader Ben Cahoon. Following the 2011 season, Watkins announced his retirement on January 31, 2012.[3]
kerry, watkins, born, 1979, former, professional, canadian, football, wide, receiver, spent, entire, eight, year, career, with, montreal, alouettes, canadian, football, league, named, east, star, 2005, 2006, 2008, star, 2005, watkins, grey, championships, 2009. Kerry Watkins born May 16 1979 is a former professional Canadian football wide receiver who spent his entire eight year career with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League He was named a CFL East All Star in 2005 2006 and 2008 and a CFL All Star in 2005 Watkins won Grey Cup championships in 2009 and 2010 with the Alouettes He played college football for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Kerry WatkinsBorn 1979 05 16 May 16 1979 age 45 LaPlace LouisianaCareer informationCFL statusAmericanPosition s WRHeight5 ft 11 in 180 cm Weight186 lb 84 kg CollegeGeorgia TechCareer historyAs player2003 New England Patriots2004 2011Montreal Alouettes Offseason and or practice roster member onlyCareer highlights and awards2x Grey Cup champion 2009 2010 CFL All Star2005 2009CFL East All Star2005 2006 2008 2009 Contents 1 Professional career 1 1 New England Patriots 1 2 Montreal Alouettes 2 Statistics 3 References 4 External linksProfessional career editNew England Patriots edit Following his college career Watkins signed with the New England Patriots of the National Football League in May 2003 He was later released during the following August after spending training camp with the team 1 Montreal Alouettes edit Watkins signed with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League in June 2004 He played in four of the first five games but missed the rest of the season due to a shoulder injury 2 In 2005 he recorded his first touchdown his first 1 000 yard receiving season and his first CFL All star selection He was part of the 2005 Alouettes foursome of 1 000 yard receivers tying the record set by the 2004 Alouettes receivers of Ben Cahoon with 1183 yards Jeremaine Copeland with 1154 yards Thyron Anderson with 1147 yards and Kwame Cavil with 1090 yards for most 1 000 yard receivers on one team in a season 2 Kerry Watkins 1364 yards receiving on the 2005 Alouettes team combined with the performance of Watkins fellow Alouette receivers Terry Vaughn 1113 yards Ben Cahoon 1067 yards and Dave Stala 1037 yards making the 2005 Alouettes only the second team in CFL history to have four receivers on one team reaching the 1 000 yard receiving mark in one season Watkins 2005 season was statistically his best setting career highs in receptions 97 yardage 1 364 and longest reception 75 yards while also scoring the second most touchdowns in a season with nine In 2008 Watkins scored ten touchdowns Watkins would go on to record five straight 1 000 yard seasons between 2005 and 2009 while falling just short in 2010 with 970 after he missed five games due to injury He won Grey Cup championships with the Alouettes in 2009 and 2010 making a critical 17 yard catch in the 2009 game to put the Alouettes in field goal range to kick the winning points His 2011 season was curtailed due to injury where he only managed to catch 31 passes for 395 yards and three touchdowns Nonetheless he finished the season in second place on the Alouettes all time receptions list at 515 catches behind all time franchise and CFL leader Ben Cahoon Following the 2011 season Watkins announced his retirement on January 31 2012 3 Statistics editReceiving Regular season Playoffs Year Team Games No Yards Avg Long TD Games No Yards Avg Long TD 2004 MTL 4 4 36 9 0 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2005 MTL 17 97 1 364 14 1 75 9 3 15 143 9 5 28 0 2006 MTL 17 86 1 153 13 4 68 5 2 6 118 19 7 47 0 2007 MTL 15 76 1 092 14 4 70 5 1 5 158 31 6 65 1 2008 MTL 16 107 1 178 14 0 36 10 2 7 85 12 1 21 0 2009 MTL 18 89 1 243 15 3 71 8 2 5 132 26 4 90 1 2010 MTL 13 56 970 17 3 54 8 2 6 99 16 5 24 0 2011 MTL 12 31 395 12 7 22 3 Placed on injured reserve CFL totals 112 515 7 431 14 4 75 48 12 44 735 16 7 90 2References edit Montreal Alouettes en montrealalouettes com Archived from the original on 9 November 2011 Retrieved 12 January 2022 a b KerryWatkins com Career Bio amp Stats Archived from the original on 2015 02 18 Retrieved 2011 11 15 Veteran Alouettes receiver Kerry Watkins retiresExternal links editKerry Watkins on Twitter nbsp KerryWatkins com Official Website Montreal Alouettes bio Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kerry Watkins amp oldid 1208172023, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
