{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1982)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Kelvin Morris | position = Linebacker | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|10|25}} | birth_place = Timmonsville, South Carolina, U.S. | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 4 | weight_lbs = 245 | high_school = Timmonsville (SC) | college = West Georgia | undraftedyear = 2006 | pastteams = * Spokane Shock ({{af2 Year|2007}}) * Utah Blaze ({{AFL Year|2008}}) * Calgary Stampeders ({{CFL Year|2009}})* * Arizona Rattlers ({{AFL Year|2010}}) * Chicago Rush ({{AFL Year|2011}}–{{AFL Year|2012}}) * Jacksonville Sharks ({{AFL Year|2013}})* * Chicago Rush ({{AFL Year|2013}}) * Jacksonville Sharks ({{AFL Year|2014}})* | highlights = * GSC Defensive Player of the Year (2005) * First-team All-Arena (2011) | aflstatlabel1 = Tackles | aflstatvalue1 = 188 | aflstatlabel2 = Sacks | aflstatvalue2 = 2.0 | aflstatlabel3 = Forced fumbles | aflstatvalue3 = 4 | aflstatlabel4 = Interceptions | aflstatvalue4 = 23 | afl = 10622 }} '''Kelvin Morris''' (born October 25, 1982) is an American former football linebacker and current free agent. He was signed by the Spokane Shock as a street free agent in 2007. He played college football at West Georgia, arena football for the Utah Blaze and Canadian football for the Calgary Stampeders.
==College career== Morris began his college career at Southwest Mississippi Community College, where he played football for two seasons. He signed a letter of intent to join the Clemson Tigers football team in 2002.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scout.com/college/clemson/story/30038-kelvin-morris-signs-with-clemson |title=Kelvin Morris Signs with Clemson |date=December 20, 2001 |publisher=Scout.com |work=www.scout.com |accessdate=August 19, 2015}}</ref> He appeared as a reserve for the Tigers, and after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament and being declared academically ineligible, he transferred out of Clemson.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2004/06/23/cle_419848.shtml#.VdS_wsKFO70 |title=Clemson's Morris won't return |date=June 23, 2004 |publisher=The Augusta Chronicle |work=www.chronicle.augusta.com |accessdate=August 19, 2015}}</ref> His final college football season was at the University of West Georgia, where he won the Gulf South Conference Defensive Player of the Year award in 2005.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uwgsports.com/news/2010/7/8/fb_0708100723.aspx |title=West Georgia places four on Fall All-Decade Teams |date=August 9, 2010 |publisher=University of West Georgia |work=www.uwgsports.com |accessdate=August 19, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911200839/http://www.uwgsports.com/news/2010/7/8/fb_0708100723.aspx |archive-date=September 11, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Professional career==
===Arena Football League=== Morris began his Arena Football League career with the Utah Blaze in 2008. That season, he recorded 51 tackles, 12 broken up passes, and two interceptions, returning one for a touchdown and recovering six fumbles.
In 2010, Morris signed with the Arizona Rattlers. He had 27 tackles and five interceptions.
Kelvin signed with the Chicago Rush for the 2011 and 2012 seasons. In 2013, he signed with the Orlando Predators. On March 13, 2013, Kelvin was traded back to the Chicago Rush.
Morris was assigned to the Jacksonville Sharks in 2004, but was placed on reassignment before the season began.
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==External links== *{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20091218022524/http://www.arenafootball.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=3500 Arena Football League bio]}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20100330111822/http://www.azrattlers.com/team/roster/?player_id=131 Arizona Rattlers bio] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20071219021525/http://clemsontigers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/morris_kelvin00.html Clemson Tigers bio] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20110716121117/http://www.spokaneshock.com/team/roster/index.html?player_id=16 Spokane Shock bio]
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