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**Kevin Eakin**
	No. 12 Alabama Vipers
	Quarterback
Personal information
	Date of birth: July 22, 1981 (age 28)
	Place of birth: St. Paul, Minnesota
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Weight: 225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
	College: Fordham
	Undrafted in 2004
	Debuted in 2005 for the Frankfurt Galaxy
Career history
	As player:; New York Jets (2005); Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2005–2006); Buffalo Bills (2007); Tenn. Valley / Alabama Vipers (2009–present); *Offseason and/or practice squad member only
	Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
	2× First-team All-Patriot League (2002–2003);
Career CFL statistics as of 2006
Passing yards	1,127
TDs-INTs	6-11
QB rating	57.3
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at CFL.ca

Kevin Eakin (born July 22, 1981 in St. Paul, Minnesota) is an American football quarterback for the Alabama Vipers of Arena Football 1. He was signed by the New York Jets of the National Football League as a street free agent in 2005. He played college football at Fordham.

Eakin has also been a membe of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Buffalo Bills.

[edit] Early years

Eakin attended Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida and was a student and a letterman in football, basketball, and track. In football, he was a team captain and was named to the All-Broward County team. Kevin Eakin graduated from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2000.

[edit] Professional career

[edit] New York Jets

Eakin originally was signed by the New York Jets, who allocated him to the now-defunct Frankfurt Galaxy of NFL Europa, where he was the starting quarterback ahead of former heralded #3 overall draft pick Akili Smith. After being invited to Jets training camp in 2005, he appeared in 2 preseason games and was the last person cut before the season.

[edit] Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Eakin spent the next season in the Canadian Football League with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, and spent most of the season as backup to controversial starter Jason Maas.

[edit] Buffalo Bills

After the 2006 CFL season, Eakin went right across the border and signed with the NFL's Buffalo Bills, who once again allocated him to Frankfurt. With the demise of NFL Europa, Eakin returned to Buffalo, but because of depth issues (he stood fourth behind J. P. Losman, Craig Nall, and draft pick Trent Edwards), he saw no playing time and was released. However, after the release of third string QB Craig Nall, Eakin was signed onto the Buffalo Bills practice squad to serve as the team's emergency quarterback.

[edit] Team Alabama

Eakin signed with Team Alabama of the All American Football League for the 2008 season, but the league was postponed indefinitely.

[edit] Tennessee Valley / Alabama Vipers

He is now signed with the Tennessee Valley Vipers of the af2 for the 2009 season as starting quarterback. Eakin was the Vipers starter for the final 15 games of the season last year, including the four playoff wins.

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