Kyle Fuller is a professional American football cornerback for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). Prior to his selection as the Bears’ 14th overall in the 2014 NFL, he was known for playing with the Virginia Tech Hokies where he was identified and ranked as one of the top cornerbacks.
While playing for the Bears, Fuller didn’t fail to make his team and his fans proud by doing his best on the court. No wonder he is considered the best player on the team with the biggest contract of $56,000,000.
Kyle Fuller: Biography
Kyle was born on February 16, 1992, in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He attended Mount Saint Joseph High School where he was very active in sports activities. Two sports, Kyle has been active in track and field and American football. With the school football team, he had a record four interceptions as a junior and one interception as a senior. He also played in the annual high school football post-season all-star game, the Maryland Crab Bowl, which is often played at McDaniel College and featured football’s most notable players.
With the track team, Fuller was an exceptional sprinter and rider. He came fifth in the 300 meters at the 2010 IAAM-MIAA Champs at 37.98 seconds. That same year, he entered and won the long jump at the 2010 Woodlawn Warrior Invitational. 2010 ended on a high for Fuller, as he was recognized as a three-star recruit by ESPN’s official website. and was listed as the nation’s forty-third cornerback.
Kyle Fuller began his career in 2011 as a second-team All-ACC selection, playing 14 games at two different positions, including 100 on special teams and over a thousand snaps on defense. He then recorded 65 tackles, 7 breakups, 5 early quarterbacks and 2 interceptions. He also had a forced fumble, a fumble recovery, and a team-high 14.5 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks on the season. He recorded the same career success the following year with 52 tackles, 2 interceptions and 5 pass breakups.
Kyle became one of the Hokies’ permanent captains in 2013. He also made it as a third-team All-ACC selection and finished the season with 24 tackles, 10 pass breakups and 2 interceptions.
Kyle Fuller’s professional career began in 2014 when he attended and performed all of the National Football League’s Scouting Combine combine drills. He went on to become the top cornerback in the National Football League draft and was ranked the sixth-best cornerback by Sports Illustrated. The same year, he signed his first contract with the Chicago Bears who chose him as a second cornerback. The four-year contract, signed on May 14, 2014, was worth $56,000,000 with $5.36 million in signing bonus. Fuller is said to have a net worth of $3 million with an average salary of around $14,000.
Kyle Fuller Parents, Brothers
Kyle, whose middle name is Brandon, has three brothers, namely Kendall, Corey and Vincent. Her father’s name is Vincent Fuller while her mother is Nina Dorsey Fuller.
After the Browners of the 1980s, the Fullers are another good example of four brothers who made it in the NFL. Kyle’s older brother, Vincent, was born on August 3, 1982, and like Kyle, he started playing football in high school. He started his career with Virginia Tech, but his professional career was with the Tennessee Titans before signing to the Detroit Lions and finally, the New England Patriots. Vincent, however, retired as an NFL guard.
The same goes for Corey Fuller, Kylebrother’s second, who is the Lions’ wide receiver. Kendall Fuller who happens to be the youngest of the four is a cornerback for the Kansas City Chiefs and is considered the most talented of the four Fullers.
Interestingly, the four fullers attended Virginia Tech and their father coached children for more than two decades before deciding to take over their community newspaper, Woodlawn Villager, in 2015.
Height, weight, body statistics
Along with his good looks and striking skills, Kyle has a nice body. He is 6 feet tall and has a body weight of 190 lbs (86 kg). His brother Vincent is only an inch taller than him, he is 6ft 1in tall and weighs 190 lbs. Kyle’s other two brothers – Corey and Kendall are 6ft 2in and 5ft 11in respectively. They also weigh 200 lbs and 180 lbs, respectively.