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Kamren Curl (born March 3, 1999) is an American professional football safety for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Arkansas and was drafted by the Washington Football Team in the seventh round of the 2020 NFL draft.
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Position: | Safety | ||||||||||||||||
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Born: | San Diego, California, U.S. | March 3, 1999||||||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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High school: | Muskogee (Muskogee, Oklahoma) | ||||||||||||||||
College: | Arkansas (2017–2019) | ||||||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 2020 / round: 7 / pick: 216 | ||||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||||
Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
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Curl was born on March 3, 1999, in San Diego, California. He and his family later moved to Muskogee, Oklahoma, where he attended Muskogee High School. A three-star recruit, Curl committed to Arkansas over offers from schools such as Baylor, Nebraska, Oklahoma, TCU, Texas, and Texas Tech.[1] As a true freshman there, he started 12 games at cornerback before switching to safety for his sophomore season, where he had 53 tackles and five pass breakups in 11 games.[2][3] As a junior, Curl had 76 tackles, two interceptions, and two sacks.[4]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 1+3⁄8 in (1.86 m) |
206 lb (93 kg) |
32+5⁄8 in (0.83 m) |
8+1⁄2 in (0.22 m) | 4.60 s | 1.54 s | 2.68 s | 4.41 s | 7.14 s | 34.5 in (0.88 m) | 10 ft 5 in (3.18 m) | 24 reps | |
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The Washington Football Team selected Curl in the seventh round (216th overall) of the 2020 NFL draft. Curl was the 17th safety drafted in 2020.[7] On July 24, 2020, the Washington Commanders signed Curl to a four-year, $3.40 million contract a signing bonus of $113,328.[8]
Curl took over as the starting strong safety after Landon Collins suffered a season-ending injury in Week 8.[9] The following week against the New York Giants, Curl led the team with 11 tackles and recorded his first career sack.[10] He recorded his first career interception in a Week 14 game against the San Francisco 49ers, which he also returned 76 yards for a touchdown.[11] He finished the season with 3 interceptions, 88 tackles, 2 quarterback sacks and 4 passes defended.
In the 2021 Week 10 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Curl popped the ball loose from Buccaneers receiver Jaelon Darden which was intercepted by cornerback William Jackson III.[12] On December 16, 2021, Curl was placed on the team's COVID-19 reserve list and was forced to miss the Week 15 game against the Philadelphia Eagles.[13] He was placed back on the active roster on December 24.[14]
After receiving thumb surgery on his right hand, Curl missed Weeks 1 and 2 of the 2022 season.[15] He finished the 2022 season with 83 tackles and one sack over 12 games.[16]
On March 15, 2024, the Los Angeles Rams signed Curl to a two-year, $9.00 million contract that includes $6.00 million guaranteed upon signing.[17]
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