Kevin Lerell Henry (born October 23, 1968), who pronounces his first name KEE-vin (as in "key") is a former American football defensive lineman who played eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football for Mississippi State University.
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| Date of birth | October 23, 1968 |
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| Place of birth | Mound Bayou, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Defensive end |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) |
| Weight | 282 lb (128 kg) |
| US college | Mississippi State |
| NFL draft | 1993 / Round: 4 / Pick 108 |
| Career history | |
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| 1993–2000 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
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Henry was born in Mound Bayou, Mississippi, in 1968 and attended John F. Kennedy Memorial High School in that city.[1] He then enrolled at Mississippi State University. He redshirted during his first year at the school and was ineligible as a sophomore after his American College Test (ACT) score was invalidated. He first saw game action as a junior and led the team with six quarterback sacks. As a senior, he started seven games, but then sustained a tear in the posterior cruciate ligament of his left knee. Despite the injury, he finished the 1992 season with 66 tackles and three sacks against Alabama.[2][3]
Henry was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the fourth round (108th overall pick) of the 1993 NFL Draft.[4] He played at the defensive end position for the Steelers from 1993 to 2000, appearing in 116 NFL games, 81 of them as a starter. He tallied 74 tackles, eight tackles for loss, two interceptions, 14 sacks, and five recovered fumbles in his NFL career.[1] His interception (and 38-yard return) of a Drew Bledsoe pass in December 1997 was referred to as the "immaculate interception."[5]
Henry is cousins with former professional wrestler Mark Henry.[6]