Keith Lyle
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | April 17, 1972 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Washington D.C. | ||||||||
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| College: | Virginia | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1994 / Round: 3 / Pick: 71 | ||||||||
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Keith Allen Lyle (born April 17, 1972 in Washington D.C.) is a former American football safety in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the third round of the 1994 NFL Draft. He played college football at Virginia.
Lyle also played for the Washington Redskins and San Diego Chargers.
Early years
In high school, he played quarterback and safety for George C. Marshall High School, in Falls Church, Virginia.
Professional career
From 1995 to 1998, Lyle intercepted 23 passes, the most in the NFL during that period. During the 1996 NFL season, Lyle, along with Tyrone Braxton of the Denver Broncos, led the NFL in interceptions with nine. Throughout his career with the Rams, Lyle also served as the team's holder.
NFL stats
| Year | Team | GP | COMB | TOTAL | AST | SACK | FF | FR | FR YDS | INT | IR YDS | AVG IR | LNG | TD | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | LOS | 16 | 16 | 13 | 03 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 001 | 01 | 01 | 0 | 05 |
| 1995 | STL | 16 | 90 | 72 | 18 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 042 | 14 | 31 | 0 | 06 |
| 1996 | STL | 16 | 76 | 62 | 14 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 152 | 17 | 48 | 0 | 10 |
| 1997 | STL | 16 | 84 | 68 | 14 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 102 | 13 | 39 | 0 | 11 |
| 1998 | STL | 16 | 84 | 60 | 22 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 020 | 07 | 20 | 0 | 14 |
| 1999 | STL | 09 | 30 | 23 | 07 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 010 | 05 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| 2000 | STL | 16 | 81 | 65 | 16 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 009 | 09 | 09 | 0 | 3 |
| 2001 | WSH | 16 | 31 | 24 | 07 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 000 | 00 | 00 | 0 | 3 |
| 2002 | SD | 15 | 30 | 25 | 05 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 026 | 13 | 26 | 0 | 2 |
| Career | 136 | 513 | 405 | 108 | 5.0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 362 | 12 | 68 | 0 | 56 |
Key
- GP: games played
- COMB: combined tackles
- TOTAL: total tackles
- AST: assisted tackles
- SACK: sacks
- FF: forced fumbles
- FR: fumble recoveries
- FR YDS: fumble return yards
- INT: interceptions
- IR YDS: interception return yards
- AVG IR: average interception return
- LNG: longest interception return
- TD: interceptions returned for touchdown
- PD: passes defended
Personal
Keith's father Garry Lyle played for the Chicago Bears from 1968 to 1974.[2]
Footnotes
- NFL player using deprecated currentteam parameter
- NFL player with pastcoaching parameter
- NFL player with pastexecutive parameter
- Infobox NFL player with debut/final parameters
- 1972 births
- Living people
- People from Washington, D.C.
- American football safeties
- Virginia Cavaliers football players
- Los Angeles Rams players
- St. Louis Rams players
- Washington Redskins players
- San Diego Chargers players
- Super Bowl champions
