Kevin Mark Boothe (born July 5, 1983) is a former

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wi ...

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. He played

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Cornell University Cornell University is a private statutory land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York. It is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, Cornell was founded with the intention to tea ...

. He was drafted in the sixth round (176th overall) by the

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in the

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. He also played for the

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, winning two Super Bowls with the team, both against the

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Early life

Boothe attended

Pine Crest School Pine Crest School is a private preparatory school with campuses in Fort Lauderdale and Boca Raton, Florida, United States. It was founded in Fort Lauderdale in 1934 by Mae McMillan, who also served as the school's first president. The School has ...

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, where he graduated in 2001.

College career

Boothe attended

and was a three-time All-

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selection and a member of Cornell's

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society.

Professional career

In the 2006 NFL Draft, he was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the sixth round with the 176th overall pick.

Oakland Raiders

Boothe was the first player drafted from

Cornell Cornell University is a private statutory land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York. It is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, Cornell was founded with the intention to tea ...

since 1997. He finished the 2006 season as the starting right guard for the

New York Giants

After being waived by the Raiders in the 2007 pre-season, Boothe was claimed by the

. He won

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and XLVI with the Giants, both against

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and the

, and he was the starting left guard in the latter game. Set to become a free agent in 2013, Boothe re-signed with the Giants on a one-year contract on March 25, 2013.

Second stint with Raiders

After becoming a free agent after the 2013 season, Boothe signed a contract with his former team, the

, on March 17, 2014. The contract was for two years worth $3.4 million.

References

External links

Oakland Raiders bioNew York Giants bio
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