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By Tom Gaffney
Beacon Journal sports writer
POSTED: 09:46 p.m. EDT, May 02, 2009
Offensive tackle Chris Kemme of the University of Akron has been signed as a free agent by the Detroit Lions.
The 6-foot-6, 310-pound Kemme was first-team all-Mid-American Conference as a senior in 2008 and was second-team all-MAC as a junior in 2007 and as sophomore in 2006.
He played in 47 games in his UA career, starting the final 44 games.
Offensive tackle Chris Kemme of the University of Akron has been signed as a free agent by the Detroit Lions.
The 6-foot-6, 310-pound Kemme was first-team all-Mid-American Conference as a senior in 2008 and was second-team all-MAC as a junior in 2007 and as sophomore in 2006.
He played in 47 games in his UA career, starting the final 44 games.
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Canton, OH
Posted 10:48 PM, 05/03/2009
Props to Chris. Maybe he can help turn that sordid franchise around. . .
Posted 11:22 PM, 05/03/2009
Congrats Chris- Good Luck
Posted 07:04 AM, 05/04/2009
what kind of contract $$ wise would you get for this?
Posted 10:05 AM, 05/04/2009
Rookie minimum, somewhere around 200k I believe.
Ravenna, OH
Posted 12:49 PM, 05/04/2009
Glad to see another MAC player drafted by the NFL!
