Leonard Pope is an American football

American football

American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

 tight end

Tight end

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 for the Kansas City Chiefs

Kansas City Chiefs

The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a...

 of the National Football League

National Football League

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. He was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals

Arizona Cardinals

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 in the third round of the 2006 NFL Draft

2006 NFL Draft

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. He played college football

College football

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 at Georgia

Georgia Bulldogs football

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. At 6'8 he is one of the tallest active NFL players behind Demar Dotson

Demar Dotson

Demar Dotson is an American football offensive lineman for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League. He was signed by the Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at Southern Mississippi.-External links:**...

, Jared Gaither

Jared Gaither

Jared Gaither is an American football offensive tackle for the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the fifth round of the 2007 Supplemental Draft...

, Dennis Roland

Dennis Roland

Dennis Roland, Jr. is an American football offensive tackle who plays for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League. He was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at Georgia.Roland has also been a member of the Tampa Bay...

, and tied with 6 others including Calais Campbell

Calais Campbell

Calais Campbell is an American football defensive end for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League. He played college football at the University of Miami.-Early years:...

, Bryant McKinnie

Bryant McKinnie

Bryant McKinnie is a American football offensive tackle for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the first round of the 2002 NFL Draft...

, and Jeremy Trueblood

Jeremy Trueblood

Jeremy Tyler Trueblood is an American football offensive tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Buccaneers in the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft...

.

Arizona Cardinals

After emerging as a redzone target in 2007 with 5 touchdown

Touchdown

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catches, in 2008 Pope had nine catches total (none for a touchdown).

The Cardinals waived Pope on September 4, 2009.

Personal

Pope has 4 brothers, four sisters and two daughters (Cheryan and Laila Pope). He attended Americus High School in Americus, Georgia.

Pope saved 6-year-old Bryson Moore from drowning in June 2011.

Leonard Pope's nickname is "Champ", and he has a charity foundation also called CHAMP (Creating Hope And Making Progress) to help under-privileged children.

External links

• Kansas City Chiefs bio
• http://www.leonardpope45.com