Kenny Stills
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Kenneth Lee Stills Jr. (born April 22, 1992) is an American football wide receiver for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL).
At Oklahoma, he played college football.
In the fifth round of the 2013 NFL Draft, he was drafted by the New Orleans Saints.
Early years
He attended La Costa Canyon High School in Carlsbad, California, where he was a three-sport athlete in football, basketball, and track. He had 30 receptions for 627 yards and six touchdowns in his sophomore season. He snatched 62 passes for 1,500 yards and 17 touchdowns as a junior. Since being a senior in 2009, he was named first-team wide receiver after throwing in 45 receptions for 914 yards and ten touchdowns. He started his career with 3,041 yards receiving, a San Diego area record.
Stills, a standout track and field star, also competed as a sprinter. He finished third-place in both the 100-meter dash (10.84 s) and the 200-meter dash (21.76 s) at the 2009 Avocado League Finals.
Personal life
Kenneth Lee Stills Jr. is the son of Annette Delao and Ken Stills, who competed in the National Football League from 1985 to 1990. Gary Stills, his uncle, was a linebacker for the NFL from 1999 to 2008. For West Virginia, Dante Stills and Darius Stills were on the defensive line together.
Stills was one of 87 others arrested outside the home of Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron on July 14, 2020. While Cameron was being arrested, the murderers of Breonna Taylor were also demanding that they be arrested. After law enforcement warned that staying on Cameron's property was unlawful, he and the remainder of the group were charged with assault, disorderly conduct, and trespass.
College career
Stills attended the University of Oklahoma, where he played for coach Bob Stoops's Oklahoma Sooners football team from 2010 to 2012. He started all 14 games for the Sooners as a true freshman in 2010. He set school records for receptions and receiving yards for a freshman with 61 for 786 yards and five touchdowns. In the 2011 season, he had 61 receptions for 849 yards and eight touchdowns. In 2012, he had 82 catches for 959 yards and 11 touchdowns. Overall, in his three years at Oklahoma, he had 204 receptions for 2,594 yards and 24 touchdowns. After the 2012 season, Stills decided to forgo his final year of college eligibility and enter the NFL Draft.
Professional career
The New Orleans Saints selected Stills in the fifth round (144th overall) of the 2013 NFL Draft. Stills was the 16th wide receiver drafted in 2013.
On May 10, 2013, the New Orleans Saints signed Stills to a four-year, $2.35 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $194,452.
Throughout training camp, Stills competed against Joe Morgan, Nick Toon, and Andy Tanner to be the third wide receiver on the Saints’ depth chart. Head coach Sean Payton named Stills the fourth wide receiver on the depth chart to begin the regular season, behind Marques Colston, Lance Moore, and Nick Toon.
Stills made his NFL debut in the season-opener against the Atlanta Falcons and caught two passes for 86 yards in a 23-17 victory. In Week 2, Stills earned his first NFL start and caught a ten-yard pass during a 16-14 win at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. During Week 6, Stills made three catches for 64 yards and caught his first NFL touchdown during the Saints’ 30-27 loss at the New England Patriots. Stills caught a 34-yard touchdown pass from Saints’ quarterback Drew Brees during the fourth quarter. On October 27, 2013, Stills made three receptions for a season-high 129 receiving yards and caught two touchdown passes as the Saints defeated the Buffalo Bills 35-17 in Week 8. In Week 15, he caught a season-high four passes for 47 receiving yards in a 27-16 loss at the St. Louis Rams.
Stills finished his rookie year with 32 receptions for 641 receiving yards and five touchdowns in 16 games and ten starts. In 2014, Stills recorded career-highs in receptions with 63 and receiving yards with 931 and three touchdowns in 15 games and seven starts.
On March 13, 2015, Stills was traded to the Miami Dolphins in exchange for linebacker Dannell Ellerbe and a third round pick in the 2015 NFL Draft. In the 2015 season, Stills finished with 27 receptions for 440 receiving yards and three receiving touchdowns. In 2016, he started all 16 regular season games recording 42 receptions for 726 yards and nine touchdowns.
On September 11, 2016 Kenny Stills began kneeling during the national anthem to protest police brutality along with teammates Jelani Jenkins, Arian Foster, and Michael Thomas.
On March 8, 2017, Stills signed a four-year, $32 million contract extension with the Dolphins. During Week 7 against the New York Jets, Stills made a miraculous catch where the ball ricocheted between him and a defender, and came back to Stills for the catch. He finished the game with 85 yards and two touchdowns as the Dolphins won by a score of 31–28. During Week 11 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Stills finished with 180 yards and a touchdown in the 30-20 loss. Overall, Stills finished the 2017 season with 58 receptions for 847 receiving yards and six receiving touchdowns.
In the 2018 season opener against the Tennessee Titans, Stills had four receptions for 106 yards and two touchdowns, including a 75-yard reception, in the 27–20 victory. During Week 14 against the New England Patriots, he had eight receptions for 135 yards and a touchdown in the "Miracle in Miami" game. Trailing by five points with seven seconds left, the Dolphins had the ball at their own 31-yard line. Quarterback Ryan Tannehill threw a pass over the middle that was caught by Stills, who lateraled the ball to the right side of the field that was caught by DeVante Parker at midfield. Parker then tossed the ball to running back Kenyan Drake, who ran the ball for a 52-yard touchdown to win the game by a score of 34–33.
Stills finished the 2018 season with 37 receptions for 553 yards and six touchdowns.
On August 31, 2019, the Miami Dolphins traded Stills, Laremy Tunsil, and a fourth-round pick to the Houston Texans in exchange for two first-round picks, a second-round pick, Johnson Bademosi, and Julien Davenport. Stills made his debut with the Texans in the season-opener against his former team, the New Orleans Saints. In the game, he caught three passes for 37 yards and a touchdown in the narrow 30-28 road loss. During Week 15 against the Tennessee Titans, Stills caught three passes for 35 yards and two touchdowns in the 24-21 road victory. In the Divisional Round of the playoffs against the Kansas City Chiefs, Stills caught three passes for 80 yards, including a 54-yard touchdown, during the 51–31 road loss.
Stills was placed on the active/non-football illness list at the start of training camp on August 7, 2020. He was activated on August 16, 2020. Stills was waived by the Texans on November 27, 2020. He had 11 receptions for 144 yards and a touchdown prior to his release.
On January 4, 2021, Stills was signed to the Buffalo Bills' practice squad. He was elevated to the active roster on January 23 for the AFC Championship Game against the Kansas City Chiefs, and reverted to the practice squad after the game.
Stills was signed to the Saints' practice squad on September 15, 2021. He was promoted to the active roster on October 9, 2021. He was released on December 7. Stills was re-signed to the Saints' active roster on December 10, 2021.