Keary Colbert
Patrick Keary Jerel Colbert (born
May 21,
1982 in
Oxnard, California,
United States) is an
American football player.
He was the
Carolina Panthers' second round pick in the
2004 NFL Draft. On the Panthers, Keary stepped into the 2nd receiver spot when Steve Smith was injured. He filled in nicely, catching 47 catches for 754 yards and 5 touchdowns. With high expectations for Keary in the 2005 season, he struggled catching 25 passes for 282 yards and just 2 touchdowns.
He attended
University of Southern California, where he was a star
wide receiver. In his final year at USC, Colbert made an unbelievable catch while he was interfered by two defenders in the
Rose Bowl against
University of Michigan, broke away and walked into the
end zone for a
touchdown. Colbert's 149 yards in the Rose Bowl were a career high. Colbert left USC as the school's all-time leader in pass receptions, passing
Kareem Kelly with 207.
He has caught at least one pass in his final 36 games. He earned All-Pac 10 second-team honors his senior year and finished second on the team with 69 receptions for 1,013 yards and nine touchdowns.
