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Games played:	70
Games started:	15
Tackles:	87
Sacks:	3.0
Forced fumbles:	3
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Canute Curtis
No. 98
Position:	Linebacker
Personal information
Born:	August 4, 1974 (age 50); Amityville, New York, U.S.
Career information
High school:	Farmingdale (Farmingdale, New York)
College:	West Virginia
NFL draft:	1997 / round: 6 / pick: 176
Career history
As a player:
	Cincinnati Bengals (1997–2002);
As a coach:
	Towson University (2009–2012); Defensive line coach;
Career highlights and awards
	Consensus All-American (1996); Big East Defensive Player of the Year (1996);
Career NFL statistics
Games played:
Games played:	70
Games started:	15
Tackles:	87
Sacks:	3.0
Forced fumbles:	3
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Canute J. Curtis (born August 4, 1974) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for six seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL) during the 1990s and early 2000s. He played college football for the West Virginia Mountaineers, earning consensus All-American honors in 1996. He was selected in the 1997 NFL draft, and played professionally for the Cincinnati Bengals. After his playing career, Curtis was a defensive line coach at Towson University.

Early life

Curtis was born in Amityville, New York.^[1] He attended Farmingdale High School in Farmingdale, New York,^[2] where he played for the Farmingdale high school football team.

College career

Curtis attended West Virginia University, where he played for the West Virginia Mountaineers football team from 1993 to 1996. As a senior in 1996, Curtis led the nation's top-ranked defense by setting the Mountaineers' single-season record for quarterback sacks with 16.5, and also made 11 tackles for a loss. He totaled 67 tackles, forced two fumbles, and had an interception. Curtis was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American, and was named the Big East Conference Defensive Player of the Year. He was also among the finalists for the Dick Butkus Award for best college linebacker and for the Bronko Nagurski Award for best college defensive player.

Curtis finished his career as WVU's all-time sack leader with 33.5 sacks.

He also became a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.

Professional career

The Cincinnati Bengals selected Curtis in the sixth round (176th pick overall) of the 1997 NFL draft.^[3] He played for the Bengals from 1997 to 2002.^[1] During his six-season pro career, he played in 70 regular season games, started 15 of them, and compiled 87 tackles.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b National Football League, Historical Players, Canute Curtis. Retrieved February 2, 2012.
^ databaseFootball.com, Players, Canute Curtis Archived 2010-02-18 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved February 2, 2012.
^ "1997 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
^ Pro-Football-Reference.com, Players, Canute Curtis. Retrieved February 2, 2012.