Kony Ealy

Quick Facts

Full Name	Kony Ealy
Occupation	Football Player
Date Of Birth	Dec 21, 1991(1991-12-21)
Age	33
Birthplace	St. Louis
Country	United States
Birth City	Missouri
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Kony Ealy Biography

Kony Ealy is one of the most popular and richest Football Player who was born on December 21, 1991 in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Defensive end who has risen to prominence for his career in the NFL. He was a second round draft pick of the Carolina Panthers in 2014, with whom he became the first player in NFL history to have multiple sacks and an interception in a postseason game during Super Bowl 50.

He recorded the first sack of his career in 2014 against the Seattle Seahawks and Russell Wilson.

Ealy accepted a football scholarship from the University of Missouri. In 2010, he was redshirted as a true freshman. In 2011, Ealy earned a back-up role, recording 13 tackles, one sack, and three tackles for loss in 12 games. He made his first career start at Baylor. During the Independence Bowl against North Carolina, Ealy recorded 2 tackles, including a half-tackle for loss. He was named to the Big 12 All-Freshman Team.

Considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Ealy was rated as the 11th best weakside defensive end prospect of his class.

He and his long-time girlfriend Asia had their first child, named Royal, in November 2015.

Kony Ealy Net Worth

Kony Ealy is one of the richest Football Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kony Ealy 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He played college football for the University of Missouri Tigers. He was named to the All-SEC first team in 2013 during his senior season.

He was named to the Pro Football Writers Association’s All-Rookie team in

2014. In March 2017, he was traded to the New England Patriots.

Kony Montoy Ealy (born December 21, 1991) is an American football defensive end who is a free agent. He played college football at Missouri and was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the second round of the 2014 NFL Draft.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Kony Ealy Dating?

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Ealy announced on January 3, 2014 that he would forgo his senior season and enter the 2014 NFL Draft.

Facts & Trivia

Kony Ranked on the list of most popular Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Kony Ealy celebrates birthday on December 21 of every year.

Ealy’s development continued through the 2015 preseason where he recorded 2 sacks and was named a full-time starter opposite to Charles Johnson. During the Panthers Week 2 victory over the Houston Texans, Ealy recorded his first quarterback pressure of the year. During the Panthers week 4 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Ealy recorded a career-high five tackles, 1 TFL, and a QB hit. During the Panthers victory over the Indianopolis Colts during week 7, Ealy recorded his first strip sack of the season against quarterback Andrew Luck. During the Panthers 37-29 victory over the Green Bay Packers that helped the Panthers move to 8-0 in the first time in franchise history, Ealy recorded a strip sack for the second consecutive week against quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Ealy managed 10 quarterback pressures through six games, but recorded six over the last two games. The following week, Ealy picked up a sack in his third straight game against Marcus Mariota during the Panthers 27-10 victory over the Tennessee Titans. The next week, during the Panthers 44-16 victory over the Washington Redskins to move them to 10-0, Ealy had his fourth straight game with a sack of quarterback Kirk Cousins and on the same play, recorded a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. During the Panthers 33-14 victory over the Dallas Cowboys, Ealy recorded a sack in his 5th straight game. During Super Bowl 50 against the Denver Broncos, Ealy tied the Super Bowl record and set the Panthers’ postseason record with three sacks, accomplishing this in only 23 total snaps. In addition, he recorded an interception and forced fumble in the game. The Panthers lost the Super Bowl by a score of 24–10. Ealy became the first player in Super Bowl history to have an interception and multiple sacks. He was the first player since 1993 to record multiple sacks, an interception and a forced fumble in a postseason game. He tied both Reggie White and Darnell Dockett for the most sacks in a Super Bowl with three.

Top Facts about Kony Ealy

1. Kony Ealy is a defensive end in the NFL.
2. He was born on December 21, 1991.
3. Ealy played college football at Missouri.
4. He was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in 2014.
5. Ealy won Super Bowl 50 with the Denver Broncos.
6. He has also played for the New York Jets and Dallas Cowboys.
7. Ealy has recorded 20 sacks in his NFL career.
8. His best season statistically was in 2015 with Carolina.
9. Ealy has forced six fumbles and intercepted one pass.
10. He signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the CFL in 2020 but did not play due to COVID-19 pandemic cancellation of season.

Is Kony Ealy still in the NFL?

But to understand that, you first need to hear the sadness and the real reason Ealy isn’t in the NFL. He was out of football entirely in 2019, and for the first time, he revealed the reason why to XFL.com in a Wednesday afternoon telephone interview.

Who drafted Kony Ealy?

Draft: Carolina Panthers in the 2nd round (60th overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft.