keith kirkwood

(Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)By Josh Katzenstein, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneOnce the New Orleans Saints promoted Keith Kirkwood to the active roster in 2018, it didn’t take the undrafted rookie long to make an impact.The Saints gave Kirkwood his first chance...

(Photo - NOLA.com)By Josh Katzenstein, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneKeith Kirkwood became a father when he was 18.Biologically, Kirkwood is not related to Aria Nelson, but he still thinks of her as his daughter.“That’s my angel,” he said.Aria, 6, is the daughter of Kirkwood’s longtime...

By Nick Underhill | The AdvocateKeith Kirkwood was going to be the next Stephen Curry.A high school basketball star, Kirkwood had multiple scholarship offers and intended to go to Davidson where planned to become the next 6-foot-3 guard to lead the school to the big stage.College hoops...

By Josh Katzenstein, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneThe New Orleans Saints wasted no time last week giving undrafted rookie wide receiver Keith Kirkwood a substantial workload in his NFL debut, and he played a significant role in his second career game, too.Against the Cincinnati Bengals in...

By Nick Underhill | The AdvocateKeith Kirkwood is ready and waiting.The rookie wide receiver out of Temple impressed during training camp as an undrafted free agent, earning a spot on the team’s practice squad, and now he is working to cut his teeth behind the scenes and be ready whenever...

By Roy Anderson | WhoDatDishThere are more rookies than usual in Saints camp this year looking like they’ll be impossible to cut. Keith Kirkwood may be making the strongest case.It seems like, every season in Saints training camp, there’s an undrafted rookie who catches everybody’s eye. Last...