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Player Spotlight - WR/Special Teamer Kassim Osgood

Posted by Charger_Girl

June 24, 2008 |

It’s time again for some interesting factoids.  This time…special teams ace Kassim Osgood, who has made the Pro Bowl the past two years for the Chargers.

1.  Born May 20, 1980 in Boston, MA, and grew up in Salinas, CA.

2.  Attended (my grad school alma mater) San Diego State University, where, in 2002, he was the country’s second leading WR and was named to the All-Mountain West Conference.  He also combined with teammate J.R. Tolver to set NCAA records for single season receptions (236) and yards (3,337). 

3.  Has a sociology degree.

4.  Had a cameo on the television show “Jericho” in 2007, playing a Marine; in addition to other small roles and commercials.  He is currently actively auditioning to secure his after-football career.

Osgood would really like more playing time as a WR; however, with the addition of Chris Chambers and Craig “Buster” Davis, unfortunately, Osgood’s role is being further solidified as a special teamer.  In my opinion, if a team has a plethora of talent, USE IT!!  Giving opposing defenses innumerable looks on offense equates to success (I hate to use this as an example, but look at Tom Brady’s receiving corps.)  Additionally, a bit of friendly competition among teammates further serves to improve the team as a cohesive unit.  I would hate to see Osgood leave the Chargers; but he has the talent to contribute more than he is currently being given the opportunity to do.

For other interesting info, Chargers.com has a nice interview with Osgood as well.

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(Source: wikipedia.org, chargers.com)


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2 Comments so far

  1. Rob on June 25, 2008 12:09 am

    Kassim is hilarious…I feel bad that he wont ever get a chance to live the dream of playing wide receiver in the NFL, but he still has bright things ahead of him in Hollywood :)

  2. Steve Alexander on June 26, 2008 8:13 am

    Hopefully Kasim stays with the Bolts as well, he’s a great talent who can do a lot of things. With injuries that occur, depth is important.

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