Armon Tyrae Binns (born September 8, 1989) is a former

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wide receiver and is currently the wide receivers coach for the

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. He played

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. Binns was signed by the

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as an undrafted free agent in 2011. He has also been a member of the

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, and

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Early life

Binns graduated from Pasadena High School in 2007, where he starred in football and basketball. Binns and his wife, Lauren, who has a bachelor’s degree from UC Berkeley, have three children—Noah, Eli, and Eden. They started dating when Armon was a junior at the University of Cincinnati; they were married in 2011.

College career

As a wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bearcats, Binns finished the 2009 season with 61 receptions for 888 yards and 11 touchdowns. He was on the watch list for the

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during the 2009 season. He scored a touchdown on a 29-yard pass from

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for the go-ahead score with 33 seconds left in the 2009

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against the

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, which the Bearcats won 45-44. Binns started all 12 games as a senior and posted a team-high 75 receptions for 1,101 yards with 10 touchdowns. He also led the

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in receptions, receiving yards, receptions per game (6.2) and receiving yards per game (91.8).

Statistics

Professional career

Cincinnati Bengals

Binns was signed to the

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on September 20, 2011. He saw game action in the 2012 season, playing in seven games (five as a starter) with 18 receptions for 210 receiving yards and one touchdown.

Miami Dolphins

Binns was claimed off waivers by the

on December 10, 2012. Playing for the Dolphins the remainder of the season, Binns caught six passes for 67 yards. On July 28, 2013, Binns suffered a torn ACL and MCL during the Dolphins' training camp, forcing him to miss the entire 2013 season. On July 31, 2013, Binns was waived/injured by the Miami Dolphins. Binns was placed on Injured/Reserve on August 1, 2013. The Dolphins released Binns on August 26, 2014.

Kansas City Chiefs

The

signed Binns to their

on September 8, 2014. On December 31, 2014, Binns signed a

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with the Chiefs.

Ottawa Redblacks

On February 3, 2016, Binns signed a contract with the

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of the

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Coaching career

For the 2018 season, Binns joined the staff of his college head coach Brian Kelly at Notre Dame as an offensive analyst. Binns would help mentor

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during his time in

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. In 2019 Binns joined

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as their

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, before returning to his alma mater the

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as an

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for the 2020 season. After two seasons at Cincinnati, Binns was hired as the receivers coach at

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in March 2022. During his time at Youngstown, Binns coached star wide receiver Bryce Oliver and helped him to become a first team all conference player. After helping lead a remarkable comeback season for the Penguins in 2022, Binns was hired as the wide receivers coach at Northwestern by

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Binns, Armon 1989 births Living people Players of American football from Pasadena, California Players of Canadian football from Pasadena, California American football wide receivers Canadian football wide receivers American players of Canadian football Cincinnati Bearcats football players Jacksonville Jaguars players Cincinnati Bengals players Miami Dolphins players Kansas City Chiefs players Ottawa Redblacks players Pasadena High School (California) alumni