Ken Bishop (born September 8, 1990) is a former

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defensive tackle in the

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(NFL) for the

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. He also was a member of the

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in the

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(CFL). He was drafted by the

in the seventh round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at

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Early years

Bishop attended Piper High School. As a senior, he earned second-team All-state honors. He received invitations to the North-South All-Star Game and the Dade-Broward All-Star Game in 2009. He enrolled at Ellsworth Community College, where as a freshman he tallied 64 tackles (third on the team), 2 sacks and a fumble recovery. The next year, he registered 67 tackles (second on the team), 2 sacks and a pass defensed in 9 games played. In 2012, he transferred to

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. As a junior, he posted 55 tackles (eighth on the team) and 2 sacks (sixth on the team), while starting 9 out of 14 games, including one at fullback in the MAC Championship contest. As a senior, he recorded 70 tackles (fourth on the team), 7 tackles for loss (tied for fourth) and 2 interceptions. In 27 games he finished with 125 tackles (16.5 for loss), 3.5 sacks and 2 interceptions.

Professional career

Dallas Cowboys

Bishop was selected by the

in the seventh round (251st overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft. He took part in three of the first four games of the season, while the team dealt with injuries to Anthony Spencer and

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. On October 18, he was waived to make room for

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Keith Smith. On October 21, he was re-signed to the practice squad. On January 10, 2015, he was promoted to the active roster for the playoff game against the Green Bay Packers, because of injuries to the defensive line. In 2015, he appeared in 2 games (was declared inactive for 2) without registering a tackle. On October 5, he was released to make room for suspended

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Greg Hardy.

Toronto Argonauts

On May 25,

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, he was signed by the

of the

. He appeared in 16 games (15 starts), posting 31 tackles (3 for loss), 3 sacks, one forced fumble and 2 passes defensed. In

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, he played sporadically due to injuries. He recorded 6 tackles in 5 games (4 starts) separated by several stints on the injured list. He missed the

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game with an injury, which the Argonauts won. On February 6,

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, the Argonauts signed Bishop to a one-year extension. Bishop provided depth on the defensive line, starting while teammate Dylan Wynn was suspended during week 6, or injured. He appeared in 16 games, collecting 18 tackles and 2 sacks. On February 22,

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, Bishop re-signed with Toronto. He was released on August 23. He appeared in 7 games, tallying 11 tackles and one sack.

References

External links

Northern Illinois bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bishop, Ken 1990 births Living people Players of American football from Fort Lauderdale, Florida Players of Canadian football from Fort Lauderdale, Florida American football defensive tackles Canadian football defensive linemen American players of Canadian football Ellsworth Panthers football players Northern Illinois Huskies football players Dallas Cowboys players Toronto Argonauts players Piper High School (Florida) alumni