Keron Henry (born August 20, 1982) is a former professional

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wide receiver.

Early life

Henry attended

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. He was an all state football player in New York.

College career

Henry choose to attend the

University of Connecticut The University of Connecticut (UConn) is a public land-grant research university in Storrs, Connecticut, a village in the town of Mansfield. The primary 4,400-acre (17.8 km2) campus is in Storrs, approximately a half hour's drive from Hart ...

, where he would continue his football career. He lost his position as quarterback to

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after suffering a knee injury. To get back onto the field, Henry transitioned to wide receiver, where he had over 1,600 receiving yards.http://archive.patriots.com/team/index.cfm?ac=playerbio&bio=32083 In his final game as a Huskie, Henry hauled in 9 passes during the

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Professional career

After going undrafted during the

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, Henry signed with the

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. Henry spent a few weeks on the practice squad for the Saints before being released. On January 12, 2006, Henry signed on with the

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, where he was assigned to the

Berlin Thunder The Berlin Thunder were a professional American football team in NFL Europe. History The Thunder came into existence as an expansion team, after the London/England Monarchs franchise shut down operations, prior to the 1999 season. Home games f ...

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. He was waived by the Chargers on June 1, 2006. On July 25, 2006, Henry signed with the

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. He played for the

New York Dragons The New York Dragons were a professional arena football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Dragons participated in the Arena Football League's (AFL) National Conference as a member of the Eastern Division. The team was founded in ...

during the

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and the 2008 seasons.

References

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