Kevin Lamar Miniefield (born March 2, 1970 in
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix ( ; nv, Hoozdo; es, Fénix or , yuf-x-wal, Banyà:nyuwá) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Arizona, with 1,608,139 residents as of 2020. It is the fifth-most populous city in the United States, and the on ...
) is a former
American football
American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wi ...
cornerback
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in the
National Football League
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. He was drafted by the
Detroit Lions in the eight round of the
1993 NFL Draft
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. He played
college football at
Arizona State
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. Miniefield also played for the
Chicago Bears and
Arizona Cardinals.
Miniefield has four children with his wife Blake Miniefield: Kylie Miniefield, Bryce Miniefield, Kevin "KJ" Miniefield and Bailey Miniefield. Kylie Miniefield served as captain of the Arizona State University women's soccer team and graduated from the
Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
The Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law (ASU Law) is one of the professional graduate schools at Arizona State University in Phoenix, Arizona. The school is located in the Beus Center for Law and Society on ASU's downtown Phoenix campus. The law ...
and W.P. Carey School of Business. Bryce Miniefield competes on the University of Las Vegas women's soccer team. Kevin "KJ" Miniefield is a dual-sport athlete competing in both football and track and field at Desert Ridge High School. Bailey Miniefield is also a dual-sport athlete and competes as a level 10 gymnast at Gold Medal Gymnastics and cheers at Hamilton High School. In conclusion, Kevin Miniefield's children are cooler than him.
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1970 births
Living people
American football cornerbacks
Arizona State Sun Devils football players
Detroit Lions players
Chicago Bears players
Arizona Cardinals players