Tad Kornegay (born July 13, 1982) is a former professional

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defensive back. He most recently played for the

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of the

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. He has also been a member of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats,

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, and

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University career

Kornegay played four years (2001–2004) of college football at Fordham University. In his last season at Fordham, Kornegay was awarded the Vincent T. Lombardi Award as the school's male athlete of the year. He was a first team All Patriot League selection twice, and was a consensus First Team All-American in 2004. He received many other All-American honors after his senior season, including First Team Associated Press, American Football Coaches Association, Walter Camp Division I-AA and Sports Network I-AA. Kornegay was a finalist for the 2004 Buck Buchanan Award, which is given to the Division I-AA Defensive Player of the Year. He finished 14th in the final voting.

Professional career

After his university career was complete, Kornegay signed a free agent contract with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the

(CFL). During his rookie season with Hamilton ( 2005), Kornegay dressed for all 18 regular season games and finished the season with 33 tackles, including

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. In 2006, he played in 14 games and recorded 48 tackles and had his first career CFL interception. Prior to the 2007 season, Kornegay was traded to the

in exchange for Thyron Anderson and Jason French and played a key role in the Roughriders' 2007 Grey Cup Championship. He was released by the Riders on July 20, 2011, and was later signed to the practice roster of the

on July 30, 2011. He would go on to start at defensive halfback for the final 13 regular season games of the season in addition to the West Final and Grey Cup. He won his second championship after the Lions won the 99th Grey Cup, but he was released during the off-season on January 16, 2012.Lions and All-Star Mitchell agree on new deal
cfl.ca On July 20, 2012, the

signed Kornegay.Stampeders sign veteran defensive back Kornegay
TSN.ca, July 21, 2012. Retrieved February 9, 2013. Calgary released Kornegay in January 2013. Kornegay signed a one-day contract with the

, as announced on August 26, 2014, by the Roughriders, so he could officially retire from the

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while playing for the team he has been with for the majority of his CFL career.Tad Kornegay to retire as a Rider
GlobalNews.ca, August 26, 2014. Retrieved August 27, 2014.

References

External links

Tad24.com Official Website
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CFL.ca player profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kornegay, Tad 1982 births Living people Hamilton High School West alumni Hamilton Tiger-Cats players People from Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey Players of American football from Trenton, New Jersey Players of Canadian football from New Jersey Sportspeople from Mercer County, New Jersey Saskatchewan Roughriders players BC Lions players Calgary Stampeders players