Ishmaa'ily "Ish" Yuwsha Kitchen ( ; born August 24, 1988) is an American former professional

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. He was signed by the

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as an

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in 2012. He played

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for

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. Kitchen was also a member of the

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, and

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College career

Kitchen played

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. In his senior year, he started 6 games at the

position. In his junior year, he played in all 12 games in which he recorded 22 tackles for the season. In his sophomore year, he played in 12 games.

Professional career

Baltimore Ravens

He signed with the

as an undrafted free agent. On August 31, 2012, he was released.

Cleveland Browns

On September 1, 2012, he was claimed off waivers by the

. During the 2014-2015 season Kitchen came out with a new sack dance called the "Kitchen Slam." During this celebration Kitchen acted like he was stirring a pot of dough in the kitchen and then slammed it onto the ground. His sack dance caught on and was later voted the best sack dance in the NFL. Kitchen was released by the Browns on September 1, 2015.

Detroit Lions

On October 8, 2015, Kitchen signed with the Detroit Lions. He was later released on October 23, 2015.

New England Patriots

On December 16, 2015, Kitchen was signed to the active roster of the

. He was cut on December 22, 2015 to make room on the roster for

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. The Patriots re-signed Kitchen to their 53-man roster on December 30, 2015. The Patriots released Kitchen on April 15, 2016.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

On August 15, 2016, Kitchen was signed by the Buccaneers. On August 28, 2016, Kitchen was waived by the Buccaneers.

In popular culture

In 2015, Kitchen appeared in the

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skit 'East-West Bowl 3', a

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special which featured NFL players with unusual names.

References

External links

Baltimore Ravens bio

Cleveland Browns bio

Kent State Golden Flashes bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kitchen, Ishmaaily 1988 births Living people Players of American football from Youngstown, Ohio American football defensive tackles Kent State Golden Flashes football players Cleveland Browns players Detroit Lions players New England Patriots players Tampa Bay Buccaneers players