Former Dudley star Tinsley signs with Rams
GREENSBORO — Steve Davis learned quickly that you can't take the fullback out of Kennedy Tinsley.
A bruising JV quarterback at Dudley in the early 2000s, he earned the nickname "Backyard" for his fearless style of running, the kind of heat-seeking approach you need to survive in a backyard pick-up game. When Tinsley moved to tailback on the varsity unit, Davis told him not to change a thing.
"It wasn't broke," Davis said, "so we wasn't trying to fix it."
Now, after going unselected in last week's NFL draft, the St. Louis Rams are hoping they've found a steal in Tinsley, signing the former North Carolina special teams standout and reserve linebacker to a free-agent contract and moving him back to fullback.
"I only started one game my whole career at Carolina, man. A lot of guys don't get this opportunity," Tinsley said. "I just found my way to shine. Whatever I was given, I did the best I could."
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