Keith Lyle

No. 35

Position:

Safety

Personal information

Date of birth:

April 17, 1972

Place of birth:

Washington D.C.

Career information

College:

Virginia

NFL Draft:

1994 / Round: 3 / Pick: 71

Career history

Los Angeles / St. Louis Rams (1994–2000)
Washington Redskins (2001)
San Diego Chargers (2002)

Career highlights and awards

NFC Interception return yards leader (1996)
NFL Interceptions leader (1996)
Super Bowl champion (XXXIV)
St. Louis Rams 10th Anniversary Team

Career NFL statistics

Tackles:	541
Interceptions:	31
Sacks:	5
Player stats at NFL.com

Keith Allen Lyle (born April 17, 1972) is a former American football safety in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the third round of the 1994 NFL Draft. He played college football at Virginia.

Lyle also played for the Washington Redskins and San Diego Chargers.

Early years

In high school, he played quarterback and safety for George C. Marshall High School, in Falls Church, Virginia. Keith's father Garry Lyle played for the Chicago Bears from 1968 to 1974.^[1]

Professional career

From 1995 to 1998, Lyle intercepted 23 passes, the most in the NFL during that period. During the 1996 NFL season, Lyle, along with Tyrone Braxton of the Denver Broncos, led the NFL in interceptions with nine. Throughout his career with the Rams, Lyle also served as the team's holder.

NFL stats

Year	Team	GP	COMB	TOTAL	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	IR YDS	AVG IR	LNG	PD
1994	LOS	16	16	13	3	0.0	1	0	2	001	1	1	05
1995	STL	16	90	72	18	0.0	1	0	3	042	14	31	06
1996	STL	16	76	62	14	0.0	1	0	9	152	17	48	10
1997	STL	16	84	68	14	2.0	3	0	8	102	13	39	11
1998	STL	16	84	60	22	1.0	0	0	3	020	07	20	14
1999	STL	09	30	23	07	1.0	0	0	2	010	05	10	2
2000	STL	16	81	65	16	0.0	1	1	1	009	09	09	3
2001	WSH	16	31	24	07	1.0	0	0	1	000	00	00	3
2002	SD	15	30	25	05	0.0	1	0	2	026	13	26	2
Career		136	513	405	108	5.0	8	1	31	362	12	68	56

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Footnotes

St. Louis Rams Super Bowl XXXIV champions

2 Mike Horan 9 Joe Germaine 10 Trent Green 11 Rick Tuten 13 Kurt Warner (MVP) 14 Jeff Wilkins 16 Paul Justin 20 Taje Allen 21 Dexter McCleon 22 Billy Jenkins 23 Devin Bush 24 Ron Carpenter 25 Robert Holcombe 26 Clifton Crosby 28 Marshall Faulk 31 Amp Lee 32 Dré Bly 33 Derrick Harris 35 Keith Lyle 36 Justin Watson 38 Rich Coady 41 Todd Lyght 42 James Hodgins 45 Jeff Robinson 50 Ryan Tucker 51 Lorenzo Styles 52 Mike Jones 54 Todd Collins 56 Charlie Clemons 57 Leonard Little 58 Mike Morton 59 London Fletcher 60 Mike Gruttadauria 61 Tom Nütten 62 Adam Timmerman 63 John Flannery 64 Andy McCollum 71 Cameron Spikes 73 Fred Miller 75 D'Marco Farr 76 Orlando Pace 77 Matt Willig 80 Isaac Bruce 81 Az-Zahir Hakim 82 Tony Horne 83 Chris Thomas 84 Ernie Conwell 86 Roland Williams 87 Ricky Proehl 88 Torry Holt 89 Chad Lewis 90 Jeff Zgonina 91 Troy Pelshak 92 Lionel Barnes 93 Kevin Carter 95 Nate Hobgood-Chittick 96 Jay Williams 98 Grant Wistrom 99 Ray Agnew

Head coach: Dick Vermeil

Coaches: Steve Brown John Bunting Sam Clark Frank Gansz Peter Giunta Carl Hairston Jim Hanifan Todd Howard Mike Martz John Matsko Wilbert Montgomery John Ramsdell Al Saunders Lynn Stiles Mike White

St. Louis Rams 10th Anniversary Team

Offense: QB Kurt Warner; RB Marshall Faulk; FB Robert Holcombe; WR Isaac Bruce; WR Torry Holt; TE Ernie Conwell

OT Orlando Pace

OT Kyle Turley

G Adam Timmerman

G Tom Nütten

C Andy McCollum

Defense: DE Leonard Little; DE Grant Wistrom; DT D'Marco Farr; DT Ryan Pickett; DT Tyoka Jackson; LB London Fletcher; LB Mike Jones; LB Tommy Polley; DB Aeneas Williams; DB Dre' Bly; DB Keith Lyle; DB Adam Archuleta

Special Teams: K Jeff Wilkins; P Sean Landeta; PR Az-Zahir Hakim; KR Tony Horne; ST Dane Looker

Los Angeles Rams 1994 NFL Draft selections

Wayne Gandy Isaac Bruce Toby Wright Brad Ottis Keith Lyle James Bostic Ernest Jones Chris Brantley Ricky Brady Ronald Edwards

Draft years 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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