Kevin Payne is an American football safety who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the fifth round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Louisiana-Monroe. He has also been a member of the St. Louis Rams and Carolina Panthers. Payne started out his college ball playing the running back position and backup Punter. However, after Safety Chris Harris was drafted by the Chicago Bears, Payne was moved to Safety. Payne was a four-year starter who began his career at running back, before moving to safety as a junior. He was an All-Conference selection in... 2006, totaling 98 tackles and three interceptions after posting 87 tackles as a junior when he was a Second-team All-Sun Belt selection. Payne was drafted by the Bears in the 5th round of the 2007 draft. An injury cut his rookie season short playing in only three games. In 2008 Payne was the starting strong safety for the Chicago Bears. In his first season as the starter, Payne posted career highs in tackles , interceptions , and pass deflections . In 2009 he again was injured and missed three games, playing in 13 and starting five.
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