Leonard Pope is an American football tight end for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the third round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at Georgia. Pope has also played for the Kansas City Chiefs. After emerging as a redzone target in 2007 with 5 touchdown catches, in 2008 Pope had nine catches total . The Cardinals waived Pope on September 4, 2009. Pope signed with the Kansas City Chiefs on September 29, 2009. Pope had many touchdowns during his time with the Chiefs. One of his notable plays was a catch where... he was tackled and possibly fumbled the ball before he had gone out of bounds. The play was reviewed, and the referees said it was a catch. This play was during the Chiefs/Packers game where the Chiefs upset the undefeated Packers 19-14. Pope signed a one year contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers on April 10, 2012, reuniting him with his long time coach Todd Haley, who is the Steelers offensive coordinator. Pope has 4 brothers, four sisters and two daughters . He attended Americus High School in Americus, Georgia.
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