An undrafted rookie guard from Clemson, his best opportunity to impress Philadelphia’s coaches during Training Camp was to perform well in drills and scrimmages. To make that just a tad more difficult, he had to do so while lining up every day across from future Hall of Fame defensive end Claude Humphrey.
“I had some success blocking him and I think that’s why I made the team,” Kenney said. “He ran into me years later and said, ‘They kept you because I couldn’t intimidate you. And then there were guys like (offensive linemen) Wade Key, Jerry Sisemore and Stan Walters, who were great guys and took me under their wing.