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TRANSACTIONS:
- Originally a 1st round (9th pick overall)
draft choice by the Cincinnati Bengals in
2008…Traded to the Giants for a 5th round
draft choice on April 11, 2012.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
- Has played in 43 games with 38 starts…
Career totals include 273 tackles (156 solo),
two sacks, two interceptions, seven passes
defensed, a forced fumble and a fumble
recovery.
KEITH RIVERS
Linebacker
Height - 6-2
Weight - 235
College - USC
High School - Lake Mary (Fla.)
Birthdate - May 5, 1986
How Acquired - Trade (2012)
NFL Exp. - 4th Year
Giants Exp. - 1st Year
seven tackles (five solo), including one tackle
for a loss against the Cowboys (9/5)... Left
with a hamstring injury in the second quarter,
but would return to action.
2012 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
- Started at strongside linebacker vs. New
Orleans (12/9)...Recorded three solo tackles
and assisted on a special teams tackle.
- Started at strongside linebacker at
Washington (12/3)...Had four assisted tackles
and a fumble recovery.
- Saw action on special teams and at linebacker
vs. Green Bay (11/25)...Recorded two
special teams tackles.
- Inactive for the second-straight game in
his return to Cincinnati (11/11).
- Inactive vs. Pittsburgh (11/4) due to a
hamstring injury.
- Started at weakside linebacker at Dallas
(10/28)...Tied for the team lead in tackles
with Stevie Brown with six (all solo)...Also
contributed on special teams, tallying one
tackle.
- Started at weakside linebacker vs.
Washington (10/21)...Recorded six solo tackles,
including one for a loss.
- Saw limited action at linebaker at San
Franscico (10/14)...Recorded one tackle.
- Inactive for the second-straight game vs.
Cleveland (10/7) due to injury (hamstring).
- Inactive at the Eagles (9/30, hamstring).
- Returned to action at Carolina (9/20) after
missing the previous game due to a hamstring
injury...Saw action on special teams and at
linebacker before reinjuring his hamstring in
the first quarter.
- Inactive vs. the Buccaneers (9/16) (hamstring).
- Started at weakside linebacker against the
Cowboys in the season opener... Recorded
REGULAR SEASON
DATE OPP T A TT SKS FF FR stt
9/5 DAL 5 2 7 0.0 0 0 0
9/16 TB Inactive
9/20 @CAR 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1
9/30 @PHI Inactive
10/7 CLE Inactive
10/14 @SF 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0
10/21 WAS 6 0 6 0.0 0 0 0
10/28 @DAL 6 0 6 0.0 0 0 0
11/4 PIT Inactive
11/11 @CIN Inactive
11/25 GB 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2
12/3 @WAS 0 4 4 0.0 0 1 0
12/9 NO 3 0 3 0.0 0 0 1
12/16 @ATL
12/23 @BAL
12/30 PHI
TOTALS 21 6 27 0.0 0 1 5