This article is about the former safety. For his son, the former defensive tackle, see Geno Atkins.
American football player
Gene Atkins
No. 28
Position:
Safety
Personal information
Born:
(1964-11-22) November 22, 1964 (age 59) Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.
Height:
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:
200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:
James S. Rickards (Tallahassee, Florida)
College:
Florida A&M
NFL draft:
1987 / Round: 7 / Pick: 179
Career history
New Orleans Saints (1987–1993)
Miami Dolphins (1994–1996)
Career highlights and awards
PFWA All-Rookie Team (1987)
Career NFL statistics
Interceptions:
25
Interception return yards:
348
Sacks:
8
Player stats at PFR
Gene Reynard Atkins (born November 22, 1964) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL) for the New Orleans Saints and Miami Dolphins from 1987 to 1996. He was selected by the Saints in the seventh round of the 1987 NFL draft.[1] He played previously for Florida A&M and James S. Rickards High School, both in Tallahassee.[2] He is the father of Geno Atkins, former NFL defensive tackle. He was featured on HBO's Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel in a story about former football players who are suffering from head injuries that happened during their playing time. In the story, it was said that Atkins is suffering from the early stages of dementia. He was featured in the movie Head Games, which was released in 2012.[3]
Gene Reynard Atkins (born November 22, 1964) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL)...
Gene Raynard "Geno" Atkins Jr. (born March 28, 1988) is an American former football defensive tackle. He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs...
GeneAtkins Hill (May 15, 1928, in Swartswood, New Jersey – May 31, 1997, in Tucson, Arizona) is known for his contribution to nature-related magazines...
Chester Burton Atkins (June 20, 1924 – June 30, 2001), also known as "Mr. Guitar" and "The Country Gentleman", was an American musician who, along with...
Hell" was "Watching You", which Atkins wrote with Steve Dean and Brian Gene White. This song was inspired by Atkins' son, Elijah, who also stars in its...
Name Class year Notability References GeneAtkins former NFL player Jamie Brown former NFL offensive tackle Greg Coleman NFL punter Vince Coleman former...
tri-colored calico cats, a separate gene interacts developmentally with the coat color gene. This spotting gene produces white, unpigmented patches by...
store in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles. 28-year-old Gene Evin Atkins, armed and fleeing police, crashed into a utility pole and ran into...
The CAMP test (Christie–Atkins–Munch-Peterson) is a test to identify group B β-hemolytic streptococci (Streptococcus agalactiae) based on their formation...
Hollier OLB 52 Jeff Kopp OLB 55 Chris Singleton OLB Defensive backs 28 GeneAtkins FS 37 J. B. Brown CB 27 Terrell Buckley CB 31 Sean Hill CB/S 38 Calvin...
benefit from the diet and that a less strict regimen, such as a modified Atkins diet, is similarly effective. Side effects may include constipation, high...
recorded by Gene Pitney. He also wrote, with Carl D'Errico, the song "It's My Life", recorded by the Animals. In the mid to late 1960s, Atkins worked as...
Armstrong Cornell Armstrong Trace Armstrong Jim Arnold Isaac Asiata GeneAtkins Joe Auer Marvin Austin John Avery Brendon Ayanbadejo Obafemi Ayanbadejo...
Sam Mills ILB 56 Pat Swilling OLB 54 Alvin Toles Defensive backs 28 GeneAtkins 39 Brett Maxie SS 25 Johnnie Poe CB 49 Frank Wattelet FS 44 Dave Waymer...
Gene expression is the process by which information from a gene is used in the synthesis of a functional gene product that enables it to produce end products...
Foxx OLB 50 Dwight Hollier OLB 58 Jesse Solomon MLB Defensive backs 28 GeneAtkins FS 34 Tyrone Braxton SS 37 J. B. Brown CB 42 Chris Green FS 31 Sean Hill...
Global Information