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Kennedy records first-career touchdown Sunday for Lions
Posted: Jan 10, 2022

Kennedy records first-career touchdown Sunday for Lions

DETROIT -- Bryant University football and men's lacrosse alum Tom Kennedy recorded his first-career touchdown in the National Football League (NFL) on Sunday, throwing a 75-yard TD pass to help the Detroit Lions defeat the Green Bay Packers in the final game of the regular season. 

Kennedy becomes the first Bulldog ever to record a touchdown in an NFL game and is also the first alum of a Rhode Island school to record an NFL touchdown. His 75-yard TD pass just so happen to be caught by Holy Cross alum Kalif Raymond. 

During his time in Smithfield, Kennedy was a standout two-sport athlete. In lacrosse, Kennedy appeared in 67 games and registered 117 career points (72g, 45a). Kennedy was a two-time 20-goal scorer and was an NEC All-Rookie selection as a freshman, a second-team choice as a sophomore and a First Team All-NEC honoree as a junior and senior. He helped the Bulldogs win NEC Championships in 2015 and 2017. 

Following his junior season, Kennedy rejoined the Bryant football program and didn't miss a beat. Kennedy hauled in a 57-yard touchdown in his first game back and went on to earn All-NEC First Team honors with 57 catches, 888 receiving yards and nine touchdowns. He finished his two-year Bryant career with 90 catches for 1,298 yards and 10 TDs. Kennedy is the only player in NEC history to earn All-NEC honors in both football and lacrosse. 

Kennedy became the second Bulldog this year to break camp with a professional franchise, joining former Bryant baseball pitcher James Karinchak who broke spring training with the Cleveland Indians. The duo are also both recipients of the Bryant Strength and Conditioning Award, an award given out annually at the Bryant Awards Banquet to one male and one female student-athlete who has shown tremendous dedication in the weight room to improve athletic performance.