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Former Pitt DT Earns NFL Monthly Award

Former Pitt Panthers star Calijah Kancey's NFL career is off to a fast start.

Stephen Thompson

Former Pitt DT Earns NFL Monthly Award
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PITTSBURGH -- Former Pitt Panthers star defensive tackle Calijah Kancey's NFL career is off to a strong start and the league recognized him for an excellent month of November. 

Kancey, who the Tampa Bay Buccaneers took with their top selection this year as he was coming out of Pitt, has been named NFL Defensive Rookie of the Month after logging 10 tackles, seven for loss and two sacks this past month. 

Kancey missed most of the preseason and the first three and a half games of the regular season with a lingering calf injury but has been on a torrid pace since returning to the field. 

He earned an immediate starting job after the Buccaneers selected him with the 19th overall pick of the 2023 NFL Draft and, in the seven full games he's played has recorded 14 tackles, eight for a loss, seven quarterback hits and three sacks. 

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STEPHEN THOMPSON

Stephen Thompson graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications and political science from Pitt in April 2022 after spending four years as a sports writer and editor at The Pitt News, the University of Pittsburgh's independent, student-run newspaper.  He primarily worked the Pitt men's basketball beat, and filled in on coverage of football, volleyball, softball, gymnastics and lacrosse, in addition to other sports as needed. His work at The Pitt News has won awards from the Pennsylvania News Media Association and Associated College Press.  During the spring and summer of 2021, Stephen interned for Pittsburgh Sports Now, covering baseball in western Pennsylvania. Hailing from Washington D.C., family ties have cultivated a love of Boston's professional teams and Pitt athletics, and a fascination with sports in general.  You can reach Stephen by email at stephenethompson00@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter. Read his latest work:

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