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Pitt DT Calijah Kancey Buys House, Car for Mom

The Pitt Panthers defensive tackle and Tampa Bay Bucs first round pick wasted no time helping out his mom.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt DT Calijah Kancey Buys House, Car for Mom
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PITTSBURGH -- Former Pitt Panthers defensive tackle Calijah Kancey has put his first NFL payday to good use while he awaits the start of his first training camp with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. 

Kancey, who was the second Panther to be selected in the first round of he NFL Draft in as many years, opted to help out the woman who had supported him for his entire life and bought a new house and Mercedes Benz SUV for his mother. Kancey gifted both presents, along with a massive bouquet of roses, this week. 

Kancey was the fourth defensive lineman taken this year and the fifth defensive player selected overall. He will be awarded a four-year contract worth $14,493,475 and a $7,540,709 signing bonus. 

He celebrated the occasion with family and friends at the new home, which sold for $1.4 million through the South Florida real estate agency, Grant & Associates. 

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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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