Tom Kennedy (wide receiver)

Tom Kennedy, born on July 29, 1996, is an American professional football wide receiver and return specialist who plays for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League, and who also spent time as a professional lacrosse player. At Bryant University he committed to both football and lacrosse, left football for a time to focus on lacrosse, and was a first-team All-Northeast Conference midfielder in 2017 as Bryant reached the NCAA Division I tournament. He returned to football for his senior season and was again named all-conference after catching 57 passes for 888 yards. The Boston Cannons took him in the third round of the 2018 Major League Lacrosse draft, and he signed with the Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2019. The article notes he is one of only two people to play in both a professional lacrosse game and a professional football game.