Kylie Fitts

Kylie Roy Fitts is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for four seasons in the National Football League. He played college football for the Utah Utes. He was selected by the Chicago Bears in the sixth round of the 2018 NFL draft and spent his last three seasons with the Arizona Cardinals.

Early life

Fitts attended Redlands East Valley High School in Redlands, California, where he was a 4 star recruit. Fitts originally signed with UCLA, but transferred to Utah after one year with the program. After redshirting for a year, Fitts played in all 13 games during his sophomore year. Fitts injured his foot during the second game of his junior year against BYU, and was declared out for the year. Fitts continued to deal with injuries during his senior year, but recorded 3 sacks and 23 tackles during his senior year. He was also invited to the 2018 Senior Bowl.

Fitts was selected by the Chicago Bears in the sixth round in the 2018 NFL draft. He was released on August 31, 2019.

On September 3, 2019, Fitts was signed to the practice squad of the Arizona Cardinals. He was promoted to the active roster on December 4, 2019. On December 28, 2020, Fitts was placed on injured reserve.
The Cardinals placed an exclusive-rights free agent tender on Fitts on March 15, 2021. He signed the one-year contract on April 15. He was waived on August 31, 2021 and re-signed to the practice squad the next day. He was promoted to the active roster on September 11, 2021. He was placed on injured reserve on October 22, 2021. He became an unrestricted free agent in 2022.
On April 15, 2022, Fitts announced his retirement from professional football citing multiple concussions as the main reason.