KU LB Duckworth booked over the weekend in connection with February arrest

By Matt Tait Jul 11, 2016

The name Kendall Nyear Duckworth appeared on a booking report at the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office over the weekend, but not because of any new criminal activity.

The former KU walk-on with the Kansas football program was arrested back in February as one of two suspects in the robbery of another KU student.

Former KU receiver Eric Rivers was immediately dismissed from the program by KU coach David Beaty, who, at the time, said Duckworth, 19, was “suspended from all team activities.”

Duckworth, a 6-foot-1, 210-pound linebacker from Naples, Fla., was still listed on KU’s official roster Monday night.

According to a KU official, Duckworth’s inclusion on Monday’s booking report from his arrest over the weekend was required in order to file paperwork and provide Duckworth with a court date.

The weekend booking report listed the address of the Douglas County Jail as the place of arrest and indicated that Duckworth was arrested by “self.”

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Written By Matt Tait

A native of Colorado, Matt moved to Lawrence in 1988 and has been in town ever since. He graduated from Lawrence High in 1996 and the University of Kansas in 2000 with a degree in Journalism. After covering KU sports for the University Daily Kansan and Rivals.com, Matt joined the World Company (and later Ogden Publications) in 2001 and has held several positions with the paper and KUsports.com in the past 20+ years. He became the Journal-World Sports Editor in 2018. Throughout his career, Matt has won several local and national awards from both the Associated Press Sports Editors and the Kansas Press Association. In 2021, he was named the Kansas Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Matt lives in Lawrence with his wife, Allison, and two daughters, Kate and Molly. When he's not covering KU sports, he likes to spend his time playing basketball and golf, listening to and writing music and traveling the world with friends and family.