Players

  Kynan Forney is expected to be in the middle of the competition for the starting right guard position for the San Diego Chargers.

  An admitted weight room freak at 6-3 and more than 300 pounds, Forney will be a force to be reckoned with in the trenches. He spent seven years in Atlanta before joining the Chargers as a free agent in 2008, and he inked a new two-year deal with the Bolts in Feb. 2009. A full-time starter since his first year in the league, Forney was named a first-alternate to the Pro Bowl in ’05 after the Falcons led the NFL in rushing for a second-consecutive season. He ended up spending the entire ’08 season on the sideline, but this ninth-year veteran has a rested body and is anxious to contribute in 2009.

  Away from the field, Forney likes to relax in front of the television or listen to some of his favorite music from the 80s. His favorite shows are “Family Guy” and “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” In his home in Atlanta, Forney has a theater where he enjoys playing video games with his boys. He’s also a big movie buff and the theater is an ideal place to watch movies, especially comedies. Forney and his wife both love to laugh and enjoy watching live comedy shows in Atlanta and at the Laugh Factory in Hollywood. Comedian Kevin Hart is one of their favorite entertainers.

   One of Forney’s hobbies is collecting figurines from The Transformers. He has seen both of The Transformers’ movies and has all of their action figures from the most recent movies. He’s also been looking to add some of the older figures to his collection as well.

  Soft as a teddy bear off the field, especially around his daughters. , Forney is the complete opposite on the field. Some of that mean and nasty football disposition came from his youth in working on the chicken farm that his father, Errol, owned and ran for the Pilgrim’s Pride chain.

   After his NFL career comes to an end, Forney would like to work around football as a strength coach. He enjoys the coaching aspect of the game and regularly volunteers his time for football camps and clinics. Good offensive line genes run in the family as his cousin is Larry Allen, an 11-time Pro Bowl guard with the Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers.

  The Forneys own a Smoothie King franchise outside of Atlanta.

  TRANSACTION HISTORY: Seventh-round (219) choice by Atlanta, April 22, 2001…signed with Falcons, May 21, 2001…re-signed, August 21, 2004,  July 18, 2005 and Sept. 1, 2006...released Aug. 30, 2008 and signed with Chargers, Sept. 1, 2008...re-signed two year contract with Chargers, Feb. 25, 2009.

  2008: Dressed but DNP Wks 1, 5 & 12...INA Wks 2-4, 6-11, 13-16 and for playoffs.

  2007: Part of OL that allowed only one sack and helped offense total season-high 442 yards vs. Carolina Sept. 23…line blocked for season-high 155 rushing yards in 20-16 victory vs. SF Nov. 4.

  2006: Started seven games and INA for two before being placed on IR after Wk 9 with shoulder injury…while in starting lineup, Falcons rushed for 252 yards at Carolina Sept. 10, franchise-record 306 vs. Tampa Bay Sept. 17, and 262 yards against Arizona Oct. 1.

  2005: Pro Bowl first-alternate…helped offense rush for 285 yards against Minnesota Oct. 2 and 256 yards against Detroit Nov. 24. 2004: ESPN All-Pro...chosen to Daryl “Moose” Johnston’s All-Lunch Pail Crew...helped rushing game produce 242 yards vs. St. Louis Sept. 19 and 327 yards Jan. 15 vs. St. Louis in NFC Divisional Playoffs, fourth-most in NFL playoff game.

  2003: Starting RG helped team rush for 4.5 ypc.

  2002: Contributed to 260-yard rush game at NO Oct. 27, team’s most since ’72…four rush TDs vs. Saints was most in game since ’73 at SD.

  2001: Started season-opener at SF but missed next four games due to toe injury suffered vs. 49ers.

  COLLEGE: All-WAC as senior at Hawaii…played ’97 season at Trinity Valley College in Texas, helping them to 12-0 mark and National JUCO Championship.

  PERSONAL: Born in Nacogdoches, Texas...lettered in football and track at Nacogdoches HS.