Jon Kitna’s football career started in nearby Tacoma, before continuing at Central Washington University and eventually landing him in the NFL with the Seattle Seahawks.
It wasn’t until he was 28 years old and in his fifth NFL season that he played somewhere outside of the state of Washington, in 2001 when he started for the Cincinnati Bengals.
The same story will not be told for his son, Jalen Kitna, who stars at Reedy High School in Frisco, Texas and is among the 20 best quarterback recruits in the Class of 2021.
Kitna certainly won’t follow in his dads footsteps at Central, but he recently visited Oregon State University and received a scholarship offer – so there’s at least a chance he plays some of his college games in Washington.
After a great time with @Coach_Smith @Coach_Lindgren and the staff I am thankful to announce I have received an offer from Oregon State University! 🟠⚫️ #GoBeavs #BuildTheDam Matthew 5:5 pic.twitter.com/0O2ts6OVfa
— Jalen Kitna (@KitnaJalen) March 1, 2020
“I really liked it,” Kitna said. “The whole offensive staff was there to meet me and I really feel like they are a great coaching staff that does it right.”
Kitna originally committed to Boston College last summer, but has reopened his plans and has now received offers from a ton of big name schools, including Florida, Yale, Arizona, Colorado, Tennessee and Georgia Tech.
Kitna may not take the same path to the NFL as his dad, but he’ll hope to have the same level of success after Jon played 14 seasons and threw for just under 30,000 total yards, with 7,552 of them coming in a Seahawks uniform.
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