Keith Mumphery Explained

Keith Mumphery
Number:12
Position:Wide receiver
Birth Date:5 June 1992
Birth Place:Vienna, Georgia, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lbs:208
High School:Vienna (GA) Dooly Co.
College:Michigan State
Draftyear:2015
Draftround:5
Draftpick:175
Pastteams:
Statlabel1:Receptions
Statvalue1:24
Statlabel2:Receiving yards
Statvalue2:198
Statlabel3:Return yards
Statvalue3:618
Pfr:M/MumpKe00

Keith Mumphery (born June 5, 1992) is a former American football wide receiver. He was selected by the Houston Texans in the fifth round of the 2015 NFL draft.[1] He played college football at Michigan State.[2] [3]

College career

Mumphery committed to play college football at Michigan State University under head coach Mark Dantonio. Throughout his career, he amassed 88 receptions for 1348 yards and 7 touchdowns.

Professional career

Houston Texans

Mumphery was drafted in the fifth round, 175th overall, of the 2015 NFL draft by the Houston Texans.[4] In his rookie year, he played in 13 games, catching 14 passes for 129 yards. Mumphery also handled punt returns and kickoff returns for the Texans, averaging 7.8 return yards per punt and 24.1 return yards per kickoff.

On June 2, 2017, Mumphery was waived by the Texans because of an allegation of sexual misconduct: the prosecutor would not press charges against Mumphery and he was cleared in the first college investigation, but a second college investigation, conducted by Michigan State University (MSU) without effectual notification to Mumphrey, found him guilty of sexual misconduct.[5] The alleged incident occurred after Mumphrey had been graduated from MSU, while he was pursuing graduate studies and an NFL career simultaneously. Because of this, Mumphery was banned from the MSU campus until December 31, 2018.[6] [7] In May 2018, Mumphrey filed a lawsuit against Michigan State, which subsequently settled the case and cleared Mumphrey of any wrongdoing.[8]

Dallas Renegades

In 2019, Mumphery was picked by the Dallas Renegades of the XFL in the 2020 XFL draft.[9] He was traded to the St. Louis BattleHawks on December 18, 2019.[10] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[11]

Tampa Bay Bandits

On March 10, 2022, Mumphery was drafted by the Tampa Bay Bandits of the United States Football League (USFL) in the 2022 USFL supplemental draft.[12] After suffering a thigh injury,[13] he was transferred to the team's practice squad before the start of the regular season on April 16, 2022.[14] He remained on the inactive roster on April 22.[15] He was transferred to the active roster on May 6.[16]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Texans draft WR Keith Mumphery with No. 175 pick in fifth round. May 2, 2015.
  2. Web site: Former Michigan State WR Keith Mumphery draws inspiration from hometown, NFL star Steve Smith. February 21, 2015.
  3. Web site: Michigan State football receiver Keith Mumphery brings optimism, great potential, into Spartans' future. December 17, 2012.
  4. Web site: 2015 NFL Draft Listing . 2023-05-15 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  5. News: Triple Jeopardy in College Sexual Assault Case Ends an N.F.L. Career. May 30, 2018. Michael Powell. The New York Times. https://archive.today/20180531024739/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/30/sports/keith-mumphery-michigan-state.html. May 31, 2018. May 31, 2018. live.
  6. Web site: Keith Mumphery expelled in 2016 for MSU sexual misconduct violation.
  7. Web site: Texans cut Keith Mumphery, Max Bullough. Alper, Josh. ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com. June 2, 2017.
  8. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/01/sports/mumphery-lawsuit-michigan-settlement.html Former N.F.L. Player Keith Mumphery, After Settling Lawsuit, Plots a Comeback
  9. Web site: Bender. Bill. XFL Draft picks 2019: Complete results, rosters, players for new football league. Sporting News. October 21, 2019. October 22, 2019.
  10. News: XFL ANNOUNCES PLAYER TRADES . XFL.com . December 19, 2019 . December 19, 2019.
  11. News: Condotta, Bob . XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue . SeattleTimes.com . April 10, 2020 . July 17, 2020.
  12. Web site: USFL Draft 2022: Supplemental Draft Pick-by-Pick Results . March 10, 2022 . Fox Media LLC . www.foxsports.com . March 11, 2022.
  13. USFLBandits . Week 1 Game Status Update: . 1515149694246309889 . April 15, 2022 . April 16, 2022.
  14. USFLBandits . Roster Updates: Transferred to practice squad: . 1515224778814201857 . April 16, 2022 . April 16, 2022.
  15. USFLBandits . Players remaining on inactive roster . 1517713292822605824 . April 22, 2022 . April 23, 2022.
  16. USFLBandits . Roster Updates . 1522484300444176384 . May 6, 2022 . May 6, 2022.