Kevin Pamphile Explained

Kevin Pamphile
Number:64, 66
Position:Offensive tackle
Birth Date:27 November 1990
Birth Place:Haiti
Height Ft:6
Height In:5
Weight Lbs:315
High School:West Little River (FL) Miami Central
College:Purdue
Draftyear:2014
Draftround:5
Draftpick:149
Pastteams:
Statlabel1:Games played
Statvalue1:56
Statlabel2:Games started
Statvalue2:35
Pfr:PampKe00

Kevin Serge Pamphile (born November 27, 1990) is a former American football offensive tackle. He played college football at Purdue and was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the fifth round of the 2014 NFL draft. He also played for the Tennessee Titans.

Early life

Pamphile was born in Haiti and moved to the United States.[1]

Pamphile attended William H. Turner Technical Arts High School and played basketball there. He did not play football until his senior year, but he received football recruiting offers from Purdue University, Middle Tennessee State University and Florida Atlantic University.[2] As a senior football player, he earned All-Dade County honors and played in the Nike South Florida All-Star Game.[3]

College career

He committed to play college football at Purdue.[4] He spent the 2009 season at Purdue as a redshirt, then played a season as a defensive lineman. He moved to the offensive line before his sophomore year. He became Purdue's starting left tackle in 2013.[2]

Professional career

Prior to the 2014 NFL draft, Pamphile was projected to be a 6th round draft pick by NFLDraftScout.com. He was rated as the 17th-best offensive tackle in the draft.[5] Sportswriter Aaron Wilson wrote that ten teams had expressed interest in Pamphile, including the Oakland Raiders, New York Giants, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans and Jacksonville Jaguars.[6]

Pamphile was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with the 149th pick of the 2014 NFL draft.[7] The team signed him to a four-year contract.[8] He made his NFL debut on November 2, 2014.[9]

On March 22, 2018, Pamphile signed a one-year contract with the Tennessee Titans.[10] He played in the first three games of the 2018 season, starting two at tackle before being placed on injured reserve on September 25, 2018.[11] On March 13, 2019, Pamphile signed a one-year contract extension with the Titans.[12]

He signed with the Washington Football Team on July 28, 2020.[13] He was released on August 20, 2020.[14]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Smith, Peter . 2014 . 2014 NFL Draft Review: Tampa Bay Buccaneers . February 1, 2015 . FanSided.
  2. Web site: Kevin Pamphile, OT . June 22, 2014 . CBS Sports.
  3. Web site: Bucs sign T Kevin Pamphile . June 22, 2014 . Sports Talk Florida.
  4. Web site: Auman . Greg . May 19, 2014 . Bucs sign fifth-round selection Kevin Pamphile . June 22, 2014 . Tampa Bay Times.
  5. Web site: Kevin Pamphile, DS #17 OT, Purdue . May 12, 2014 . www.nfldraftscout.com . The Sports Xchange.
  6. Web site: Wilson . Aaron . Source: Purdue OT Kevin Pamphile worked out for Raiders, visited Giants . June 22, 2014 . Yahoo! Sports.
  7. Web site: Rick Stroud . May 10, 2014 . Bucs stay on offensive —but no QB — throughout NFL draft . May 12, 2014 . www.tampabay.com . Tampa Bay Times.
  8. Web site: Astleford . Andrew . T Kevin Pamphile is latest draft pick to sign with Buccaneers . June 22, 2014 . Fox Sports.
  9. Web site: Kevin Pamphile . November 9, 2014 . NFL.com.
  10. Web site: Wyatt, Jim . March 22, 2018 . Titans Reach Deal with Former Bucs Lineman Kevin Pamphile . TitansOnline.com.
  11. Web site: Wyatt, Jim . September 25, 2018 . Titans Add Veteran QB Austin Davis, Place OL Kevin Pamphile on Injured Reserve . TitansOnline.com.
  12. Web site: Wyatt, Jim . March 13, 2019 . Titans Agree to Terms on One-Year Deal With OL Kevin Pamphile . TitansOnline.com.
  13. Web site: July 28, 2020 . Washington Football Team Signs T Kevin Pamphile, LB Donald Payne . 28 July 2020 . WashingtonFootball.com.
  14. News: Alper, Josh . August 20, 2020 . Washington releases Kevin Pamphile . NBCSports.com . August 20, 2020.