Kwame Cavil Explained

Birth Date:3 May 1979[1]
Birth Place:Waco, Texas, U.S.
Number:82
Import:yes
Position1:Wide receiver
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lb:205
College:Texas
Playing Years1:2000
Playing Team1:Buffalo Bills
Playing Years2:
Playing Team2:Montreal Alouettes
Playing Team3:Edmonton Eskimos
Playing Team4:Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Playing Team5:Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Career Highlights:
Statlabel1:Receptions
Statvalue1:193
Statlabel2:Receiving Yards
Statvalue2:2,328 yards (Avg: 12.1 yards)
Statlabel3:Receiving TDs
Statvalue3:12
Statlabel4:Longest Reception
Statvalue4:72 yards
Statlabel5:Fumbles
Statvalue5:5
*CFL statistics only
Databasefootball:CAVILKWA01

Kwame Sekou Cavil (born May 3, 1979) is a former gridiron football wide receiver.

College career

Cavil played college football at the University of Texas at Austin from 1997 to 1999. In 1999, he set a school single-season record by recording 100 receptions. He was the first player ever to leave one of Mack Brown's Texas teams with college eligibility remaining. Cavil was suspended from the team prior to the bowl game in his junior year, for "violation of team rules." The nature of the violation was not specified by Brown, Cavil, or the university. It is uncertain if Cavil would have been welcomed back to the team for his senior season if he had not left early, but it was reported at the time that Brown says he never tells players what to do if they are considering entering the NFL draft early, implying that it was in fact an early departure for the draft. Cavil himself said "After great deliberation with my family, I have decided to forgo my final year of eligibility and go to the NFL," Cavil subsequently went undrafted.[2]

After his professional football career, Cavil returned to the University of Texas to complete his studies, earning his bachelor's degree from the College of Education in the Spring of 2010.[3]

Professional career

Cavil was a wide receiver for the NFL Buffalo Bills in 2000.

Cavil joined the CFL in 2002, signing his first contract with the Montreal Alouettes. He has since moved around the league,[4] most recently having been traded by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats to the Blue Bombers on Friday, August 18, 2006, for a third round pick in the 2007 CFL Draft.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kwame Cavil Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College. pro-football-reference.com. July 19, 2023.
  2. Web site: Texas' Cavil puts name into NFL hat. Sports Illustrated. January 7, 2000.
  3. Web site: Catching up with Kwame Cavil. Mack Brown-Texas Football. May 25, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100613010009/http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/052510aaa.html. June 13, 2010. dead.
  4. Web site: Cavil moves on. Edmonton Sun. August 19, 2006.