Kevin Pamphile
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 lifePamphile 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 careerHe 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 careerPrior 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.[8] The team signed him to a four-year contract.[9] He made his NFL debut on November 2, 2014.[10] On March 22, 2018, Pamphile signed a one-year contract with the Tennessee Titans.[11] 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.[12] On March 13, 2019, Pamphile signed a one-year contract extension with the Titans.[13] He signed with the Washington Football Team on July 28, 2020.[14] He was released on August 20, 2020.[15] References
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