Cameron Sample
{{Short description|American football player (born 1999)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Cameron Sample
| image = Cameron Sample (37047038341) (cropped).jpg
| alt =
| caption = Sample with the Tulane Green Wave in 2017
| current_team = Cincinnati Bengals
| number = 96
| position = Defensive end
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|9|20}}
| birth_place = Snellville, Georgia, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lb = 272
| high_school = Shiloh (Snellville)
| college = Tulane (2017–2020)
| draftyear = 2021
| draftround = 4
| draftpick = 111
| pastteams =
- Cincinnati Bengals ({{NFL Year|2021}}–present)
| status = Active
| statweek =
| statseason = 2023
| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 68
| statlabel2 = Sacks
| statvalue2 = 5.0
| statlabel3 = Pass deflections
| statvalue3 = 1
| statlabel4 = Interceptions
| statvalue4 =
| statlabel5 = Forced fumbles
| statvalue5 =
| statlabel6 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue6 =
| statlabel7 = Defensive touchdowns
| statvalue7 =
| highlights =
- First-team All-AAC (2020)
| pfr = S/SampCa00
}}
Cameron Sample (born September 20, 1999) is an American professional football defensive end for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Tulane Green Wave.
Early life
Sample grew up in Snellville, Georgia and attended Shiloh High School.{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Guerry |date=February 4, 2021 |title=Dominant week: Tulane DE Cam Sample helped his draft status tremendously at Senior Bowl |url=https://www.nola.com/sports/tulane/article_2e0fab20-6757-11eb-91bc-9753e06abb15.html |access-date=April 12, 2021 |website=The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate}}{{Cite web |date=December 8, 2020 |title=Shiloh grad Cameron Sample's impressive Tulane career earns Reese's Senior Bowl invitation |url=https://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/sports/shiloh-grad-cameron-samples-impressive-tulane-career-earns-reeses-senior-bowl-invitation/article_a29d3f66-39d0-11eb-acc0-571f6dfcfbf4.html |access-date=April 12, 2021 |website=Gwinnett Daily Post}} Sample was rated a two-star recruit and signed to play college football at Tulane after having previously committed to play at Georgia Southern.{{Cite web |last=Mayer |first=Ryan |date=March 15, 2021 |title=2021 NFL Draft: Tulane's Cameron Sample Has Chip On Shoulder Looking To Prove He Can Play With Anybody |url=https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2021/03/15/cameron-sample-nfl-draft-profile/ |access-date=April 12, 2021 |website=Philadelphia.CBSLocal.com |publisher=CBS Local}}
College career
Sample played in 11 games with three starts as a freshman.{{Cite magazine |date=March 19, 2021 |title=Cameron Sample - 3-4 Defensive End Tulane Green Wave Scouting Report |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/draft/scouting-reports/cameronsample |access-date=April 12, 2021 |magazine=SI.com}} Sample started 11 games with four sacks in his sophomore season.{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Guerry |date=August 9, 2019 |title=Dominant duo: bookends Patrick Johnson, Cameron Sample key to Tulane's rise |url=https://www.nola.com/sports/tulane/article_2cb602a0-bae8-11e9-8d7e-6bd5ec9ef02f.html |access-date=April 12, 2021 |website=The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate}} He was slowed by nagging injuries as a junior but played in all 13 of Tulane's games with 44 total tackles.{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Guerry |date=September 24, 2020 |title=Healthy and happy: Tulane DE Cam Sample maxing out on his potential as a senior |url=https://www.nola.com/sports/tulane/article_1b6d5484-feb8-11ea-b049-5338b8b4508c.html |access-date=April 12, 2021 |website=The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate}} Sample finished his senior season with 52 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss and five sacks and was named first-team All-American Athletic Conference.{{Cite web |last=Butt |first=Jason |date=January 28, 2021 |title=Cameron Sample proving Power 5 teams missed out four years ago |url=https://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-falcons/cameron-sample-proving-power-5-teams-missed-out-four-years-ago/6MKZLC2QBJDQ3LP5BP7NXKMSVM/ |access-date=April 12, 2021 |website=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution}}
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 2 3/4
| weight = 267
| dash = 4.80
| ten split = 1.68
| twenty split = 2.77
| shuttle = 4.51
| cone drill = 7.40
| vertical = 37.0
| broad ft = 9
| broad in = 8
| bench = 23
| arm span = 33 3/8
| hand span = 9 3/4
| wonderlic =
| note = All values from Pro Day{{Cite web |title=Cameron Sample Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/cam-sample/32005341-4d06-2951-186e-cb95f4914a26 |access-date=February 9, 2022 |website=NFL.com}}{{Cite web |title=Cameron Sample, Tulane, DE, 2021 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1024873&DraftYear=2021 |access-date=February 9, 2022 |website=draftscout.com}}{{Cite web |title=Cameron Sample 2021 NFL Draft Profile |url=http://insider.espn.com/nfl/draft/player/_/id/105201 |access-date=February 9, 2022 |website=insider.espn.com}}
}}
Sample was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the fourth round, 111th overall, of the 2021 NFL draft.{{Cite web |last=Hobson |first=Geoff |date=May 1, 2021 |title=Bengals Take Second Straight Pass Rusher With Tulane's Cam Sample |url=https://www.bengals.com/news/bengals-take-second-straight-pass-rusher-with-tulane-s-cam-sample |access-date=May 23, 2023 |website=Bengals.com}} He signed his four-year rookie contract with Cincinnati on May 17.{{Cite web |last=Ortenberg |first=Andrew |date=May 17, 2021 |title=NFL Draft Pick Signings: 5/17/21 |url=https://www.profootballrumors.com/2021/05/nfl-draft-pick-signings-51721 |access-date=May 24, 2023 |website=Pro Football Rumors |language=en-US}}
On August 5, 2024, it was announced that Sample had suffered a torn Achilles tendon, ending his season.{{Cite web |date=August 5, 2024 |title=Bengals' Cameron Sample: Suffers torn Achilles |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/bengals-cameron-sample-suffers-torn-achilles/amp/ |access-date=August 7, 2024 |website=CBSSports.com |language=en}}
Sample re-signed with the Bengals on March 13, 2025.{{cite web|title=Bengals Re-sign DE Cam Sampl|url=https://www.bengals.com/news/bengals-sign-cam-sample-roster-update|website=Bengals.com|date=March 13, 2025}}
References
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External links
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- [https://www.bengals.com/team/players-roster/cam-sample/ Cincinnati Bengals bio]
- [https://tulanegreenwave.com/sports/football/roster/cameron-sample/6894 Tulane Green Wave bio]
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Category:Players of American football from Snellville, Georgia
Category:American football defensive ends