Jessie Lemonier
{{Short description|American football player (1997–2023)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Jessie Lemonier
| image = Jessie Lemonier (29620014037) (cropped).jpg
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption = Lemonier with Liberty in 2018
| current_team =
| number = 90, 58, 52, 53
| position = Linebacker
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1997|01|31}}
| birth_place = Hialeah, Florida, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2023|01|26|1997|01|31}}
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lb = 240
| high_school = Hialeah (FL)
| college = {{ubl|Ventura CC (2015–2017)|Liberty (2018–2019)}}
| undraftedyear = 2020
| pastteams =
- Los Angeles Chargers ({{NFL Year|2020}})
- Detroit Lions ({{NFL Year|2021}})
- Arizona Cardinals ({{NFL Year|2022}})*
- Houston Gamblers ({{USFL Year|2023}})*
- Birmingham Stallions ({{USFL Year|2023}})*
| highlights =
| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 17
| statlabel2 = Sacks
| statvalue2 = 1.5
| pfr = L/LemoJe00
}}
Jessie Nathaniel Lemonier (January 31, 1997 – January 26, 2023) was an American football linebacker. He played for the Los Angeles Chargers and the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL), and the Birmingham Stallions of the United States Football League (USFL). He was signed by the Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2020 following his college football career with the Liberty Flames.
Professional career
=Los Angeles Chargers=
Lemonier signed with the Los Angeles Chargers as an undrafted free agent following the 2020 NFL draft on April 26, 2020.{{cite news |title=Chargers Agree to Terms with Undrafted Free Agents |url=https://www.chargers.com/news/undrafted-free-agents-2020 |website=Chargers.com |date=April 26, 2020 |access-date=October 6, 2020 |archive-date=October 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201010092418/https://www.chargers.com/news/undrafted-free-agents-2020 |url-status=dead }} He was waived during final roster cuts on September 5, 2020,{{cite news |title=We've Trimmed Our Roster to 53 |url=https://www.chargers.com/news/we-ve-reduced-our-roster-to-53 |website=Chargers.com |date=September 5, 2020 |access-date=October 6, 2020}} and signed to the team's practice squad the next day.{{cite news |title=Practice Squad Announced |url=https://www.chargers.com/news/practice-squad-2020 |website=Chargers.com |date=September 6, 2020 |access-date=October 6, 2020}} He was promoted to the active roster on September 26, 2020,{{cite news |title=Los Angeles Chargers Announce Roster Moves |url=https://www.chargers.com/news/los-angeles-chargers-announce-roster-moves-200926 |website=Chargers.com |date=September 26, 2020 |access-date=October 6, 2020}} waived on October 24, 2020,{{cite web|title=Los Angeles Chargers Activate Melvin Ingram III and Justin Jones|url=https://www.chargers.com/news/los-angeles-chargers-activate-melvin-ingram-iii-and-justin-jones|website=Chargers.com|date=October 24, 2020}} and re-signed to the practice squad four days later.{{cite tweet |user=Chargers |title=we've signed Jason Moore and Jesse Lemonier to our practice squad and released Lee Autry. |number=1321544975499194368 |date=October 28, 2020 |accessdate=November 8, 2020}} He was promoted back to the active roster on November 7,{{cite web|title=Los Angeles Chargers Make Roster Moves|url=https://www.chargers.com/news/chargers-make-roster-moves-nov7|website=Chargers.com|date=November 7, 2020}} waived on November 28, 2020,{{cite news |title=Los Angeles Chargers Activate Austin Ekeler from Injured Reserve |url=https://www.chargers.com/news/los-angeles-chargers-activate-austin-ekeler |website=Chargers.com |date=November 28, 2020 |access-date=January 5, 2021}} and re-signed to the practice squad four days later.{{cite news |author=Bouda, Nate |title=NFL Transactions: Wednesday 12/2 |url=https://nfltraderumors.co/nfl-transactions-wednesday-12-2/ |website=NFLTradeRumors.co |date=December 2, 2020 |access-date=January 10, 2021}} He was elevated to the active roster on December 17 for the team's week 15 game against the Las Vegas Raiders, and reverted back to the practice squad after the game.{{cite news |title=Chargers Make Moves Before Thursday Night Football |url=https://www.chargers.com/news/chargers-make-moves-before-thursday-night-football |website=Chargers.com |date=December 17, 2020 |access-date=February 2, 2021}} He was signed to the active roster on December 26, 2020.{{cite news |title=Los Angeles Chargers Sign Jessie Lemonier to Active Roster; Place Uchenna Nwosu on Injured Reserve |url=https://www.chargers.com/news/los-angeles-chargers-sign-lemonier-place-uchenna-nwosu-on-injured-reserve |website=Chargers.com |date=December 26, 2020 |access-date=February 8, 2021}}
On August 31, 2021, Lemonier was waived by the Chargers.{{cite web|title=Chargers Begin Cutting Roster Down to 53|url=https://www.chargers.com/news/2021-nfl-chargers-roster-cuts-begin|website=Chargers.com|date=August 30, 2021}}
=Detroit Lions=
On September 2, 2021, Lemonier was signed to the Detroit Lions practice squad,{{cite web|title=Lions announce roster moves|url=https://www.detroitlions.com/news/lions-announce-roster-moves-fells-marlowe-montez|website=DetroitLions.com|date=September 2, 2021}} promoted to the active roster on October 6,{{cite web|title=Detroit Lions place Frank Ragnow on IR, sign Jessie Lemonier from practice squad|url=https://www.prideofdetroit.com/2021/10/6/22711717/detroit-lions-place-frank-ragnow-on-ir-sign-jessie-lemonier-from-practice-squad|work=Pride of Detroit|publisher=SB Nation|date=October 6, 2021}} and waived on May 16, 2022.{{cite web|title=Detroit Lions sign rookie minicamp tryout LB Natrez Patrick, waive Jessie Lemonier|url=https://www.prideofdetroit.com/2022/5/16/23074811/detroit-lions-sign-natrez-patrick-waive-jessie-lemonier-rookie-minicamp|work=Pride of Detroit|publisher=SB Nation|date=May 16, 2022}}
=Arizona Cardinals=
On May 17, 2022, Lemonier was claimed off waivers by the Arizona Cardinals{{cite web|title=Cardinals Awarded Jessie Lemonier With Waiver Claim|url=https://www.azcardinals.com/news/cardinals-awarded-jessie-lemonier-with-waiver-claim|author=Urban, Darren|website=AZCardinals.com|date=May 17, 2022}} and released on August 17.{{cite web|title=Cardinals cut Jessie Lemonier|url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/08/17/cardinals-cut-jessie-lemonier/|author=Williams, Charean|work=Pro Football Talk|publisher=NBC Sports|date=August 17, 2022}}
=Birmingham Stallions=
Lemonier was selected by the Arlington Renegades in the 2023 XFL Draft,{{cite web|title=XFL draft results for 2023: Picks, full rosters for every team|url=https://www.espn.com/xfl/story/_/id/35053464/xfl-draft-results-2023-full-rosters-eight-teams-vic-beasley-martavis-bryant-picks|author=ESPN STAFF|publisher=ESPN|date=November 18, 2022}} but instead signed with the Houston Gamblers of the USFL on December 31, 2022.{{cite tweet |user=USFLGamblers |title=Free Agent Signing |number=1609381696474083330 |date=December 31, 2022 |access-date=January 1, 2023}} His playing rights were immediately traded to the Birmingham Stallions.{{cite tweet |user=USFLStallions |title=Transfer of playing rights |number=1609382736979951617 |date=December 31, 2022 |access-date=January 1, 2023}}
Death
On January 26, 2023, Lemonier died at the age of 25. Lemonier and his girlfriend were expecting their first child at the time of his death. His cause of death is unknown at this time.{{cite news |author=Woodyard, Eric |title=Ex-Detroit Lions linebacker Jessie Lemonier dies at age 25 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/35531055/ex-detroit-lions-linebacker-jessie-lemonier-dies-age-25 |access-date=January 26, 2023 |work=ESPN |date=January 26, 2023}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.chargers.com/team/players-roster/jessie-lemonier/ Los Angeles Chargers bio]
- [https://www.liberty.edu/flames/index.cfm?pid=36960&TeamID=9&RosterID=12194 Liberty Flames football bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201016235016/https://www.liberty.edu/flames/index.cfm?pid=36960&TeamID=9&RosterID=12194 |date=October 16, 2020 }}
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Category:Sportspeople from Hialeah, Florida
Category:Players of American football from Miami-Dade County, Florida
Category:American football defensive ends
Category:American football outside linebackers
Category:Liberty Flames football players
Category:Los Angeles Chargers players
Category:Detroit Lions players
Category:Arizona Cardinals players