Kendall Lamm
{{Short description|American football player (born 1992)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Kendall Lamm
| image = Kendall Lamm.JPG
| caption = Lamm with the Houston Texans in 2016
| current_team = Philadelphia Eagles
| number =
| position = Offensive tackle
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|6|5}}
| birth_place = Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 5
| weight_lbs = 308
| high_school = David W. Butler {{avoid wrap|(Matthews, North Carolina)}}
| college = Appalachian State (2010–2014)
| undraftedyear = 2015
| pastteams = * Houston Texans ({{NFL Year|2015}}–{{NFL Year|2018}})
- Cleveland Browns ({{NFL Year|2019}}–{{NFL Year|2020}})
- Tennessee Titans ({{NFL Year|2021}})
- Detroit Lions ({{NFL Year|2022}})*
- Miami Dolphins ({{NFL Year|2022}}–{{NFL Year|2024}})
- Philadelphia Eagles ({{NFL Year|2025}}–present)
| status = Active
| highlights = * First-team All-Sun Belt (2014)
| statleague = NFL
| statweek =
| statseason = 2024
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 119
| statlabel2 = Games started
| statvalue2 = 44
| statlabel3 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue3 = 2
| statlabel4 = Receiving touchdowns
| statvalue4 = 1
| pfr = LammKe00
}}
Kendall Allen Lamm{{cite web |title=Kendall Lamm - Football |url=https://appstatesports.com/sports/football/roster/kendall-lamm/1891 |website=App State Athletics |access-date=8 June 2024 |language=en}} (born June 5, 1992) is an American professional football offensive tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Appalachian State Mountaineers for four years and was signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2015.{{Cite web |title=Texans sign all seven NFL draft picks |url=http://www.houstontexans.com/news/article-2/Texans-sign-all-seven-NFL-draft-picks/4049cd33-b7de-46c9-96ae-d783e00bc135 |access-date=September 20, 2016 |archive-date=August 26, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170826193758/http://www.houstontexans.com/news/article-2/Texans-sign-all-seven-NFL-draft-picks/4049cd33-b7de-46c9-96ae-d783e00bc135 |url-status=dead }}
Early life
Kendall attended Butler High School in Matthews, North Carolina and was an integral part of the 2009–2010 undefeated, 15–0, 4A state championship team. This team ranked No. 2 nationally by prepnation.com, was also the first North Carolina high school team to beat Independence High School since they went on their 100+ game win streak. While at Butler, Kendall was also awarded all-conference honors for his sophomore, junior, and senior seasons, and earned first-team all state honors as a senior. Butler was 49–8 during his prep career under coach Mike Newsome. Kendall committed to play college football at Appalachian State University.
College career
At Appalachian State, he saw action on the field all four seasons, and he graduated with a bachelor's degree in Communication-Public relations in December 2014. Kendall also became a member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity, and held a top achievement of being a member of the Appalachian State athletics’ academic honor roll.{{Cite web |title=Kendall Lamm |url=http://www.appstatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=204971467}}
His first season with the Mountaineers in 2011 saw him play 8 out of 12 games (Starting 7). The four games that he had missed were due to an injury which caused him to miss 2 games and later on he was suspended for 2 games due to misconduct.
In his second year in 2012, Kendall saw more game time as he started 11-of-12 games at left tackle. The one game he did miss was due to a head injury sustained in training. Within the season, he was number one on the team with the highest season long job grade, 87%, and technique grade, 79%. In his second season, he did not commit a single penalty.
The last 2 seasons of his college career saw Kendall excelling and performing extremely well. He played in all 24 games and was recognized by many coaches as one of the best in the conference.{{Cite web |date=December 10, 2014 |title=UL Lafayette's McGuire Headlines All-Sun Belt Conference Teams and Individual Award Winners |url=http://sunbeltsports.org/news/2014/12/10/fb_1210140835.aspx |access-date=December 14, 2016 |website=www.sunbeltsports.org |publisher=Sun Belt Conference}} As a right back tackle, he managed to record a total of 46 knockdowns in 2014 alone. The offensive line only allowed 11 sacks all season. That is a record which is tied for 8th among the league. To close the 2014 season, Lamm led his team to a 6-game winning streak in which the offensive line led the attack for the Mountaineers to rush for 1,747 yards (291.2 ypg) and allowed only one sack. He also recorded a game in which he had a performance of the season in which he registered a total of 28 knockdowns and was charged with allowing only one sack all season.
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 5 1/4
| weight = 302
| dash = 5.27
| ten split = 1.93
| twenty split = 3.05
| shuttle = 4.61
| cone drill = 7.39
| vertical = 26.0
| broad ft = 9
| broad in = 1
| bench = 25
| arm span = 32 5/8
| hand span = 10 1/4
| note = All values from Pro Day{{Cite web |title=2015 NFL Draft Scout Kendall Lamm College Football Profile |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=109598&DraftYear=2015 |access-date=August 20, 2023 |website=DraftScout.com}}
}}
=Houston Texans=
Lamm signed with the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent on May 8, 2015.{{Cite web |date=May 8, 2015 |title=Texans sign all seven NFL draft picks |url=http://www.houstontexans.com/news/article-2/Texans-sign-all-seven-NFL-draft-picks/4049cd33-b7de-46c9-96ae-d783e00bc135 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170826193758/http://www.houstontexans.com/news/article-2/Texans-sign-all-seven-NFL-draft-picks/4049cd33-b7de-46c9-96ae-d783e00bc135 |archive-date=August 26, 2017 |access-date=August 26, 2017 |website=HoustonTexans.com}} After making the Texans roster as an undrafted rookie, Lamm played in 15 games with four starts in 2015. In 2016, he played in 15 games with three starts.
On October 28, 2017, Lamm was waived by the Texans, but was re-signed three days later.{{Cite web |date=October 28, 2017 |title=TRANSACTIONS: Texans activate T Duane Brown |url=https://www.houstontexans.com/news/transactions-texans-activate-t-duane-brown-19658186 |website=HoustonTexans.com}}{{Cite web |date=November 1, 2017 |title=TRANSACTIONS: Texans sign Lamm, Blackson |url=http://www.houstontexans.com/news/article-2/TRANSACTIONS-Texans-sign-Lamm-Blackson/d7b76074-c272-45fe-9d4d-fbb0a9416e45 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180510041734/http://www.houstontexans.com/news/article-2/TRANSACTIONS-Texans-sign-Lamm-Blackson/d7b76074-c272-45fe-9d4d-fbb0a9416e45 |archive-date=May 10, 2018 |website=HoustonTexans.com}}
In 2018, Lamm started 13 games at right tackle.{{Cite web |title=Kendall Lamm 2018 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LammKe00/gamelog/2018/ |access-date=December 20, 2020 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}
=Cleveland Browns=
On March 15, 2019, Lamm signed a two-year contract with the Cleveland Browns.{{Cite news |date=March 15, 2019 |title=Browns sign OL Kendall Lamm |work=ClevelandBrowns.com |url=https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/browns-sign-ol-kendall-lamm}}
In Week 13 of the 2020 season against the Tennessee Titans, Lamm lined up as an eligible receiver and scored his first career touchdown on a 1-yard pass from Baker Mayfield during the 41–35 win.{{Cite web |title=Cleveland Browns at Tennessee Titans – December 6th, 2020 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/202012060oti.htm |access-date=December 8, 2020 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}
=Tennessee Titans=
On March 18, 2021, Lamm signed a two-year contract with the Titans.{{Cite web |last=Wyatt |first=Jim |date=March 18, 2021 |title=New Titans Lineman Kendall Lamm Ready to Pave the Way for RB Derrick Henry |url=https://www.tennesseetitans.com/news/titans-agree-to-terms-with-former-browns-lineman-kendall-lamm |website=TennesseeTitans.com}}{{Cite web |last=Page |first=Donald |date=March 18, 2021 |title=Kendall Lamm Signs with the Tennessee Titans |url=https://www.tennesseetitans.com/photos/kendall-lamm-signs-with-the-tennessee-titans#402ba639-11b6-4478-8549-e302ed027198 |website=TennesseeTitans.com}} He was named a backup tackle in 2021, starting one game at left tackle.
On March 10, 2022, Lamm was released by the Titans.{{cite web|title=Titans Release Three Players: G Rodger Saffold, OL Kendall Lamm and RB Darrynton Evans|url=https://www.tennesseetitans.com/news/titans-release-three-players-g-rodger-saffold-ol-kendall-lamm-and-rb-darrynton-e|author=Wyatt, Jim|website=TennesseeTitans.com|date=March 10, 2022}}
=Detroit Lions=
On August 8, 2022, Lamm signed with the Detroit Lions.{{cite web|title=Lions sign Kendall Lamm|url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/08/08/lions-sign-kendall-lamm/amp/|author=Alper, Josh|website=NBCSports.com|date=August 8, 2022}} He was released on August 30.{{cite web|title=Lions announce roster moves|url=https://www.detroitlions.com/news/lions-announce-roster-moves-x0035|website=DetroitLions.com|date=August 30, 2022|access-date=September 3, 2022|archive-date=January 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230102104838/https://www.detroitlions.com/news/lions-announce-roster-moves-x0035|url-status=dead}}
=Miami Dolphins=
On November 28, 2022, Lamm was signed to the practice squad of the Miami Dolphins.{{cite web|title=Miami Dolphins make practice squad moves|url=https://www.miamidolphins.com/news/miami-dolphins-make-practice-squad-moves-11-28-22|website=MiamiDolphins.com|date=November 28, 2022}} He was promoted to the active roster on December 31.{{cite web|title=Miami Dolphins make roster moves|url=https://www.miamidolphins.com/news/miami-dolphins-make-roster-moves-x5905|website=MiamiDolphins.com|date=December 31, 2022}}
On March 15, 2023, Lamm re-signed with the Dolphins.{{cite web|title=Miami Dolphins Re-sign Kendall Lamm and Raheem Mostert|url=https://www.miamidolphins.com/news/miami-dolphins-re-sign-kendall-lamm-and-raheem-mostert|website=MiamiDolphins.com|date=March 15, 2023}} At the start of the 2023 season, he was named the starting left tackle to fill in for an injured Terron Armstead.{{Cite news |title=The Latest on Terron Armstead |language=en |work=Sports Illustrated Miami Dolphins News, Analysis and More |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/dolphins/news/miami-dolphins-tackle-terron-armstead-injury-update |access-date=2023-10-02}}
Lamm re-signed with the Dolphins on April 3, 2024.{{cite web|title=Miami Dolphins Re-sign Kendall Lamm|url=https://www.miamidolphins.com/news/miami-dolphins-re-sign-kendall-lamm|website=MiamiDolphins.com|date=April 3, 2024}} He made 15 appearances for Miami during the season, starting 7 games. On January 1, 2025, Lamm was placed on injured reserve with a back injury that necessitated surgery.{{Cite web|title=Lamm Explains Injury, Discusses His Future|url=https://www.si.com/nfl/dolphins/news/lamm-explains-injury-discusses-his-future-01jgmm72sqf6|access-date=February 22, 2025|website=si.com|language=en}}
=Philadelphia Eagles=
On March 25, 2025, Lamm signed a one-year deal with the Philadelphia Eagles.{{cite web |title=Eagles sign Kendall Lamm to one-year deal |url=https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/eagles-sign-kendall-lamm-2025-free-agency |website=PhiladelphiaEagles.com |access-date=26 March 2025}}
Personal life
References
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External links
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- [https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/team/players-roster/kendall-lamm/ Philadelphia Eagles bio]
- [https://appstatesports.com/sports/football/roster/kendall-lamm/1891 Appalachian State Mountaineers bio]
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