Kevin Pamphile
{{Short description|Haitian-born American football player (born 1990)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Kevin Pamphile
| image = Kevin Pamphile 2019 12-22.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Pamphile with the Tennessee Titans in 2019
| current_team =
| number = 64, 66
| position = Offensive tackle
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|11|27}}
| birth_place = Haiti
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 5
| weight_lbs = 315
| high_school = West Little River (FL) Miami Central
| college = Purdue
| draftyear = 2014
| draftround = 5
| draftpick = 149
| pastteams =
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers ({{NFL Year|2014}}–{{NFL Year|2017}})
- Tennessee Titans ({{NFL Year|2018}}–{{NFL Year|2019}})
- Washington Football Team ({{NFL Year|2020}})*
| highlights =
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 56
| statlabel2 = Games started
| statvalue2 = 35
| pfr = PampKe00
}}
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 life
Pamphile was born in Haiti and moved to the United States.{{Cite web |last=Smith, Peter |year=2014 |title=2014 NFL Draft Review: Tampa Bay Buccaneers |url=http://withthefirstpick.com/2014/06/18/2014-nfl-draft-review-tampa-bay-buccaneers/ |access-date=February 1, 2015 |publisher=FanSided}}
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.{{Cite web |title=Kevin Pamphile, OT |url=http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/players/1754663/kevin-pamphile |access-date=June 22, 2014 |website=CBS Sports}} As a senior football player, he earned All-Dade County honors and played in the Nike South Florida All-Star Game.{{Cite web |title=Bucs sign T Kevin Pamphile |url=http://www.sportstalkflorida.com/bucs-sign-t-kevin-pamphile/ |access-date=June 22, 2014 |publisher=Sports Talk Florida}}
College career
He committed to play college football at Purdue.{{Cite web |last=Auman |first=Greg |date=May 19, 2014 |title=Bucs sign fifth-round selection Kevin Pamphile |url=https://www.tampabay.com/sports/football/bucs/bucs-sign-fifth-round-selection-kevin-pamphile/2180551/ |access-date=June 22, 2014 |publisher=Tampa Bay Times}} 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.
Professional career
Prior 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.{{Cite web |title=Kevin Pamphile, DS #17 OT, Purdue |url=http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=89897&draftyear=2014&genpos=SS |access-date=May 12, 2014 |website=www.nfldraftscout.com |publisher=The Sports Xchange}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Aaron |title=Source: Purdue OT Kevin Pamphile worked out for Raiders, visited Giants |date=April 25, 2014 |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/source-purdue-ot-kevin-pamphile-145043785--nfl.html |access-date=June 22, 2014 |publisher=Yahoo! Sports}}
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 4 5/8
| weight = 310
| dash = 4.94
| ten split = 1.77
| twenty split = 2.83
| shuttle = 4.81
| cone drill = 7.61
| vertical = 32
| broad ft = 9
| broad in = 0
| bench = 25
| wonderlic =
| arm span = 34 1/4
| hand span = 9 1/8
| note = All values from 2014 Purdue Pro Day{{Cite web |title=2014 NFL Draft Scout Kevin Pamphile College Football Profile |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=95612&DraftYear=2014 |access-date=September 1, 2023 |website=DraftScout.com}}
}}
Pamphile was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with the 149th pick of the 2014 NFL draft.{{Cite web |last=Rick Stroud |date=May 10, 2014 |title=Bucs stay on offensive —but no QB — throughout NFL draft |url=https://www.tampabay.com/sports/football/bucs/bucs-pick-up-tennessee-state-guard-in-fifth-round-of-nfl-draft/2179199/ |access-date=May 12, 2014 |website=www.tampabay.com |publisher=Tampa Bay Times}} The team signed him to a four-year contract.{{Cite web |last=Astleford |first=Andrew |title=T Kevin Pamphile is latest draft pick to sign with Buccaneers |url=http://msn.foxsports.com/florida/story/t-kevin-pamphile-is-latest-draft-pick-to-sign-with-buccaneers-051914 |access-date=June 22, 2014 |website=Fox Sports}} He made his NFL debut on November 2, 2014.{{Cite web |title=Kevin Pamphile |url=http://www.nfl.com/player/kevinpamphile/2549971/profile |access-date=November 9, 2014 |website=NFL.com}}
On March 22, 2018, Pamphile signed a one-year contract with the Tennessee Titans.{{Cite web |last=Wyatt, Jim |date=March 22, 2018 |title=Titans Reach Deal with Former Bucs Lineman Kevin Pamphile |url=https://www.titansonline.com/news/titans-reach-deal-with-former-bucs-lineman-kevin-pamphile-20479657 |website=TitansOnline.com}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Wyatt, Jim |date=September 25, 2018 |title=Titans Add Veteran QB Austin Davis, Place OL Kevin Pamphile on Injured Reserve |url=https://www.titansonline.com/news/titans-add-veteran-qb-austin-davis-and-place-ol-kevin-pamphile-on-injured-reserv |website=TitansOnline.com}} On March 13, 2019, Pamphile signed a one-year contract extension with the Titans.{{Cite web |last=Wyatt, Jim |date=March 13, 2019 |title=Titans Agree to Terms on One-Year Deal With OL Kevin Pamphile |url=https://www.titansonline.com/news/titans-agree-to-terms-on-one-year-deal-with-ol-kevin-pamphile |website=TitansOnline.com}}
He signed with the Washington Football Team on July 28, 2020.{{Cite web |date=July 28, 2020 |title=Washington Football Team Signs T Kevin Pamphile, LB Donald Payne |url=https://www.washingtonfootball.com/news/washington-football-team-signs-kevin-pamphile-donald-payne |access-date=28 July 2020 |website=WashingtonFootball.com}} He was released on August 20, 2020.{{Cite news |last=Alper, Josh |date=August 20, 2020 |title=Washington releases Kevin Pamphile |work=NBCSports.com |url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/08/20/washington-releases-kevin-pamphile/ |access-date=August 20, 2020}}
References
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External links
{{Commons}}
- [https://www.washingtonfootball.com/team/players-roster/kevin-pamphile/ Washington Football Team bio]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140723052255/http://www.purduesports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/kevin_pamphile_443375.html Purdue Boilermakers bio]
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Category:American football offensive tackles
Category:Haitian emigrants to the United States
Category:Haitian players of American football
Category:Players of American football from Miami
Category:Purdue Boilermakers football players
Category:Miami Central Senior High School alumni
Category:Tampa Bay Buccaneers players