Lemuel Jeanpierre (born May 19, 1987) is an American football coach and former player who is the assistant offensive line coach for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL).[1] In his playing career, he was a center for the Seattle Seahawks, having signed as an undrafted free agent in 2010. He played college football at South Carolina.
 Jeanpierre with the Seattle Seahawks in 2013 | |||||||
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||
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| Position: | Assistant offensive line coach | ||||||
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| Born: | May 19, 1987 Marrero, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 312 lb (142 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Timber Creek (Orlando, Florida) | ||||||
| College: | South Carolina | ||||||
| Undrafted: | 2010 | ||||||
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Playing career
editJeanpierre was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent following the end of the NFL lockout in 2011.[2] Jeanpierre was originally released from the Seahawks before the 2014 season began. He was resigned in November after an injury to the starting center, Max Unger[3] Jeanpierre became a free agent on August 31, 2015, after the Seahawks terminated his contract. Jeanpierre was re-signed by Seattle during Week 7 of the 2015 season after Patrick Lewis sustained an injury[4]
On August 17, 2016, Jeanpierre signed with the Detroit Lions.[5] On September 3, he was released by the Lions.[6]
Coaching career
editOn July 28, 2017, Jeanpierre was signed as an offensive assistant by the Seattle Seahawks under head coach Pete Carroll.
On April 3, 2018, Jeanpierre was hired by the Oakland Raiders as an assistant offensive line coach under head coach Jon Gruden.[7]
On February 20, 2020, Jeanpierre was hired by the Miami Dolphins to be their assistant offensive line coach under head coach Brian Flores. On January 19, 2021, Jeanpierre was promoted to offensive line coach.[8] He was retained by Mike McDaniel as the assistant offensive line coach for the 2022 season.
Personal life
editJeanpierre is of Haitian descent, whose grandfather migrated to Louisiana.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Raiders Finalize Coaching Staff". Archived from the original on May 9, 2018. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
- ^ "Lamuel Jeanpierre, Seattle Seahawks". Seahawks.com. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
- ^ Condotta, Bob (April 20, 2015). "Seahawks re-sign center Lemuel Jeanpierre". The Seattle Times.
- ^ Boyle, John. "Seahawks Reduce Roster to 76 Players". Seahawks.com. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
- ^ "Lions waive WR Alex Chisum and sign free agent OL Lemuel Jeanpierre". Detroit Lions. August 17, 2016. Archived from the original on August 20, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
- ^ "Lions establish 53-man roster". DetroitLions.com. September 3, 2016. Archived from the original on October 15, 2017.
- ^ "Raiders Finalize Coaching Staff". raiders.com. April 3, 2018. Archived from the original on May 9, 2018. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
- ^ "Lemuel Jeanpierre Promoted to Offensive Line Coach". Miami Dolphins Official Website. January 19, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
- ^ "Lemuel steps in". Retrieved March 10, 2014.
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