Lemuel Jeanpierre

Lemuel Jeanpierre (born May 19, 1987) is an American football coach and former player who is the 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.

Lemuel Jeanpierre
Jeanpierre with the Seattle Seahawks
Miami Dolphins
Position:Offensive line coach
Personal information
Born: (1987-05-19) May 19, 1987
Marrero, Louisiana
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:312 lb (142 kg)
Career information
High school:Orlando (FL) Timber Creek
College:South Carolina
Undrafted:2010
Career history
As player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As coach:
Career highlights and awards
As player:
Career NFL statistics
Games played:63
Games started:11
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Playing career

Seattle Seahawks

Jeanpierre 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]

Detroit Lions

On August 17, 2016, Jeanpierre signed with the Detroit Lions.[5] On September 3, he was released by the Lions.[6]

Coaching career

Seattle Seahawks

On July 28, 2017, Jeanpierre was signed as an offensive assistant by the Seattle Seahawks under head coach Pete Carroll.

Oakland / Las Vegas Raiders

On April 3, 2018, Jeanpierre was hired by the Oakland Raiders as an assistant offensive line coach under head coach Jon Gruden.[7]

Miami Dolphins

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]

Personal life

Jeanpierre is of Haitian descent, whose grandfather migrated to Louisiana.[9]

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on May 9, 2018. Retrieved April 7, 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Lamuel Jeanpierre, Seattle Seahawks". Seahawks.com. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
  3. Condotta, Bob (April 20, 2015). "Seahawks re-sign center Lemuel Jeanpierre". The Seattle Times.
  4. Boyle, John. "Seahawks Reduce Roster to 76 Players". Seahawks.com. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
  5. "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.
  6. "Lions establish 53-man roster". DetroitLions.com. September 3, 2016. Archived from the original on October 15, 2017.
  7. "Raiders Finalize Coaching Staff". raiders.com. April 3, 2018. Archived from the original on May 9, 2018. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  8. "Lemuel Jeanpierre Promoted to Offensive Line Coach". Miami Dolphins Official Website. January 19, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  9. "Lemuel steps in". Retrieved March 10, 2014.
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