Lemuel Jeanpierre
American football player and coach (born 1987)
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Lemuel Jeanpierre (born May 19, 1987) is an American football coach and former player who is the assistant tight ends 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 for the South Carolina Gamecocks.
Jeanpierre with the Seattle Seahawks in 2013 | |||||||
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||
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| Title | Assistant tight ends coach | ||||||
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| Born | May 19, 1987 Marrero, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
| Listed weight | 312 lb (142 kg) | ||||||
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| Position | Offensive guard (No. 61) | ||||||
| High school | Timber Creek (Orlando, Florida) | ||||||
| College | South Carolina | ||||||
| NFL draft | 2010: undrafted | ||||||
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Playing career
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]
On August 17, 2016, Jeanpierre signed with the Detroit Lions.[5] On September 3, he was released by the Lions.[6]
Coaching career
On 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.
On February 13, 2026, the Dolphins announced that they had retained Jeanpierre under new head coach Jeff Hafley.[9]
