Cam Gill
No. 49 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||
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Position: | Outside linebacker | ||||||
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Born: | Sumter, South Carolina | December 14, 1997||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | Chapel Hill (Douglasville, Georgia) | ||||||
College: | Wagner | ||||||
Undrafted: | 2020 | ||||||
Career history | |||||||
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Roster status: | Injured reserve | ||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2020 | |||||||
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Cam Gill (born December 14, 1997) is an American football outside linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the Wagner College.
College career
Gill was a member of the Wagner Seahawks for four seasons. As a sophomore, Gill recorded 53 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, 11.0 sacks, and one forced fumble.[1] Gill was named first team All-Northeast Conference (NEC) and the conference Defensive player of the year after recording 61 tackles, 24 tackles for loss, and 13.5 sacks.[2] As a senior, he recorded 60 tackles with 9.5 sacks and 20 tackles for loss and was again named the NEC Defensive Player of the Year and as well as a STATS FCS First Team All-American, a Second Team All-American by Hero Sports, a third team All-American by the Associated Press, and All-ECAC First Team.[3]
Professional career
Gill was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent and made the team's active roster coming out of training camp.[4][5] He made his NFL debut on October 8, 2020, against the Chicago Bears, making a tackle on special teams.[6]
In Super Bowl LV against the Kansas City Chiefs, Gill recorded 0.5 sacks on Patrick Mahomes during the 31–9 win.[7]
On September 3, 2021, Gill was placed on injured reserve.[8]
References
- ^ Auman, Greg (May 7, 2020). "Wagner pass-rusher Cam Gill inspired to be Bucs' next undrafted gem". The Athletic. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
- ^ "Honors continue for Cam Gill, named ECAC Defensive Player of the Year". Staten Island Advance. December 14, 2018. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
- ^ "Wagner College's Cam Gill named STATS FCS First Team All-American". Staten Island Advance. December 19, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
- ^ "Two Wagner College football players hook up with NFL teams as undrafted free agents". Staten Island Advance. April 26, 2020. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
- ^ Mahone, Derrick (September 14, 2020). "Gill makes NFL roster after going undrafted". Douglas County Sentinel. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
- ^ Auman, Greg (October 9, 2020). "Bucs-Bears takeaways: Vita Vea a huge loss, should Tampa Bay have run more?". The Athletic. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
- ^ Junda, Zach (February 8, 2021). "White, Fournette Help Lead Bucs to Super Bowl 55 Win". And The Valley Shook. SB Nation. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
- ^ Smith, Scott (September 3, 2021). "Bucs Activate Nick Leverett, Put Cam Gill on IR". buccaneers.com.
External links
- 1997 births
- Living people
- American football outside linebackers
- People from Douglasville, Georgia
- Players of American football from Georgia (U.S. state)
- Sportspeople from the Atlanta metropolitan area
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers players
- Wagner Seahawks football players
- American football linebacker, 1990s birth stubs