Kwamie Lassiter
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| Born: | December 3, 1969 Hampton, Virginia | ||||||||
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| College: | Kansas | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 1995 | ||||||||
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Kwamie Lassiter (born December 3, 1969) is a former American football Safety. He was signed by the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent in 1995. He played college football at Kansas.
Early years
Born in Hampton, Virginia, Lassiter graduated from Menchville High School in Newport News, Virginia in 1989.[1]
College career
Lassiter played his first two years of college football at Butler County Community College in 1989 and 1990 before transferring to the University of Kansas in 1991. He sat out the 1991 season, played at Kansas from 1992 to 1994, and graduated with a degree in communications.[1][2] After Lassiter suffered a broken collarbone by the third game of the 1993 season, the NCAA granted Lassiter a sixth year of eligibility.[2]
Professional career
Lassiter played for the Arizona Cardinals from 1995–2002, San Diego Chargers in 2003 and St. Louis Rams in 2004. He finished his career with 413 tackles, 25 interceptions, and four sacks.[3]
In the Cardinals' final regular season game of the 1998 season, a 16-13 victory over the San Diego Chargers that clinched the Cardinals' first playoff berth in 15 years, Lassiter intercepted Chargers quarterback Craig Whelihan four times.[4]
After the 2001 season, Lassiter was selected as an alternate for the 2002 Pro Bowl after reaching career highs with 169 tackles and 9 interceptions.[1]
Lassiter spent the 2004 preseason with the Chargers and was cut. The St. Louis Rams signed Lassiter on September 21, 2004.[1]
NFL stats
| Year | Team | Games | Combined Tackles | Tackles | Assisted Tackles | Sacks | Forced Fumbles | Fumble Recoveries | Fumble Return Yards | Interceptions | Interception Return Yards | Yards per Interception Return | Longest Interception Return | Interceptions Returned for Touchdown | Passes Defended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | ARI | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | ARI | 14 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 2 |
| 1997 | ARI | 16 | 40 | 24 | 16 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| 1998 | ARI | 16 | 57 | 38 | 19 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 80 | 10 | 29 | 0 | 12 |
| 1999 | ARI | 16 | 104 | 69 | 35 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 110 | 55 | 78 | 1 | 7 |
| 2000 | ARI | 16 | 96 | 62 | 34 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| 2001 | ARI | 16 | 112 | 83 | 29 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 80 | 9 | 25 | 0 | 14 |
| 2002 | ARI | 16 | 95 | 64 | 31 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
| 2003 | SD | 10 | 58 | 50 | 8 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | STL | 4 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 129 | 596 | 416 | 180 | 4.0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 356 | 14 | 78 | 2 | 49 |
Post-playing career
From 2006 to 2008, Lassiter was a pregame and postgame host for the Arizona Cardinals Radio Network.[5]
Since 2009, Lassiter has hosted Kwamie Lassiter's Sports Talk on the VoiceAmerica Internet radio network.[6]
In 2010, Lassiter became president of the NFL Alumni chapter in Arizona.[5]
From 2009 to 2010, Lassiter was defensive backs coach at Mesa Community College.[7][8] In 2012, Lassiter became defensive backs coach for the Las Vegas Locomotives of the UFL.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d "Kwamie Lassiter". St. Louis Rams. Archived from the original on October 23, 2004.
- ^ a b Woodling, Chuck (April 21, 2009). "Lassiter undrafted standout". Lawrence Journal-World. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
- ^ "Kwamie Lassiter". pro-football-reference. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
- ^ Simers, T.J. (December 28, 1998). "Officials and Jacke Help Raise Arizona". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 10, 2013.
- ^ a b c "Kwamie Lassiter". LinkedIn. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
- ^ http://www.voiceamerica.com/show/1470/kwamie-lassiters-sports-talk
- ^ http://athletics.mesacc.edu/football/coach-hargrave-and-staff-back-team-camp
- ^ http://athletics.mesacc.edu/football/football-ready-take-scottsdale-broadcast-live-kwss-1067-fm-saturday-september-4-700-pm
External links
- Kwamie Lassiter biography from St. Louis Rams (archived from 2004)
- 1969 births
- Living people
- American sports radio personalities
- Arizona Cardinals players
- American football safeties
- Butler Grizzlies football players
- Kansas Jayhawks football players
- Las Vegas Locomotives coaches
- People from Hampton, Virginia
- Players of American football from Virginia
- People from Newport News, Virginia
- St. Louis Rams players
- San Diego Chargers players