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{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1985)}} |
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|position=[[Running back]] |
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|birth_date={{birth date and age|1985|8|5}} |
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|birth_place=[[Stockton, California]] |
|birth_place=[[Stockton, California]], U.S. |
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|high_school=[[Edison High School (Stockton, California)|Edison]] ([[Stockton, California]]) |
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|college=[[San Diego State Aztecs#Football|San Diego State]] |
|college=[[San Diego State Aztecs#Football|San Diego State]] |
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|undraftedyear=2008 |
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* [[New Orleans Saints]] ({{NFL Year|2008}}–{{NFL Year| |
* [[New Orleans Saints]] ({{NFL Year|2008}}–{{NFL Year|2011}}) |
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* [[San Diego State Aztecs#Football|San Diego State]] ( |
* [[San Diego State Aztecs#Football|San Diego State]] (2011–2014) GA |
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* First-team All-[[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]] (2003) |
* First-team All-[[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]] (2003) |
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* MWC Freshman of the Year (2003) |
* MWC Freshman of the Year (2003) |
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==Professional career== |
==Professional career== |
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Hamilton was on the New Orleans Saints [[practice squad]] for most of 2008, and played in only |
Hamilton was on the New Orleans Saints [[practice squad]] for most of 2008, and played in only three games. In [[2009 New Orleans Saints season|2009]] he served as the fourth [[halfback (American football)|running back]] for the Saints behind [[Pierre Thomas (American football)|Pierre Thomas]], [[Reggie Bush]], and [[Mike Bell (running back)|Mike Bell]]. He finished the regular season with a total of 125 rushing yards and 2 touchdowns; he also scored a touchdown in the Saints' first playoff game on their way to winning [[Super Bowl XLIV]].<ref>[http://www.nfl.com/players/lynellhamilton/gamelogs?id=HAM277383 Lynell Hamilton] at NFL.com.</ref> He was expected to fill a more important role in [[2010 New Orleans Saints season|2010]], but on August 11, 2010, during a preseason joint practice session with the [[New England Patriots]], he suffered a knee injury (later confirmed to be an [[anterior cruciate ligament|ACL]] tear) that was expected to end Hamilton's season.<ref>Bradley Handwerger, [http://www.wwltv.com/sports/Saints-Hamilton-injures-knee-in-joint-practice-with-Patriots-100440174.html "Saints' Hamilton tears ACL, will miss upcoming season"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100815053255/http://www.wwltv.com/sports/Saints-Hamilton-injures-knee-in-joint-practice-with-Patriots-100440174.html |date=2010-08-15 }}, [[WWL-TV]], August 11, 2010.</ref><ref>Mike Triplett, [http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2010/08/new_orleans_saints_tailback_ly.html "New Orleans Saints tailback Lynell Hamilton suffers torn ACL"], ''[[Times-Picayune]]'', August 11, 2010.</ref> He was "waived/injured" by the Saints on August 14, and after clearing waivers he was placed on the [[injured reserve list]] on August 16.<ref>Mike Triplett, [http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2010/08/new_orleans_saints_waiveinjure.html "New Orleans Saints waive injured tailback Lynell Hamilton, re-sign linebacker Harry Coleman"], ''[[Times Picayune]]'', August 14, 2010.</ref><ref>Pat Yasinskas, [http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcsouth/post/_/id/12069/lynell-hamilton-not-totally-gone-from-saints "Lynell Hamilton not fully gone from Saints"], [[ESPN.com]], August 19, 2010.</ref> He was waived on August 4, 2011, during training camp. |
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After his playing career ended, he returned to San Diego State as a [[graduate assistant]].<ref>Tod Leonard,[http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/aug/12/aztecs-grad-assistants-do-footballs-grunt-work/?page=1#article-copy "Aztecs grad assistants do football's grunt work: Alums Hamilton, Deakin contribute with their love of football"], ''[[U-T San Diego]]'', August 12, 2012.</ref> |
After his playing career ended, he returned to San Diego State as a [[graduate assistant]].<ref>Tod Leonard,[http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/aug/12/aztecs-grad-assistants-do-footballs-grunt-work/?page=1#article-copy "Aztecs grad assistants do football's grunt work: Alums Hamilton, Deakin contribute with their love of football"], ''[[U-T San Diego]]'', August 12, 2012.</ref> |
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[[Category:1985 births]] |
[[Category:1985 births]] |
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[[Category:Living people]] |
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[[Category:Players of American football from Stockton, California]] |
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[[Category:Players of American football from California]] |
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[[Category:American football running backs]] |
[[Category:American football running backs]] |
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[[Category:San Diego State Aztecs football players]] |
[[Category:San Diego State Aztecs football players]] |
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[[Category:New Orleans Saints players]] |
[[Category:New Orleans Saints players]] |
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[[Category:Super Bowl champions]] |
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| Position: | Running back |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | August 5, 1985 Stockton, California, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) |
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| High school: | Edison (Stockton, California) |
| College: | San Diego State |
| Undrafted: | 2008 |
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Lynell Hamilton (born August 5, 1985) is a former American football running back who has most recently worked as a graduate assistant at San Diego State University. He was signed by the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at San Diego State.
Early career
Hamilton attended Edison High School in Stockton, where he was ranked as one of the country's top running back prospects.[1][2]
College career
In 2003, Hamilton had an outstanding freshman year at San Diego State, rushing for 1,087 yards in 10 games. He was named Mountain West Conference Freshman of the Year. He suffered a severe ankle and leg injury in the tenth game of the season, and sat out the following year. As a redshirt sophomore in 2005, he led the Aztecs in rushing with 819 yards and 9 touchdowns. The rest of his career was hampered by knee injuries, and he had only 56 carries for 146 yards during his last two years. For his college career, Hamilton had 480 carries for 2,052 yards and 14 rushing touchdowns, and 57 passes caught for 360 yards and 3 touchdowns.[1][2]
Professional career
Hamilton was on the New Orleans Saints practice squad for most of 2008, and played in only three games. In 2009 he served as the fourth running back for the Saints behind Pierre Thomas, Reggie Bush, and Mike Bell. He finished the regular season with a total of 125 rushing yards and 2 touchdowns; he also scored a touchdown in the Saints' first playoff game on their way to winning Super Bowl XLIV.[3] He was expected to fill a more important role in 2010, but on August 11, 2010, during a preseason joint practice session with the New England Patriots, he suffered a knee injury (later confirmed to be an ACL tear) that was expected to end Hamilton's season.[4][5] He was "waived/injured" by the Saints on August 14, and after clearing waivers he was placed on the injured reserve list on August 16.[6][7] He was waived on August 4, 2011, during training camp.
After his playing career ended, he returned to San Diego State as a graduate assistant.[8]
References
- ^ a b New Orleans Saints bio for Lynell Hamilton (accessed August 11, 2010).
- ^ a b Jason Anderson, "Through setbacks, Lynell Hamilton persevered to reach Super Bowl", The Record, February 7, 2010.
- ^ Lynell Hamilton at NFL.com.
- ^ Bradley Handwerger, "Saints' Hamilton tears ACL, will miss upcoming season" Archived 2010-08-15 at the Wayback Machine, WWL-TV, August 11, 2010.
- ^ Mike Triplett, "New Orleans Saints tailback Lynell Hamilton suffers torn ACL", Times-Picayune, August 11, 2010.
- ^ Mike Triplett, "New Orleans Saints waive injured tailback Lynell Hamilton, re-sign linebacker Harry Coleman", Times Picayune, August 14, 2010.
- ^ Pat Yasinskas, "Lynell Hamilton not fully gone from Saints", ESPN.com, August 19, 2010.
- ^ Tod Leonard,"Aztecs grad assistants do football's grunt work: Alums Hamilton, Deakin contribute with their love of football", U-T San Diego, August 12, 2012.