Stephon Gilmore
.JPG) Gilmore 2015 |
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| New England Patriots - No. 24 | |
| Cornerback | |
| Date of birth: September 19, 1990 | |
| Place of birth: Rock Hill , South Carolina | |
| Height: 1.85 m | Weight: 92 kg |
| NFL debut | |
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| 2012 for the Buffalo Bills | |
| Career | |
| College : South Carolina | |
| NFL Draft : 2012 / Round: 1 / Pick: 10 | |
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| Current status: Active | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Selected NFL stats as of week 17 of the 2019 season |
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| Tackles | 374 |
| Sacks | 1.0 |
| Interceptions | 24 |
| Forced fumbles | 6th |
| Passes prevented | 111 |
| Statistics at NFL.com | |
| Statistics at pro-football-reference.com | |
Stephon Gilmore Stiles (* 19th September 1990 in Rock Hill , South Carolina ) is an American American football poker players in the National Football League (NFL). He plays as cornerback for the New England Patriots , with whom he won Super Bowl LIII . Before that he was under contract with the Buffalo Bills for several years .
college
Gilmore, also a talented basketball player and track and field athlete in high school , attended the University of South Carolina and played college football for their team, the Gamecocks, between 2009 and 2011 . In 40 games he achieved a total of 181 tackles , eight interceptions , seven sacks and one touchdown .
NFL
Buffalo Bills
Gilmore was selected at the 2012 NFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills in the first round as a total of 10 players and received a four-year contract 12,080,000 US dollars and a signing bonus (signing bonus) of 7.22 millions. He was already able to establish himself in his rookie season and was used as a starter in all 16 games . Also in the following seasons he showed consistently good performances, but he had to pause again and again with injuries. For example, he was sidelined for five games in 2013 with a broken wrist and four in 2015 due to a shoulder injury.
In 2016 he was appointed to the Pro Bowl for the first time .
New England Patriots
In March 2017, he signed a five-year contract with the New England Patriots for $ 65 million, 31 of which were guaranteed, and $ 18 million in hand money. Here, too, he played at the usual high level and was able to reach the Super Bowl LII with his new team , which was lost to the Philadelphia Eagles .
In 2018 Gilmore was called to the Pro Bowl for the second time and he was able to reach the Super Bowl again with the Patriots and win this time. With an interception against Jared Goff in the fourth quarter, he played a major role in this success.
Web links
- ESPN player card (English)
- Profile on the New England Patriots (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ College statistics on www.pro-football-reference.com, accessed on February 9, 2019
- ↑ Contract details on spotrac.com, accessed on February 9, 2019
- ↑ Report on espn.com from August 26, 2013, accessed on February 9, 2019
- ↑ Report on sportingnews.com from December 16, 2015, accessed on February 9, 2019
- ↑ Contract details on spotrac.com, accessed on February 9, 2019
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Gilmore, Stephon |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gilmore, Stephon Stiles (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 19, 1990 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rock Hill , South Carolina |