Ricky Lumpkin

Ricky Lumpkin

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Lumpkin in the 2014 NFL season
No. --Free agent
Position: Defensive end
Personal information
Date of birth: (1988-09-07) September 7, 1988
Place of birth: Mount Holly, New Jersey
Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight: 300 lb (136 kg)
Career information
High school: Clarksville (TN) Kenwood
College: Kentucky
Undrafted: 2011
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Tackles: 10
Quarterback sacks: 1.0
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Ricky Lumpkin (born September 7, 1988) is an American football defensive end who is currently a free agent. He played college football at the University of Kentucky and attended Kenwood High School in Clarksville, Tennessee. He has been a member of the Arizona Cardinals, Oakland Raiders and Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL).[1]

Early years

Lumpkin played high school football for the Kenwood High School Knights. He was named "Mr. Football” for Class AAAA in Tennessee recording 101 tackles, 35 tackles for a loss, 10 sacks, four forced fumbles, a fumble recovery and five passes defended his senior year. He was also an All-State, All-Middle Tennessee, two-time all-region and all-area selection.[2]

College career

Lumpkin played football for the Kentucky Wildcats from 2007 to 2010. He was redshirted in 2006. He appeared in 44 games, starting 29, in his college career.[3]

Professional career

Arizona Cardinals

Lumpkin signed with the Arizona Cardinals on July 27, 2011 after going undrafted in the 2011 NFL Draft. He was released on September 2 and signed to the Cardinals' practice squad on September 5, 2011. He was released by the Cardinals on November 1 and re-signed to the team's practice squad on November 22, 2011.[2] Lumpkin was released by the Cardinals on August 31, 2012 and signed to the Cardinals' practice squad on September 1, 2012. He was promoted to the active roster on December 15, 2012.[4] He made his NFL debut on December 16, 2012 against the Detroit Lions, recording one tackle.[2] He was released by the Cardinals on December 17, 2012. Lumpkin was signed to the team's practice squad on December 18, 2012. He was placed on injured reserve by the Cardinals on August 31, 2013.[4]

Oakland Raiders

Lumpkin was signed to the Oakland Raiders' practice squad on November 20, 2013. He was promoted to the active roster on December 14, 2013.[4] He recorded his first career sack on December 14, 2014 against the Kansas City Chiefs.[5] Lumpkin was released by the Raiders on September 5, 2015.[6]

Indianapolis Colts

On January 19, 2016, Lumpkin signed a reserve/future contract with the Indianapolis Colts.[7][8] On August 28, 2016, he was waived by the Colts.[9]

Personal life

Lumpkin is a fan of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, and streams gameplay of it on Twitch.tv.[10]

On April 27, 2016 Ricky Lumpkin joined esports team flipsid3.tactics as a Board Of Directors Member.[11] He is also a co-owner of the team.[12]

References

  1. "RICKY LUMPKIN". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 "RICKY LUMPKIN". azcardinals.com. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  3. "TEAM". raiders.com. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 "Ricky Lumpkin". kffl.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2014. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  5. "Ricky Lumpkin". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
  6. "Raiders officially cut QB Ponder". 4029tv.com. September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
  7. Sonneborn, Brad (January 20, 2016). "Colts sign DT Ricky Lumpkin". foxsports.com. Archived from the original on January 20, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
  8. Bowen, Kevin (January 20, 2016). "Colts Sign Defensive Tackle Ricky Lumpkin". Colts.com. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
  9. Bowen, Kevin (August 28, 2016). "Colts Begin Roster Cuts, Waive 10 Players". colts.com. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  10. "LumpTV". Twitch.tv. Archived from the original on June 9, 2016. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  11. "NFL Addition to F3". FlipSide Tactics. 2016-04-27. Archived from the original on June 9, 2016. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
  12. http://web.archive.org/web/20160609002407/http://www.dailydot.com/esports/vanskor-flipsid3-tactics/
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