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American football player (born 1974)
Jamain Stephens
(born January 9, 1974) is an American former professional
football
player who was an
offensive tackle
in the
National Football League
(NFL) for the
Pittsburgh Steelers
and
Cincinnati Bengals
.
Pittsburgh Steelers
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After a stellar college career for
North Carolina A&T
, the Pittsburgh Steelers selected him in the first round (29th overall) in the
1996 NFL draft
.
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Blessed with great size (6'6), the Steelers selected him as a "project" player and projected him to be a great starting tackle with several years of development.
Despite the lofty expectations placed on him by the Steelers, Stephens' career with the Steelers was marred by mediocrity and a poor work ethic on Stephens' part. Despite his lack of development, he managed to start ten games (he played in 11) for the Steelers in the 1998 season, beating out
Paul Wiggins
for the starting right tackle job in training camp.
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Cincinnati Bengals
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Stephens was promptly signed by the
rival
Cincinnati Bengals
after the Steelers. Stephens played with the Bengals from 1999?2002.
Personal life
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Jamain Stephens married Natisha (Melchor) Stephens on July 29, 2020, in Greensboro, North Carolina. They currently reside in Inner Harbor, Baltimore Maryland.
On September 8, 2020, Jamain's son, Jamain Stephens Jr. died from complications associated with COVID-19 at age 20.
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His son played
college football
at
California University of Pennsylvania
.
References
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"Jamain Stephens Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College"
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Pro-Football-Reference.com
. Sports Reference LLC
. Retrieved
2024-05-24
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"1996 NFL Draft Listing"
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Pro-Football-Reference.com
. Retrieved
2023-03-30
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Bouchette, Ed.
Stephens released
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
, 1999-07-31.
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Everett, Brad (September 8, 2020).
"Obituary: Jamain 'Juice' Stephens was a larger-than-life personality"
.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
. Retrieved
September 9,
2020
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Formerly the
Pittsburgh Pirates
(1933?1939)
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