British-American football player (born 1994)
American football player
Jermaine Eluemunor
(
eh-
LOO
-m?-nor
; born 13 December 1994) is an
American football
offensive tackle
for the
New York Giants
of the
National Football League
(NFL). He played
college football
at
Texas A&M
and
high school football
for
Morris Knolls High School
in
Denville, New Jersey
.
Early years
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Eluemunor was born to a
Nigerian
father and
English
mother in
Chalk Farm
,
London
.
[1]
[2]
He attended
Haverstock School
.
[3]
Growing up, he played
rugby
and
cricket
. He became interested in
American football
after watching the 2007
Miami Dolphins
-
New York Giants
game on television. The game was played at
Wembley Stadium
in London as part of the
NFL International Series
.
Eluemunor moved to the
United States
with his father at age 14, when he started playing American football at
Morris Knolls High School
near
Denville Township, New Jersey
.
[2]
[4]
At Morris Knolls, he played football and wrestled. He played on the
defensive
and
offensive lines
in football.
[5]
As a senior wrestler, he recorded a 33?4 record.
[6]
College career
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Out of high school, Eluemunor was not recruited by any
college football
programs.
[7]
He attended
Lackawanna College
in
Scranton, Pennsylvania
from 2012 to 2013. In 2013 he made the all-conference second-team.
After being recruited by 35 college programs,
[8]
Eluemunor originally committed to
UCLA
, then flipped to
Arkansas
but then decommitted before committing to Texas A&M.
[9]
Eluemunor attended
Texas A&M
from 2014 to 2016. He
redshirted
in 2014. In 2015, he was the backup
right guard
. He made his first career start during the
2015 Music City Bowl
.
[6]
In 2016, he started 12 of the 13 games, with three at right guard and nine at
right tackle
.
[10]
Eluemunor attributes his development in football to Texas A&M offensive line coach
Jim Turner
.
[6]
[11]
Professional career
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Pre-draft
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At the 2017
NFL Combine
, Eluemunor tied the second-highest number of reps in the 225-lb
bench press
with 34.
[15]
Baltimore Ravens
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Eluemunor was drafted by the
Baltimore Ravens
in the fifth round (159th overall) in the
2017 NFL Draft
.
[16]
In his rookie season, Eluemunor saw action in eight games, starting two at right guard, and was named to the
Pro Football Writers of America All-Rookie Team
.
[17]
On 22 September 2018, Eluemunor was waived by the Ravens and was re-signed to the
practice squad
.
[18]
[19]
He was promoted to the active roster on 23 October 2018.
[20]
He was resigned as an exclusive rights free agent 15 April 2019.
[21]
New England Patriots
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On 28 August 2019, Eluemunor and a sixth-round pick was traded to the
New England Patriots
for a 2020 fourth-round pick.
[22]
The Patriots re-signed Eluemunor to a one-year
restricted free agent
contract on 16 April 2020.
[23]
He was named the starting right tackle to begin the 2020 season. He started four of the first five games before suffering an ankle injury in Week 6. He was placed on
injured reserve
on 21 October 2020.
[24]
He was activated on 14 November 2020.
[25]
Miami Dolphins
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On 14 June 2021, Eluemunor signed with the
Miami Dolphins
.
[26]
He was released on 24 August 2021.
[27]
Jacksonville Jaguars
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On 28 August 2021, Eluemunor signed with the
Jacksonville Jaguars
.
[28]
He was released on 31 August 2021.
[29]
Las Vegas Raiders
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On 2 September 2021, Eluemunor signed with the
Las Vegas Raiders
, ultimately starting three games that season.
[30]
He re-signed with the team on 25 March 2022.
[31]
In 2022 he had his best season to date starting 17 out of 17 games at right tackle for the Raiders.
Eluemunor re-signed with the Raiders on 19 March 2023.
[32]
New York Giants
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On March 14, 2024, Eluemunor signed a two-year contract with the
New York Giants
.
[33]
References
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Malyon, Ed (17 February 2017).
"It's a long way from London to the NFL, but Jermaine Eluemunor is blazing a trail as he prepares for the draft"
.
Independent
.
Archived
from the original on 8 June 2022
. Retrieved
17 January
2024
.
- ^
a
b
"- YouTube"
.
YouTube
.
- ^
"Meet the London-born American football players included in this year's NFL draft"
.
The Irish News
. 26 April 2017
. Retrieved
19 January
2024
.
- ^
"Denville Native Poised to Be a 2017 NFL Draftee"
.
TAPintoDenville
. 25 April 2017
. Retrieved
19 January
2024
.
- ^
"Pop quiz: Nine questions with Jermaine Eluemunor"
.
Aggie Sports
. 9 September 2016
. Retrieved
19 January
2024
.
- ^
a
b
c
Arritt, Dan (1 March 2017).
"How Jermaine Eluemunor crossed ocean between England, NFL draft"
.
ESPN.com
. Retrieved
17 January
2024
.
- ^
"Lineman from London"
.
The Battalion
. 14 September 2016.
- ^
Mirza, Raz (15 February 2017).
"Britain's Jermaine Eluemunor invited to play at 2017 NFL Scouting Combine"
.
Sky Sports
. Retrieved
19 January
2024
.
- ^
Donohue, Tyler (28 October 2013).
"4-Star OT Jermaine Eluemunor Flips Commitment from Arkansas to Texas A&M"
.
Bleacher Report
. Retrieved
19 January
2024
.
- ^
"Jermaine Eluemunor Stats, News and Video - OT"
.
NFL.com
.
- ^
Tarpley, Jeff (2 March 2017).
"From England to the NFL: Eluemunor thanks A&M OL coach for rise"
.
247Sports.com
. Retrieved
19 January
2024
.
- ^
"Jermaine Eluemunor Draft and Combine Prospect Profile"
.
NFL.com
. Retrieved
29 April
2017
.
- ^
"2017 NFL Draft Scout Jermaine Eluemunor College Football Profile"
.
DraftScout.com
. Retrieved
5 December
2023
.
- ^
"Jermaine Eluemunor 2017 NFL Draft Profile"
.
insider.espn.com
. Retrieved
5 December
2023
.
- ^
Tarpley, Jeff (2 March 2017).
"Texas A&M's Jermaine Eluemunor Beasts Out On Bench Press"
.
247Sports
. Retrieved
19 January
2024
.
- ^
Mink, Ryan (29 April 2017).
"Round 5 (No. 159): Ravens Select G/T Jermaine Eluemunor"
.
BaltimoreRavens.com
. Archived from
the original
on 29 March 2018
. Retrieved
9 May
2017
.
- ^
"NFL Players | Past & Current NFL Players"
.
NFL.com
.
- ^
Mink, Ryan (22 September 2018).
"Ravens Promote Tim White, Robertson Daniel From Practice Squad"
.
BaltimoreRavens.com
.
- ^
Mink, Ryan (25 September 2018).
"Ravens Bring Back Janarion Grant and Jermaine Eluemunor to P-Squad"
.
BaltimoreRavens.com
.
- ^
Brown, Clifton (23 October 2018).
"Ravens Place Willie Henry on Injured Reserve, Promote Jermaine Eluemunor To 53-Man Roster"
.
BaltimoreRavens.com
.
- ^
Stevens, Matthew (16 April 2019).
"Baltimore Ravens re-sign OL Jermaine Eluemunor, other ERFA"
.
Daily Record
. Retrieved
2 May
2019
.
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Bergman, Jeremy (28 August 2019).
"Patriots trade for Ravens OL Jermaine Eluemunor"
.
NFL.com
.
- ^
"Patriots sign restricted free agent OL Jermaine Eluemunor"
.
Patriots.com
. 16 April 2020
. Retrieved
17 April
2020
.
- ^
"Patriots place OL Jermaine Eluemunor on injured reserve"
.
Patriots.com
. 21 October 2020.
- ^
"Patriots Make Series Of Roster Transactions"
.
Patriots.com
. 14 November 2020.
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Simmons, Myles (14 June 2021).
"Dolphins sign Jermaine Eluemunor"
.
ProFootballTalk
. Retrieved
16 June
2021
.
- ^
"Roster Moves: Dolphins Release Two, Waive One, and Place One on Injured Reserve"
.
MiamiDolphins.com
. 24 August 2021
. Retrieved
19 January
2024
.
- ^
"Official: Jaguars Make Roster Moves"
.
Jaguars.com
. 28 August 2021
. Retrieved
19 January
2024
.
- ^
"Roster Moves: Jaguars Reduce Roster to 53"
.
Jaguars.com
. 31 August 2021. Archived from
the original
on 2 September 2021
. Retrieved
2 September
2021
.
- ^
"Raiders announce practice squad additions"
.
Raiders.com
. 2 September 2021
. Retrieved
19 January
2024
.
- ^
"Raiders sign OL Jermaine Eluemunor"
.
Raiders.com
. 25 March 2022
. Retrieved
17 May
2023
.
- ^
"Raiders re-sign G/T Jermaine Eluemunor"
.
Raiders.com
. 19 March 2023
. Retrieved
20 March
2023
.
- ^
Salomone, Dan (12 March 2024).
"Reports: Giants agree to terms with OL Jermaine Eluemunor"
.
Giants.com
.
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