Kamerion Wimbley

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name=Kamerion Wimbley
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currentteam=Cleveland Browns
currentnumber=95
currentpositionplain=Outside linebacker
birthdate=birth date and age|1983|10|13
birthplace=Wichita, Kansas
country=US
heightft=6
heightin=3
weight=260
debutyear=2006
debutteam=Cleveland Browns
college=Florida State
draftyear=2006
draftround=1
draftpick=13
pastteams=
* Cleveland Browns (2006-Present)
statweek=17
statseason=2007
statlabel1=Tackles
statvalue1=113
statlabel2=Sacks
statvalue2=16
statlabel3=Interceptions
statvalue3=0
nfl=WIM511051

Kamerion Wimbley (pronounced kam-EER-ee-on) (born October 13, 1983 in Wichita, Kansas) is a current American football outside linebacker for the Cleveland Browns.

College career

After playing football in high school at Wichita Northwest High School and playing in the 2002 U.S. Army All-American Bowl, Wimbley played at Florida State, where he was one of the top defensive ends in the country, recording two sacks in three different games in his senior year and leading his conference in sacks before suffering a knee injury against NC State. Despite the injury, Wimbley was named second team All-ACC and was named All-America by Pro Football Weekly.

Starting in all 10 games he played in, he led the team in quarterback hurries with 17 and set career-highs in season sacks and tackles for a loss. He returned to the starting lineup for the Orange Bowl against Penn State, his last career game.

Professional career

2006

Kamerion Wimbley was selected with the 13th pick overall in the 2006 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns. On July 22, 2006, he signed a six-year deal with the Browns and includes $9.3 million in guaranteed money and $23.7 million total. After being converted to outside linebacker from his college position of defensive end, he played the entire season as the starting linebacker playing opposite all-time post season sack leader Willie McGinest. During his rookie season, Wimbley made an immediate impact leading the team and all AFC rookies with 11 sacks, to go along with 62 tackles, 1 fumble recovery, and 1 forced fumble. He managed to fly under the radar in his rookie season despite the impressive performance, who was beaten out by 3 other rookie linebackers in consideration for the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year award.

2007

In his second NFL season, Wimbley failed to live up to the success of his rookie campaign, being part of a Browns defense that struggled throughout the season. However, he still led the team in sacks with 5, and also registered 51 tackles and 4 forced fumbles.

Career Statistics

PersonalHe Reside in North Royalton, Ohio.

External links

* [http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/team/player.php?id=493 Player profile] at [http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/ Cleveland Browns.com]