Kermit Whitfield

Kermit Whitfield
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Whitfield with the Cincinnati Bengals in 2017
No. 13
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1993-10-08) October 8, 1993 (age 31)
Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Height:5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight:192 lb (87 kg)
Career information
High school:Orlando (FL) Jones[1]
College:Florida State
Undrafted:2017
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
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Levonte "Kermit" Whitfield[2] (born October 8, 1993) is an American former professional football wide receiver and return specialist. He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles.[3][4]

College career

As a freshman in 2013, he led all NCAA major college players with an average of 36.4 yards per kickoff return.[5] Against the #2 Auburn Tigers in the 2014 BCS National Championship Game, with the Seminoles trailing 24-20, Whitfield returned a kickoff from Cody Parkey 100 yards for a go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter.[6] His 36.4 yard average broke the Atlantic Coast Conference record and was the seventh best average in NCAA major college history.[4] Through the first nine games of the 2015 season, Whitfield had caught 40 passes for 482 yards. He caught nine passes for 172 yards against Louisville on October 17, 2015.[3][7]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 7+3⁄4 in
(1.72 m) 		185 lb
(84 kg) 		30 in
(0.76 m) 		8+1⁄2 in
(0.22 m)		 4.44 s 4.37 s 7.17 s 32.5 in
(0.83 m)		 10 ft 0 in
(3.05 m)		 8 reps
All values from NFL Combine[8]

Chicago Bears

Whitfield signed with the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent on May 11, 2017.[9] On May 14, 2017, he was waived by the Bears.[10]

Cincinnati Bengals

On July 29, 2017, Whitfield signed with the Cincinnati Bengals.[11] He was waived on September 2, 2017 and was signed to the Bengals' practice squad the next day.[12][13] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Bengals on January 1, 2018.[14]

On September 1, 2018, Whitfield was waived by the Bengals and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[15][16] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Bengals on December 31, 2018.[17] He was waived on July 25, 2019.

Los Angeles Wildcats

In October 2019, Whitfield was selected by the Los Angeles Wildcats during the open phase of the 2020 XFL Draft.[18] He was waived on March 4, 2020.[19]

Dallas Renegades

Whitfield signed with the Dallas Renegades on March 9, 2020.[20] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[21]

Saskatchewan Roughriders

Whitfield signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the CFL on February 18, 2021.[22] He was released on July 20, 2021.[23]

See also

References

  1. ^ "High school coaches have fast memories of FSU WR Levonte Whitfield". Fox Sports. January 7, 2014.
  2. ^ Chris Hays (August 13, 2012). "The Decision: Levonte 'Kermit' Whitfield Jr. commits to Florida State". Orlando Sentinel.
  3. ^ a b "Kermit Whitfield". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on August 20, 2014. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  4. ^ a b "#8 Kermit Whitfield". Florida State University. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  5. ^ "Football Bowl Subdivision Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2015. pp. 72–74.
  6. ^ "Florida State vs. Auburn - Game Summary - January 6, 2014". ESPN. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
  7. ^ Safid Deen (October 18, 2015). "FSU's Kermit Whitfield transforming into reliable receiver for Seminoles". Tallahassee Democrat.
  8. ^ "Kermit Whitfield Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  9. ^ Mayer, Larry (May 11, 2017). "Bears sign 13 undrafted rookies". ChicagoBears.com.
  10. ^ Alper, Josh (May 14, 2017). "Bears sign WR Titus Davis, older brother of 2017 Titans first-rounder Corey Davis". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
  11. ^ Toback, Rebecca (July 29, 2017). "Bengals waive rookie WR Monty Madaris; sign free agent rookie WR Levonte Whitfield". CincyJungle.com.
  12. ^ Toback, Rebecca (September 2, 2017). "NFL roster cuts 2017: Cincinnati Bengals 53-man roster". CincyJungle.com.
  13. ^ Hobson, Geoff (September 3, 2017). "Elliott, DeShawn Williams return on practice squad". Bengals.com. Archived from the original on October 13, 2017.
  14. ^ "Bengals Player Moves 1/1". Bengals.com. January 1, 2018. Archived from the original on February 4, 2018.
  15. ^ "Bengals Establish Roster of 53 Players". Bengals.com. September 1, 2018.
  16. ^ "Andrew Brown, Russell Signed to Practice Squad". Bengals.com. September 2, 2018.
  17. ^ "Bengals Sign Five To Reserve/Future Contracts". Bengals.com. December 31, 2018.
  18. ^ Talbot, Damond (October 16, 2019). "XFL Draft Phase 5: The Final Rounds of the Draft, Find out who was selected". NFL Draft Diamonds. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  19. ^ "Wildcats Make Series of Roster Moves". XFL.com. March 5, 2020. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
  20. ^ "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  21. ^ Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  22. ^ "Riders sign receiver, return specialist Kermit Whitfield". Riderville.com. February 18, 2021. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  23. ^ "Riders Transactions – July 20". Riderville.com. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 20, 2021.