Jamain Stephens
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Born: | North Carolina A&T | January 9, 1974
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High school | Lumberton (NC) |
NFL draft | 1996, Round: 1, Pick: 29 |
Drafted by | Pittsburgh Steelers |
Career history | |
As player | |
1996–1998 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
1999–2003 | Cincinnati Bengals |
Jamain Stephens (born January 9, 1974) is an American former professional
Pittsburgh Steelers
After a stellar college career for
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.[3]
Cincinnati Bengals
Stephens was promptly signed by the
Personal life
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.[4] His son played
References
- ^ a b "Jamain Stephens Stats". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "1996 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
- ^ Bouchette, Ed. Stephens released. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 1999-07-31.
- ^ Everett, Brad (September 8, 2020). "Obituary: Jamain 'Juice' Stephens was a larger-than-life personality". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved September 9, 2020.