Emmanuel Andrew Lamur (born June 8, 1989) is a former

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. He was signed by the

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as an undrafted free agent in 2012. He played

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Early years

While attending The King's Academy in West Palm Beach, Florida, Lamur lettered in

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and

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and led the Lions to an 8–4 record as a senior, recording 70

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, three

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, and two

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. He earned All-Palm Beach County honors and received an All-State honorable mention for his efforts. As a freshman in 2008 at

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, Lamur had 45

in nine games, with one sack and two

, earning an All-Conference second-team selection. Regarded as a three-star recruit at safety by

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, Lamur committed to

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on January 18, 2009, choosing the Wildcats over scholarship offers from

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and

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College career

Lamur played

for the

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team from 2009 to 2011. He finished his college career with 197

, 2 sacks, 5

, 16

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, and 2

. In his sophomore year, he had 68 tackles, 3 interceptions, and 5 pass deflections. Lamur also blocked a field goal against Iowa State that ended the game. In his junior year, Lamur had 46 tackles, an interception, 2 sacks, and 3 pass deflections. In his senior year, he had 83 tackles, 8 pass deflections, 2 forced fumbles, and an interception.

College statistics

Professional career

Cincinnati Bengals

2012

Lamur went undrafted in the

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and did not receive any contract offers to sign as an

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immediately after the draft concluded. Lamur received an invitation to try out for the

and attend rookie minicamp. On May 14, 2012, the Bengals signed Lamur to a three-year, $1.44 million contract. During training camp, he competed for a roster spot as a backup outside linebacker against Dontay Moch, Micah Johnson,

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, and Brandon Joyner. On August 31, 2012, Lamur was released as part of the Bengals' final roster cuts. The next day, the Bengals signed Lamur to their practice squad. On November 2, 2012, he was promoted to the active roster after the team placed Dontay Moch on the season-ending reserve non-football injury list. Head coach

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named Lamur the fifth outside linebacker on the depth chart, behind

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, Dan Skuta, and

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. The following Sunday, November 4, 2012, Lamur made his professional regular season debut and recorded three combined tackles and broke up a pass during a 31–23 loss to the

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in Week 9. The next week, Lamur collected a season-high six combined tackles in the Bengals' 31–13 victory against the

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in Week 10. He finished his rookie season in

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with 19 combined tackles (ten solo) and a pass deflection in nine games and no starts. The Bengals finished second in the

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in 2012 with an 11–5 record and earned a wildcard berth. On January 5, 2013, Lamur appeared in his first career playoff game, made his first career start, in place of

, and recorded two combined tackles in the Bengals' 19–13 loss at the

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in the AFC Wildcard Game.

2013

During training camp in 2013, Lamur competed for a job as a backup outside linebacker against

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, Sean Porter,

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, Vincent Rey, Brandon Joiner, and Bruce Taylor. On August 30, 2013, Lamur was carted off the field due to a shoulder injury he suffered while tackling Donald Brown in the Bengals' 27–10 win against the

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on their fourth preseason game. The following day, the Bengals placed Lamur on season-ending injured reserve due to a dislocated shoulder.

2014

Lamur entered training camp as a possible replacement for James Harrison at strongside linebacker. He competed against

and Brandon Joiner. Head coach Marvin Lewis named Lamur the starting strongside linebacker to begin the regular season, alongside Vontaze Burfict and middle linebacker Rey Maualuga. He started in the Bengals' season-opener at the

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and recorded ten combined tackles (five solo), deflected a pass, and intercepted a pass by

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in the third quarter of their 23–16 victory. Lamur was inactive during the Bengals' Week 7 loss at the

due to a shoulder injury. In Week 10, he collected a season-high 11 combined tackles (five solo) in a 24–3 loss to the

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. In Week 15, Lamur sustained a hamstring injury during a 30–0 win at the Cleveland Browns. His injury sidelined him for the Bengals' Week 16 victory against the

. He finished the

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with 91 combined tackles (53 solo), seven pass deflections, two interceptions in 14 games and 13 starts.

2015

In 2015, Lamur played in the first six games of the season, collecting 19 tackles, a shared sack, one pass defended and a special teams fumble recovery. In Week 2 against the

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, he recovered a muffed punt by

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in the first quarter that set up a Bengals touchdown for a 7–0 lead. On October 11 against the

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, he was credited with three tackles, and teamed with defensive end

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to sack Seahawks quarterback

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for an eight-yard loss on a third down situation late in the fourth quarter. The following week at Buffalo, he logged a season-high six tackles in the Bengals' win over the Bills 34–21.

Minnesota Vikings

Lamur signed with the

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on March 9, 2016, reuniting him with former defensive coordinator,

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, who at that time was the Vikings' head coach.

Oakland Raiders

On March 21, 2018, Lamur signed with the

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, reuniting him with former Bengals defensive coordinator Paul Guenther. He played in nine games, starting four, before being waived on December 18, 2018.

New York Jets

On December 19, 2018, Lamur was claimed off waivers by the

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NFL statistics

Personal life

Lamur is of

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an descent. He is the twin brother of football player Sammuel Lamur. Lamur has been nicknamed as "E-Man" by his teammates and family. He married singer and songwriter Krystal Jackson (of Belle Glade, FL) in February 2019.

References

External links

Kansas State bioCincinnati Bengals bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lamur, Emmanuel 1989 births Living people American football linebackers American sportspeople of Haitian descent Cincinnati Bengals players Independence Pirates football players Kansas State Wildcats football players Minnesota Vikings players New York Jets players Oakland Raiders players Players of American football from Florida Sportspeople from West Palm Beach, Florida