Jamiyus Pittman (born October 23, 1994) is a former American football

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. He played

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Early life and high school

Pittman was born and raised in Moultrie, Georgia and attended Colquitt County High School. He recorded 76 tackles, 10 sacks and 12 tackles for loss as a junior for the Packers and was ranked a three-star prospect by most recruiting services. He was named preseason All-State going into his senior season but fractured his fibula in September. Pittman originally committed to play college football at Ole Miss, but de-committed after the team recommended that he "gray shirt" as a freshman. He ultimately accepted a scholarship to play at

College career

Pittman played four seasons for the

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, appearing in 49 games and starting 33. Over the course of his collegiate career, Pittman recorded 138 tackles, 13 sacks, four passes defensed and one forced fumble, as well as one blocked kick. As a senior, Pittman recorded 47 tackles and 4.5 sacks was named to the first-team All-

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team.

Professional career

Pittman signed with the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent on April 28, 2018. He was released by the Dolphins at the end of training camp and subsequently re-signed to the team's practice squad on September 2, 2018. Pittman was promoted to the Dolphins active roster on October 13, 2018. Pittman made his NFL debut on October 14, 2018 against the

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, notching one tackle. Pittman was waived by the Dolphins on October 29, 2018 and subsequently re-signed to the team's practice squad two days later. He played in three games with two tackles during his rookie season. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Dolphins on January 1, 2019. Pittman was waived on August 31, 2019, during final roster cuts but was signed to the Dolphins' practice squad on September 4, 2019. He was placed on the practice squad/injured list on September 23, and was released on September 27.

References

External links

Miami Dolphins bio
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