Keith Mumphery (born June 5, 1992) is a former American football wide receiver. He was selected by the

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in the fifth round of the

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. He played

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at Michigan State.

College career

Mumphery committed to play

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under head coach

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. Throughout his career, he amassed 88 receptions for 1348 yards and 7 touchdowns.

Professional career

Houston Texans

Mumphery was drafted in the fifth round, 175th overall, of the

by the

. In his rookie year, he played in 13 games, catching 14 passes for 129 yards. Mumphery also handled

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s and kickoff returns for the Texans, averaging 7.8 return yards per punt and 24.1 return yards per kickoff. On June 2, 2017, Mumphery was waived by the Texans because of an allegation of sexual misconduct: the prosecutor would not press charges against Mumphery and he was cleared in the first college investigation, but a second college investigation, conducted by Michigan State University (MSU) without effectual notification to Mumphrey, found him guilty of sexual misconduct. The alleged incident occurred after Mumphrey had been graduated from MSU, while he was pursuing graduate studies and an NFL career simultaneously. Because of this, Mumphery was banned from the MSU campus until December 31, 2018. In May 2018, Mumphrey filed a lawsuit against Michigan State, which subsequently settled the case and cleared Mumphrey of any wrongdoing.

Dallas Renegades

In 2019, Mumphery was picked by the Dallas Renegades of the XFL in the

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. He was traded to the

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on December 18, 2019. He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.

Tampa Bay Bandits

On March 10, 2022, Mumphery was drafted by the Tampa Bay Bandits of the United States Football League (USFL) in the

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. After suffering a thigh injury, he was transferred to the team's

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before the start of the regular season on April 16, 2022. He remained on the inactive roster on April 22. He was transferred to the active roster on May 6.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mumphery, Keith 1992 births Living people American football wide receivers Michigan State Spartans football players Dallas Renegades players Houston Texans players Players of American football from Georgia (U.S. state) People from Vienna, Georgia St. Louis Battlehawks players Tampa Bay Bandits (2022) players