Cameron John-Ngaue Stephenson (born 18 June 1983) is a former

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guard. He was drafted by the

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in the fifth round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at

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. Stephenson has also been a member of the

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, and

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. He now coaches

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Early years

As a young man Stephenson attended Hawthorne High School. At Hawthorne, he lettered in three sports football, basketball, track and field 54'8 shot, 141'7 disc. While playing football as the team's starting left offensive tackle and also played defensive tackle and recorded 101 tackles/17.5 sacks/11 forced fumles/9 blocked field goals. Stephenson earning 1st team All-Bay League honors in all three season at offensive tackle and 2 time all CIF, 1st team Daily breeze, 1st team L.A. Times.

College career

He spent the 2002-03 seasons at

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. At Harbor College, he

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at defensive tackle for the Seahawks in 2002, 74 tackles/ 11 sacks/ 24.5 TFL's/ 13 Force Fumbles/ 7 Field goal Blocks, earning All-South Coast Conference Honors, JC All-State Honors and helping the Seahawks finish the season with an 8-3 record and a US Bank Beach Bowl Championship. Entering the 2003 season as a JC Gridwire Pre-season All American Cameron had a major injury which sidelined him for the 2003 season, after suffering a knee injury in the season opener vs.

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. 2 tackles /1.5 sacks to end his junior college career. Stephenson still Became a highly touted prospect and turning down several high-profile college football powers for Rutgers. After graduating junior college, he accepted a scholarship to attend

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, switching between offensive and defensive line before settling in as a starter at right guard in 2006. At

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31 tackles/ 4.5 sacks/ 11 TFL, senior year earned All Big East Honors, and made the

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All-Bowl Team. With all the success he was invited to the 2007

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and also was invited to play in the Senior East-West Shrine Game after it was all said and done Stephenson entered the

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as the number 6th ranked guard in the nation.

Professional career

Pittsburgh Steelers

Cameron Stephenson entered the NFL as a fifth-round pick (156th overall) of the

in the 2007 NFL Draft.

Green Bay Packers

On 11 September 2007, Stephenson was signed to the

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He was re-signed in the 2008 and started the offseason as the future center until Stephenson got derailed with a calf tear and was out for 16 week, only to be waived on 23 July for

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Philadelphia Eagles

Stephenson was claimed on waivers by the Eagles on 25 July 2008. He was waived by the Eagles on 23 August 2008.

New Orleans Saints

Stephenson was a member of the Saints' practice squad until he was signed by the Jaguars.

Jacksonville Jaguars

Stephenson was signed by

on 16 December 2008 when defensive tackle Tony McDaniel went on

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. Appeared in games versus Baltimore and Indianapolis at LG. After spending the 2009 season on the practice squad, Stephenson was re-signed to a future contract on 5 January 2010. He was waived on 7 July 2010.

Hartford Colonials

Stephenson was signed by the

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of the United Football League on 13 September 2010. Started at RG and was the backbone of the offensive line.

Spokane Shock

Stephenson was assigned to the Spokane Shock of the

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on 3 October 2013. He was reassigned on 26 March 2014.

Los Angeles KISS

On 8 May 2014, Stephenson was assigned to the Los Angeles KISS. Played Fullback and Center.

References

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External links

Jacksonville Jaguars bio
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