Kevin Pierre-Louis (born October 7, 1991) is an American professional
football
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linebacker
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. He played
college football
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at
Boston College
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and was selected by the
Seattle Seahawks
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in the fourth round of the
2014 NFL draft. He has also played for the
Kansas City Chiefs
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Established in 1959 ...
,
New York Jets
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,
Chicago Bears
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,
Washington Football Team and
Houston Texans
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.
Early life
Pierre-Louis attended
King Low Heywood Thomas, a
private,
co-educational
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day school
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in
Stamford, Connecticut
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, where he played
middle linebacker
Linebacker (LB) is a playing position in gridiron football. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and typically line up three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage and so back up the defensive linemen. They play closer to the li ...
and
fullback. In 2009, he recorded 159
tackles
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* In football:
** Tackle (football move), a play in various forms of football
** Tackle (gridiron football position)
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in nine games, as well as three
interceptions
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, returning two for
touchdown
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s, two
sacks, two forced
fumbles and two fumble recoveries. Offensively, he rushed for 914 yards and 13 touchdowns on 77
carries. He was selected as the 2009-10
Gatorade Football Player of the Year for the state of
Connecticut
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.
Considered a four-star recruit by ''
Rivals.com'', he was rated as the 10th best
outside linebacker prospect of his class. He committed to
Boston College
Boston College (BC) is a private university, private Catholic Jesuits, Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1863 by the Society of Jesus, a Catholic Religious order (Catholic), religious order, t ...
over offers from
Duke
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,
Stanford, and
Virginia
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.
College career
Pierre-Louis attended Boston College from 2010 to 2013, where he played for the
Eagles' football team. As a
true freshman, he started in all 13 games, finishing second on the team with 93 tackles.
In 2011, he started the first nine games before missing the last three due to an injury. He still finished second on the team in tackles with 74, with seven
tackles for loss, and returned a fumble 96 yards for a touchdown against
UMass.
In 2012, he started nine games for the Eagles, finishing the season ranked fourth on the team with 85 tackles, including four for loss, two sacks and three
pass breakups.
As a senior in 2013, he started all 13 games, setting new career highs in tackles (108), tackles for loss (10.5) and sacks (six). He also intercepted his first career pass, returning it 33 yards for a
touchdown
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against
Virginia Tech
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. After the season, he was named a first-team All-
Atlantic Coast Conference
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(ACC).
Professional career
Seattle Seahawks
Pierre-Louis was selected by the
Seattle Seahawks
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in the fourth round (132nd overall) of the
2014 NFL draft. Pierre-Louis made his NFL debut on September 21, 2014, in an overtime win against the
Denver Broncos
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where he recorded one tackle. Pierre-Louis was placed on season-ending
injured reserve
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for a shoulder injury.
He finished the season with 10 tackles in seven games.
Kansas City Chiefs
On July 28, 2017, Pierre-Louis was traded to the
Kansas City Chiefs
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Established in 1959 ...
in exchange for
D. J. Alexander.
New York Jets
On March 17, 2018, Pierre-Louis signed a two-year contract with the
New York Jets
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. On August 11, Pierre-Louis was suspended the first game of the 2018 season for violating the NFL's Policy and Program for Substances of Abuse. He played in nine games before being placed on injured reserve on December 29. On February 19, 2019, the Jets declined the option on Pierre-Louis' contract, making him a free agent.
Chicago Bears
On May 8, 2019, Pierre-Louis signed a one-year contract with the
Chicago Bears
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. In Week 16 against the Chiefs, Pierre-Louis recorded a team-high 12 tackles during the 26–3 loss. The following week against the
Minnesota Vikings
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, Pierre-Louis recorded his first career interception off a pass thrown by quarterback
Sean Mannion during a 21–19 win.
Washington Redskins / Football Team
Pierre-Louis signed a one-year contract with the
Washington Redskins
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on March 31, 2020. The team's name was changed to the Washington Football Team later in the offseason.
Houston Texans
On March 16, 2021, Pierre-Louis signed a two-year contract worth up to $8 million with the
Houston Texans
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. He was placed on injured reserve on September 16 with a hamstring injury. He was activated on October 23.
On August 30, 2022, Pierre-Louis was waived by the Texans and signed to the
practice squad
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the next day. He was promoted to the active roster on September 10. He suffered a groin injury in Week 2 and was placed on injured reserve on September 20.
NFL career statistics
Regular season
Playoffs
Personal life
Pierre-Louis is of
Haiti
Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and south of the Bahamas. It occupies the western three-eighths of the island, which it shares with the Dominican ...
an descent; his father is from
Léogâne
Léogâne (; ) is one of the coastal communes in Haiti. It is located in the eponymous Léogâne Arrondissement, which is part of the Ouest Department. The port town is located about west of the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince. Léogâne has ...
and his mother's family lives in
Port-au-Prince
Port-au-Prince ( ; ; , ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Haiti, most populous city of Haiti. The city's population was estimated at 1,200,000 in 2022 with the metropolitan area estimated at a population of 2,618,894. The me ...
. His family in Haiti run sugarcane plantations, ice factories, and rent out property.
References
External links
Boston College Eagles bio
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Living people
1991 births
Sportspeople from Norwalk, Connecticut
Players of American football from Bridgeport, Connecticut
American sportspeople of Haitian descent
American football linebackers
Boston College Eagles football players
Seattle Seahawks players
Kansas City Chiefs players
New York Jets players
Chicago Bears players
Washington Football Team players
Houston Texans players
21st-century American sportsmen
Washington Redskins players