Cameron Stephenson
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Date of birth: June 18, 1983 | |
Place of birth: Sydney, Australia | |
Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | Weight: 314 lb (142 kg) |
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College: Rutgers | |
NFL Draft: 2007 / Round: 5 / Pick: 156 | |
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Current status: Active | |
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Cameron Stephenson (born June 18, 1983 in Sydney, Australia) is an American football guard for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the fifth round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Rutgers.
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[edit] Early years
As a young man Stephenson attended Hawthorne High School. At Hawthorne, he lettered three times in football as the team's starting left offensive tackleand also played DT and had 86 tackles/13.5 sacks in two years, earning All-Bay League honors in each season at offensive tackle and 2 time all CIF, 1st team Daily breeze, 1st team L.A. Times.
[edit] College career
He spent the 2002-03 seasons at Los Angeles Harbor College. At Harbor College, he started at defensive tackle for the Seahawks in 2002, 78 tackles/ 9.5 sacks/ 19 QB hits, earning All-South Coast Conference second-team and all-state honors. He had one major injury in his career in 2003, when he missed the rest of the season after suffering a knee injury in the season opener vs. Saddleback College. 4 tackles /2.5 sacks to end his junior college career. 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 Rutgers University, switching between offensive and defensive line before settling in as a starter at right guard in 2006. At defensive line 28 tackles/ 4.5 sacks/ 8 TFL, senior year earned 2nd team all Big East, and was ranked top 10 in the nation at guard entering the draft.
[edit] Professional career
Cameron Stephenson entered the NFL as a fifth round pick (156th overall) of the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 2007 NFL Draft[1]. It was announced on September 11, 2007 that he was signed to the Packers practice squad[2].
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