Lynell Hamilton

Lynell Hamilton
No. 30
PositionRunning back
Personal information
Born (1985-08-05) August 5, 1985 (age 40)
Stockton, California, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High schoolEdison (Stockton, California)
CollegeSan Diego State
NFL draft2008: undrafted
Career history
Playing
Coaching
Awards and highlights
Stats at Pro Football Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Lynell Hamilton (born August 5, 1985) is an American former football player and coach. He played as a running back for three seasons with the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the San Diego State Aztecs and was signed by the Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2008.

Early career

Hamilton attended Edison High School in Stockton, where he was ranked as one of the country's top running back prospects.[1][2]

College career

In 2003, Hamilton had an outstanding freshman year at San Diego State, rushing for 1,087 yards in 10 games. He was named Mountain West Conference Freshman of the Year. He suffered a severe ankle and leg injury in the tenth game of the season, and sat out the following year. As a redshirt sophomore in 2005, he led the Aztecs in rushing with 819 yards and 9 touchdowns. The rest of his career was hampered by knee injuries, and he had only 56 carries for 146 yards during his last two years. For his college career, Hamilton had 480 carries for 2,052 yards and 14 rushing touchdowns, and 57 passes caught for 360 yards and 3 touchdowns.[1][2]

Professional career

Hamilton was on the New Orleans Saints practice squad for most of 2008, and played in only three games. In 2009 he served as the fourth running back for the Saints behind Pierre Thomas, Reggie Bush, and Mike Bell. He finished the regular season with a total of 125 rushing yards and 2 touchdowns; he also scored a touchdown in the Saints' first playoff game on their way to winning Super Bowl XLIV.[3] He was expected to fill a more important role in 2010, but on August 11, 2010, during a preseason joint practice session with the New England Patriots, he suffered a knee injury (later confirmed to be an ACL tear) that was expected to end Hamilton's season.[4][5] He was "waived/injured" by the Saints on August 14, and after clearing waivers he was placed on the injured reserve list on August 16.[6][7] He was waived on August 4, 2011, during training camp.

After his playing career ended, he returned to San Diego State as a graduate assistant.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b New Orleans Saints bio for Lynell Hamilton (accessed August 11, 2010).
  2. ^ a b Jason Anderson, "Through setbacks, Lynell Hamilton persevered to reach Super Bowl", The Record, February 7, 2010.
  3. ^ Lynell Hamilton at NFL.com.
  4. ^ Bradley Handwerger, "Saints' Hamilton tears ACL, will miss upcoming season" Archived 2010-08-15 at the Wayback Machine, WWL-TV, August 11, 2010.
  5. ^ Mike Triplett, "New Orleans Saints tailback Lynell Hamilton suffers torn ACL", Times-Picayune, August 11, 2010.
  6. ^ Mike Triplett, "New Orleans Saints waive injured tailback Lynell Hamilton, re-sign linebacker Harry Coleman", Times Picayune, August 14, 2010.
  7. ^ Pat Yasinskas, "Lynell Hamilton not fully gone from Saints", ESPN.com, August 19, 2010.
  8. ^ Tod Leonard,"Aztecs grad assistants do football's grunt work: Alums Hamilton, Deakin contribute with their love of football", U-T San Diego, August 12, 2012.

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