Kwame Cavil

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Kwame Cavil
No. 82
Born: (1979-05-03) May 3, 1979 (age 45) [1]
Waco, Texas, U.S.
Career information
CFL status American
Position(s) WR
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight205 lb (93 kg)
College Texas
Career history
As player
2000 Buffalo Bills
2002–2005 Montreal Alouettes
2005 Edmonton Eskimos
2006 Hamilton Tiger-Cats
2006 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Career highlights and awards
Career stats
Receptions193
Receiving Yards2,328 yards (Avg: 12.1 yards)
Receiving TDs12
Longest Reception72 yards
Fumbles5
*CFL statistics only

Kwame Sekou Cavil (born May 3, 1979) [1] is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the Texas Longhorns.

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College career

Cavil played college football at the University of Texas at Austin from 1997 to 1999. In 1999, he set a school single-season record by recording 100 receptions. He was the first player ever to leave one of Mack Brown's Texas teams with college eligibility remaining. Cavil was suspended from the team prior to the bowl game in his junior year, for "violation of team rules." The nature of the violation was not specified by Brown, Cavil, or the university. It is uncertain if Cavil would have been welcomed back to the team for his senior season if he had not left early, but it was reported at the time that Brown says he never tells players what to do if they are considering entering the NFL draft early, implying that it was in fact an early departure for the draft. Cavil himself said "After great deliberation with my family, I have decided to forgo my final year of eligibility and go to the NFL," Cavil subsequently went undrafted. [2]

After his professional football career, Cavil returned to the University of Texas to complete his studies, earning his bachelor's degree from the College of Education in the Spring of 2010. [3]

Professional career

Cavil was a wide receiver for the NFL Buffalo Bills in 2000, appearing in 16 games as a wide receiver and making four catches. [4]

Cavil joined the Canadian Football League in 2002, signing his first contract with the Montreal Alouettes en route to playing 48 career games and appearing in the 2005 Grey Cup. [5]

Cavil played in Montreal through 2005, when he went to the Edmonton Eskimos. In 2006, he was traded by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers for a third round pick in the 2007 CFL Draft. [6]

Coaching career

After his playing career, Kavil became an assistant high school football coach in 2008 at St. Michael's Catholic Academy and St. Stephen's Episcopal School in Austin before coaching at Manor High School, Temple High School, and LBJ High School in Austin. [7] [8]

In 2018, he was hired as the head football coach at his alma mater, Waco High School, where he graduated in 1997. [8] He went 3-24 in three seasons at the helm from 2018-20. [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Kwame Cavil Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Texas' Cavil puts name into NFL hat". Sports Illustrated . January 7, 2000. Archived from the original on March 11, 2007.
  3. ↑ "Catching up with Kwame Cavil". Mack Brown-Texas Football. May 25, 2010. Archived from the original on June 13, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Kwame Cavil Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
  5. ↑ https://stats.cfldb.ca/person/kwame-cavil/
  6. ↑ "Cavil moves on". Edmonton Sun. August 19, 2006.
  7. ↑ Greg Wilie (October 13, 2016). "Cavil and his crew: Temple receivers coach a catch among players". Temple Daily Telegram . Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  8. 1 2 Krista Pirtle (July 20, 2018). "Restore the roar: Kwame Cavil comes home as head coach of Waco High". Waco Tribune-Herald . Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  9. ↑ Brice Cherry (December 7, 2020). "Waco High's Cavil won't return for 2021". Waco Tribune-Herald. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
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