Loucheiz Purifoy
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | December 16, 1992 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Cantonment, Florida | ||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 188 lb (85 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Pensacola (FL) Pine Forest | ||||||||||
| College: | Florida | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2014 | ||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
| CFL status: | International | ||||||||||
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Loucheiz Purifoy (born December 16, 1992) is an American football cornerback for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the University of Florida. Purifoy signed with the Colts as an undrafted free agent after the 2014 NFL Draft.
Early years
Purifoy was born in Pensacola,Florida.[1] He attended Pine Forest High School in Pensacola, where he played quarterback, running back and wide receiver in the Pine Forest Eagles' split-back veer offense. He was also a long jumper and sprinter for the Pine Forest track team. Purifoy was a standout in the long jump and triple jump, posting personal marks of 7.21 meters and 14.68 meters, respectively. In addition, he competed in the 200 meters, recording a personal best of 22.08 seconds.
College career
Purifoy accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida, where he played for coach Will Muschamp's Florida Gators football team from 2011 to 2013. As a true freshman in 2011, he played in all thirteen games as a reserve cornerback and on special teams. As a sophomore in 2012, he started twelve of thirteen games, recording 51 tackles. As a junior in 2013, he started seven of eleven games, recording 24 tackles, two interceptions and two quarterback sacks.
On November 30, 2013, Purifoy announced that he would forgo his senior season and enter the 2014 NFL Draft.[2]
Professional career
2014 NFL Draft
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| 5 ft 11 in | 190 lb | 32 3⁄4 in | 8 1⁄2 in | ||||||||||||||||
| All values from NFL Combine[3] | |||||||||||||||||||
Indianapolis Colts
Purifoy's problems off the field may have contributed to a slip from a late draft pick to an undrafted free agent. On May 12, 2014, it was announced that the Indianapolis Colts agreed to terms with Purifoy.[4] Purifoy went into the preseason with a competition with fellow cornerback Marcus Burley. Both performed well and cutting either would be difficult, so the Colts traded Burley to the Seattle Seahawks for a 6th round draft pick.[5] The Colts kept Purifoy and was on their initial 53-man roster.[6] Purifoy dressed for 11 games during the 2014 season, seeing his snap count increase over the course of the year. He was waived on November 27.[7]
Seattle Seahawks
Purifoy was claimed off waivers by the Seattle Seahawks on November 28, 2014, but was waived after a failed physical on December 1, 2014.[8][9] Whilst a free agent Loucheiz Purifoy was suspended by the NFL for the first 10 weeks of the 2015 season, most likely for violating the substance abuse policy.[10]
BC Lions
On March 21, 2016 Purifoy signed a contract with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League.[11] According to Lions Head Coach Wally Buono Purifoy had a very impressive first season in the CFL. He was however deemed ineligible for rookie of the year consideration based on the fact that he had dressed for a NFL regular season game in the past.[12]
See also
References
- ↑ "Purifoy's Drive and Toughness are Homegrown". GatorZone.com. July 13, 2013.
- ↑ Florida CB Loucheiz Purifoy to go pro. ESPN.com. November 30, 2013.
- ↑ "NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles - Loucheiz Purifoy". Nfl.com. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ↑ "Loucheiz Purifoy signs with Indianapolis Colts". NFL Spin Zone. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ↑ "Seahawks". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ↑ "2014 Colts 53-Man Roster". Colts.com. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ↑ "Indianapolis Colts make roster moves". colts.com. November 27, 2014. Retrieved November 27, 2014.
- ↑ Cohen, Stephen (November 28, 2014). "Seahawks place LB Kevin Pierre-Louis on injured reserve, claim CB Loucheiz Purifoy". blog.seattlepi.com. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
- ↑ Crabtree, Curtis (December 1, 2014). "Seahawks waive Loucheiz Purifoy after failed physical". Pro Football Talk. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ↑ "NFL suspends four free agents not currently with teams". UPI. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
- ↑ "B.C. Lions bring in speedster Colin Lockett and former collegiate bad-boy Loucheiz Purifoy". www.theprovince.com. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
- ↑ "Beamish: Ineligible for CFL rookie award, Purifoy's first season impresses veteran Lions". Vancouver Sun. 2016-11-03. Retrieved 2016-11-03.