Melila Purcell

Melila Purcell
Melila Purcell
No. --     Free Agent
Defensive end
Personal information
Date of birth: February 5, 1984 (1984-02-05) (age 27)
Place of birth: Pago Pago, American Samoa
Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Weight: 295 lb (134 kg)
Career information
College: Hawaii
NFL Draft: 2007 / Round: 6 / Pick: 200
No regular season or postseason appearances
Career history
Roster status: Injured Reserve
Career highlights and awards
  • Honorable mention All-WAC (2004)
  • Second-team All-WAC (2005)
  • First-team All-WAC (2006)
Career NFL statistics as of Week Week 17, 2008
Tackles     --
Sacks     --
Forced fumbles     --
Stats at NFL.com

Melila Purcell, III (born February 5, 1984 in Pago Pago, American Samoa) is an American football defensive end who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Browns in the sixth round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Hawaii.

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Early years

He played high school football at Leone High School in Leone, American Samoa.

College career

He played college football at the University of Hawaii, where he played in 48 games making 208 tackles and 19 sacks.

Professional career

Cleveland Browns

Purcell was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the sixth round (200th overall) in the 2007 NFL Draft. He was a member of the practice squad for the first 16 weeks of his rookie season and was activated to the team for the final regular season game against the San Francisco 49ers on December 30. He remained on the practice squad for the 2008 season.

Following the 2008 season, Purcell was re-signed to a future contract by the Browns on December 30, 2008. He was waived/injured on August 24, 2009.

Personal

He is a cousin of former San Diego Chargers Alvis Satele and current NFL players Samson Satele and Hercules Satele. His brother, Amani Purcell, also played with him at Hawaii.

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