- Melila Purcell
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Melila Purcell No. -- Free Agent Defensive end Personal information Date of birth: February 5, 1984 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 - Cleveland Browns (2007–2009)
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.
External links
Cleveland Browns 2007 NFL Draft selections Joe Thomas • Brady Quinn • Eric Wright • Brandon McDonald • Melila Purcell • Chase Pittman • Syndric SteptoeCategories:- 1984 births
- Living people
- American football defensive tackles
- American football defensive ends
- Hawaii Warriors football players
- Cleveland Browns players
- Players of American football from American Samoa
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