Kwamie Lassiter was an American professional football safety.
16 Facts About Kwamie Lassiter
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Kwamie Lassiter was signed by the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent in 1995.
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Kwamie Lassiter played his first two years of college football at Butler County Community College in 1989 and 1990 before transferring to the University of Kansas in 1991.
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Kwamie Lassiter sat out the 1991 season, played at Kansas from 1992 to 1994, and graduated with a degree in communications.
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Kwamie Lassiter played for the Arizona Cardinals from 1995 to 2002, San Diego Chargers in 2003 and St Louis Rams in 2004.
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Kwamie Lassiter finished his career with 609 tackles, 25 interceptions, and four sacks.
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Kwamie Lassiter spent the 2003 season with the Chargers, but he was cut during the 2004 preseason.
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From 2006 to 2008, Kwamie Lassiter was a pregame and postgame host for the Arizona Cardinals Radio Network.
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From 2009 until his death, Lassiter hosted Kwamie Lassiter's Sports Talk on the VoiceAmerica Internet radio network.
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From 2010 until his death, Kwamie Lassiter was president of the NFL Alumni chapter in Arizona.
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From 2009 to 2010, Kwamie Lassiter was defensive backs coach at Mesa Community College.
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In 2012, Kwamie Lassiter became defensive backs coach for the Las Vegas Locomotives of the UFL.
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Kwamie Lassiter II plays for the Cincinnati Bengals, having played college football at his father's alma mater Kansas.
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Kwamie Lassiter's daughter, Darian, is a professional dancer who was on the Arizona Cardinals cheerleaders, the Phoenix Suns dance team, and ultimately a member of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, appearing on season 15 of their reality television show Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team.
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On January 6,2019, Kwamie Lassiter died unexpectedly at age 49.
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Kwamie Lassiter succumbed to a heart attack suffered while working out.