THE BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY:: BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY : AFRICAN AMERICAN " STEPNON JAKIEL TUITT " IS AN AMERICAN FOOTBALL DEFENSIVE END FOR PITTSBURGH STEELERS OF THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE (NFL) : GOES INTO THE " HALL OF BLACK GENIUS "

Tuesday, 13 May 2014

BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY : AFRICAN AMERICAN " STEPNON JAKIEL TUITT " IS AN AMERICAN FOOTBALL DEFENSIVE END FOR PITTSBURGH STEELERS OF THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE (NFL) : GOES INTO THE " HALL OF BLACK GENIUS "

BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY Stephon Jakiel Tuitt (born May 23, 1993) is an American football defensive end for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League ( NFL)4

High School

Stephon attended Monroe Area High School in Monroe, Georgia. As a junior, he recorded 56 tackles, 24 for loss, including 10 sacks and four forced fumbles. In 2010, as a senior, he led Monroe Area to a 11-2 record and third-round appearance in the Georgia Class AAA state playoffs, after Monroe Area had finished a combined 0-20 the previous two seasons. His efforts led him to being selected to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio, Texas.

Rated as a five-star recruit by Rivals.com, he was rated as the 2nd best strongside defensive end in the nation, he accepted a scholarship offer from Notre Dame over offers from Georgia Tech and Georgia.^[1]

College career

As a freshman, Tuitt began his collegiate career by playing in 9 games, 3 in which he started. He recorded 30 tackles, including 3 for loss, and two sacks to go along with five quarterback hurries. He received Third-Team Freshman All-America honors by Phil Steele. In his sophomore season, he earned a starting position, and recorded 42 tackles, including 13 for loss, 12 sacks, nine quarterback hurries, three forced fumbles and returned a 77 yard fumble for a touchdown against Navy. He earned second team All-American honours by the Associated Press.^[2] As a junior, after dealing with the effects from off-season hernia surgery,^[3] he totaled 49 total tackles, including nine for a loss, 7.5 sacks, forced a fumble and had a diving interception return for a TD against Michigan.

On January 5, 2014, he announced he would forego his remaining eligibility and enter the 2014 NFL Draft.^[4]

Career Statistics

Year	Team	Games	Tackles				Sacks	Pass Defense				Fumbles		Blkd
Year	Team	Games	Solo	Ast	Total	TFL – Yds	No – Yds	Int – Yds	BU	PD	Qbh	Rcv – Yds	FF	Kick	Saf
2011	Notre Dame	9	11	19	30	3.0 – 21	2.0 – 18	0 – 0	1	1	5	0 – 0	0	0	0
2012	Notre Dame	13	24	23	47	13.0 – 93	12.0 – 89	0 – 0	1	1	9	1 – 77	3	1	0
2013	Notre Dame	13	24	25	49	9.0 – 62	7.5 – 56	1 – 0	2	3	13	0 – 0	1	0	0
Career		35	59	68	127	25.0 – 176	21.5 – 163	1 – 0	4	5	27	1 – 77	4	1	0

Professional career

2014 NFL Draft

Due to his long frame, athleticism, and pass rush ability, Tuitt has received many comparisons among scouts to former New England Patriot Richard Seymour.^[5] He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the second round (46th overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft.^[6]