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Lemuel Jeanpierre enters his first season with the Dolphins after being named assistant offensive line coach on Feb. 20, 2020.

Jeanpierre has nine years of NFL experience – seven as a player (2010-16) and three as a coach (2017-19).

He most recently served as the assistant offensive line coach for the Oakland Raiders from 2018-19.

In 2019, Jeanpierre helped the Raiders offensive line limit opponents to just 29 sacks. The team had four games where they didn't allow a sack. The 29 sacks allowed were the eighth-fewest in the NFL. The Raiders offensive line also helped Josh Jacobs rush for 1,150 yards, becoming the first rookie in team history to have a 1,000-yard rushing season. Two of Oakland's offensive linemen – Trent Brown and Rodney Hudson – earned Pro Bowl honors.

Jeanpierre's first season with Oakland was in 2018, where he helped mentor a young offensive line that featured two rookie starters – Kolton Miller and Brandon Parker. Miller became the first rookie offensive linemen to start every game for the Raiders since 2011. Parker started 12 consecutive games to end the

season. The offensive line helped protect quarterback Derek Carr, who had career highs in passing yards (4,049), completion percentage (68.9), completions (381) and yards per attempt (7.3). The Raiders completed 68.7 percent of their passes, breaking the franchise record and ranking fifth in the NFL that season. Hudson and Kelechi Osemele were both selected as Pro Bowl alternates.

Jeanpierre earned his first coaching job in 2017 with the Seahawks, where he was hired as an offensive assistant. He focused primarily on the offensive line, where he helped tackle Duane Brown earn his fourth Pro Bowl honor despite not joining the team until Week 9.

Prior to his coaching career, Jeanpierre played six NFL seasons (2010-15) as a center and guard with Seattle, appearing in 63 games with 11 starts. He played in nine postseason games, including Seattle's Super Bowl XLVIII victory over Denver, and helped the Seahawks win three NFC West title and two NFC Championsips in addition to Super Bowl XLVIII. He also spent time with Kansas City (2010) and Detroit (2016).

Jeanpierre began his NFL career as an undrafted college free agent after a collegiate career at South Carolina where he started games on both the offensive and defensive lines.

Jeanpierre was born in Gretna, Louisiana and moved to Orlando, Florida, where he played at Timber Creek High School and earned first-team all-state honors as a defensive lineman. He is of Haitian descent.

Jeanpierre and his wife, Jaylene, have a son, Isaiah, and a daughter, Yana. His name is pronounced lehmew-ELL zhon-pee-AIR.