Stephon Stiles Gilmore[1] (born September 19, 1990) is an American professional football cornerback for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the South Carolina Gamecocks and was selected tenth overall by the Buffalo Bills in the 2012 NFL draft. Gilmore spent his first five seasons with the Bills and earned Pro Bowl honors in 2016 before joining the New England Patriots.
Gilmore was named 2019 Defensive Player of the Year with the Patriots in 2019 after co-leading the league in interceptions. He also extended his Pro Bowl selections to four, received two first-team All-Pro selections, and was a member of the team that won Super Bowl LIII. Gilmore spent the next season with the Carolina Panthers, where he received a fifth Pro Bowl selection, before playing single seasons with the Indianapolis Colts and Dallas Cowboys.