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Damion Ratley
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Ratley with the Cleveland Browns in 2018 preseason
No. 18, 19
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1995-04-16) April 16, 1995 (age 29)
Yoakum, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:Yoakum (Yoakum, Texas)
College:Texas A&M (2016–2017)
NFL draft:2018 / round: 6 / pick: 175
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:29
Receiving yards:407
Receiving touchdowns:1
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Damion Ratley (born April 16, 1995) is an American former professional football wide receiver. He played college football at Texas A&M. He has played for the Cleveland Browns, New York Giants, Houston Texans, and Detroit Lions.

Early life

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Ratley attended and played high school football at Yoakum High School.[1]

College career

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Ratley played two seasons for the Aggies after transferring from Blinn College.[2][3] Over the course of 37 games (17 starts), Ratley caught 47 passes for 920 yards and eight touchdowns.[4]

Professional career

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Cleveland Browns

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Ratley was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the sixth round (175th overall) in the 2018 NFL draft.[5][6]

On May 6, 2018, Ratley signed a rookie contract worth about $2.575 million. It includes a signing bonus worth over $160,000.[7] He made his NFL debut in Week 2 against the New Orleans Saints.[8] In Week 6 against the Los Angeles Chargers, he had six receptions for 82 receiving yards for his first professional statistics.[9]

Ratley was waived by the Browns on September 5, 2020.[10]

New York Giants

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On September 6, 2020, Ratley was claimed off waivers by the New York Giants.[11] He was waived on October 13, 2020.[12]

Houston Texans

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On October 20, 2020, Ratley was signed to the practice squad of the Houston Texans.[13] On December 28, 2020, Ratley was signed to the active roster.[14] He was waived on March 16, 2021.[15]

Detroit Lions

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Ratley signed with the Detroit Lions on March 24, 2021.[16] He was waived on August 30, 2021.

Dallas Cowboys

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Ratley signed with the Dallas Cowboys' practice squad on September 21, 2021. He was released on November 16.[17]

Minnesota Vikings

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On December 15, 2021, Ratley was signed to the Minnesota Vikings practice squad.[18] He was waived on December 28.[19]

NFL career statistics

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Regular season

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Year Team GP Receiving Fumbles
Rec Tgt Yds Avg Lng TD FD Fum Lost
2018 CLE 13 13 20 144 11.1 27 0 5 0 0
2019 CLE 13 12 24 200 16.7 46 1 11 0 0
2020 NYG 5 4 10 63 15.8 29 0 2 1 0
Total 31 29 54 407 14.0 46 1 18 1 0

References

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  1. ^ Zwerneman, Brent (October 11, 2017). "Damion Ratley transforms from passerby to pass catcher at Texas A&M". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  2. ^ "WR Damion Ratley hopes strong finish leads to strong start with Browns". www.clevelandbrowns.com. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  3. ^ Zwerneman, Brent (October 10, 2017). "Aggies' Ratley is no longer an armchair WR". San Antonio Express-News.
  4. ^ "Damion Ratley". www.clevelandbrowns.com. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  5. ^ Zwerneman, Brent (April 28, 2018). "Browns draft receiver Damion Ratley in 6th round". Houston Chronicle.
  6. ^ "Browns select Texas A&M WR Damion Ratley with the 175th pick in 2018 NFL Draft". ClevelandBrowns.com. April 28, 2018. Archived from the original on May 1, 2018. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  7. ^ Cabot, Mary kay (May 7, 2018). "Browns sign draft picks Austin Corbett, Damion Ratley and Simeon Thomas". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  8. ^ "Cleveland Browns at New Orleans Saints - September 16th, 2018". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  9. ^ "Aggies in the NFL: Miller, Ratley, Bennett impress in Week 6". Gigem247. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  10. ^ Gribble, Andrew (September 5, 2020). "Browns announce initial 53-man roster heading into 2020 season". ClevelandBrowns.com.
  11. ^ Eisen, Michael (September 6, 2020). "Giants claim 3 players as roster-building continues". Giants.com.
  12. ^ Eisen, Michael (October 13, 2020). "Giants sign WR Austin Mack, waive Damion Ratley". Giants.com. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  13. ^ "Houston Texans Transactions (10-20-20)". HoustonTexans.com. October 20, 2020.
  14. ^ "Houston Texans Transactions (12-28-20)". HoustonTexans.com. December 28, 2020. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  15. ^ "Houston Texans Transactions (3-16-2021)". HoustonTexans.com. March 16, 2021.
  16. ^ "Lions sign LB Alex Anzalone and WR Damion Ratley". DetroitLions.com. March 24, 2021. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  17. ^ "NFL injury updates, latest league news from Tuesday, Nov. 16". NFL.com. November 16, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  18. ^ Peters, Craig (December 15, 2021). "Vikings Sign 2 Receivers to Practice Squad". Vikings.com. Archived from the original on December 16, 2021. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  19. ^ Peters, Craig (December 28, 2021). "Vikings Sign T Rick Leonard to Practice Squad". Vikings.com. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
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