Dexter Davis (defensive end)
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||
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| Born: | November 10, 1986 Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 244 lb (111 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Phoenix (AZ) Thunderbird | ||||||||
| College: | Arizona State | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2010 / round: 7 / pick: 236 | ||||||||
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Dexter Alexander Davis (born November 10, 1986) is an American former professional football defensive end who played in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). He was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the seventh round of the 2010 NFL draft. He played college football at Arizona State.
College career
[edit]Davis attended Arizona State University. Throughout his career, he started a school record 50 games and finished third on the schools all-time career sack list with 31, behind only Terrell Suggs's 44 and Shante Carver's 41. Along with the 31 sacks he had 136 tackles and 10 forced fumbles.
Professional career
[edit]Seattle Seahawks
[edit]Davis was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the seventh round of the 2010 NFL draft (236th overall).[1] The Seahawks announced on June 19, 2010, he had been signed.[2] He recorded a sack in the Seahawks' first pre-season game of the 2010 season against the Tennessee Titans on August 14, 2010,[3] along with another sack that forced a fumble, which Davis also recovered, the following week against Green Bay.[4]
Davis was waived/injured on August 20, 2012, and subsequently reverted to injured reserve on August 22. On April 17, 2013 Davis was waived by the Seahawks making him a free agent.
Toronto Argonauts
[edit]On June 6, 2014, Davis signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.
On June 11, 2015, the Argonauts announced the retirement of Davis.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "2010 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ^ "Seahawks sign four; release four". Archived from the original on March 22, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2010.
- ^ "Tennessee Titans at Seattle Seahawks 2010 PRE 1 - Game Center". NFL.com.
- ^ "The Seattle Times | Local news, sports, business, politics, entertainment, travel, restaurants and opinion for Seattle and the Pacific Northwest".
- ^ Toronto Argonauts [@TorontoArgos] (June 11, 2015). "The #Argos announce the retirement of DL Dexter Davis. Best wishes, Dexter! #CFL #OURteam" (Tweet) – via Twitter./photo/1
External links
[edit]- 1986 births
- Living people
- American football defensive ends
- American football linebackers
- Arizona State Sun Devils football players
- Canadian football defensive linemen
- Players of American football from Phoenix, Arizona
- Seattle Seahawks players
- Toronto Argonauts players
- Players of Canadian football from Phoenix, Arizona