Daurice Fountain
| No. 82 – Chicago Bears | |||||
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||
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| Born: | December 22, 1995 Madison, Wisconsin | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 212 lb (96 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school: | James Madison Memorial (Madison, Wisconsin) | ||||
| College: | Northern Iowa | ||||
| NFL draft: | 2018 / Round: 5 / Pick: 159 | ||||
| Career history | |||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||
| Roster status: | Practice squad | ||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2021 | |||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||
Daurice Fountain (born December 22, 1995) is an American football wide receiver for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Northern Iowa.[1]
College career
In 2017, Fountain had 943 receiving yards and 12 touchdowns. He was invited to the East-West Shrine Game and was named offensive MVP. Nevertheless, he was not invited to the NFL scouting combine.
Professional career
Indianapolis Colts
Fountain was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the fifth round, 159th overall, of the 2018 NFL Draft.[2] He was waived on September 1, 2018 and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[3][4] On December 7, Fountain was promoted to the active roster.[5]
On August 19, 2019, Fountain was placed on injured reserve after undergoing ankle surgery.[6]
Fountain signed a one-year exclusive-rights free agent tender with the team on March 31, 2020.[7] He was waived on September 5, 2020 and signed to the practice squad the next day.[8][9] He was promoted to the active roster on September 16, 2020.[10] He recorded his first career reception in the Colts week 3 game against the New York Jets. The reception would be a 12-yard reception. He was waived on October 31, 2020,[11] and re-signed to the practice squad three days later.[12] He was elevated to the active roster on November 7 for the team's week 9 game against the Baltimore Ravens, and reverted to the practice squad after the game.[13] His practice squad contract with the team expired after the season on January 18, 2021.[14]
Kansas City Chiefs
Fountain signed with the Kansas City Chiefs on May 17, 2021.[15] He was released on October 12, 2021.[16] He signed to the practice squad on October 14, 2021.[17] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Chiefs on February 2, 2022.[18]
On August 30, 2022, Fountain was waived by the Chiefs[19] and signed to the practice squad the next day.[20] He was elevated to the active roster on September 10, 2022, via a standard elevation which caused him to revert back to the practice squad after the game.[21] He was released on October 24, 2022.[22]
Chicago Bears
On October 26, 2022, the Chicago Bears signed Fountain to their practice squad.[23]
Career statistics
| Season | Team | Games | Receiving | Rushing | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | Lost | |||
| 2018 | IND | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | IND | Did not play due to injury | |||||||||||||||
| 2020 | IND | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
References
- ^ "UNI's Daurice Fountain awaits NFL Draft, 'dream' weekend".
- ^ "Indianapolis Colts Select Northern Iowa WR Daurice Fountain with Pick 159 in NFL Draft". StampedeBlue.com. April 28, 2018. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
- ^ Walker, Andrew (September 1, 2018). "Colts Announce Final 2018 Roster Cuts". Colts.com.
- ^ Walker, Andrew (September 2, 2018). "Colts Sign Five To Practice Squad". Colts.com.
- ^ "Colts Promote WR Daurice Fountain To Active Roster; Sign QB Phillip Walker To Practice Squad". Colts.com. December 7, 2018.
- ^ "Colts Sign Three Free Agents; Place WR Daurice Fountain, RB D'Onta Foreman on IR; Waive S Derrick Kindred". Colts.com. August 19, 2019.
- ^ "Colts WR Daurice Fountain Signs Exclusive Rights Free Agent Tender". Colts.com. March 31, 2020. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
- ^ Walker, Andrew (September 5, 2020). "Colts Announce Final 2020 Roster Cuts". Colts.com.
- ^ "Roster Moves: T Chaz Green Brought Back To Active Roster, DT Sheldon Day To IR, 14 Signed To Practice Squad". Colts.com. September 6, 2020.
- ^ "Colts Elevate WR Daurice Fountain To Active Roster; Place RB Marlon Mack On IR; Sign RB Darius Jackson To Practice Squad". Colts.com. September 16, 2020.
- ^ "Colts Activate WR Michael Pittman Jr. From IR; Waive WR Daurice Fountain". Colts.com. October 31, 2020.
- ^ Hickey, Kevin (November 3, 2020). "Colts sign WR Daurice Fountain to the practice squad". USAToday.com. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
- ^ "Colts Activate LB Matthew Adams From IR; Elevate WRs Daurice Fountain & DeMichael Harris To Active Roster; Place WR Ashton Dulin On IR". Colts.com. November 7, 2020. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
- ^ "Two have contracts expire". FantasyGuru.com. January 18, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
- ^ "Chiefs signing Daurice Fountain after tryout". NBCSports.com. May 17, 2021.
- ^ "KC Chiefs place Clyde Edwards-Helaire on IR, but that doesn't mean his season is over". KansasCity.com.
- ^ "Chiefs re-sign WR Daurice Fountain to practice squad". USAToday.com. October 14, 2021.
- ^ "Chiefs sign 13 players to reserve/future contracts". Chiefs Wire. USA Today. February 2, 2022.
- ^ "Chiefs Announce Roster Moves to Meet NFL-Mandated 53 Players". Chiefs.com. August 30, 2022.
- ^ "Kansas City Chiefs 2022 Practice Squad Tracker". SI.com. August 31, 2022.
- ^ "Chiefs Activate Two Players From Practice Squad". SI.com.
- ^ https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/daurice-fountain-parts-ways-with-kansas-city/amp/
- ^ Mayer, Larry (October 26, 2022). "Roster Moves: Bears promote Eiselen, sign Fountain to practice squad". ChicagoBears.com.