Devante Downs

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Devante Downs
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Downs at MetLife Stadium in 2020
No. 57, 52
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1995-10-18) October 18, 1995 (age 28)
Mountlake Terrace, Washington, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:252 lb (114 kg)
Career information
High school:Mountlake Terrace
College:California
NFL draft:2018 / Round: 7 / Pick: 225
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:37
Fumble recoveries:1
Pass deflections:1
Player stats at NFL.com

Devante Downs (born October 18, 1995) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at California.

Professional career[edit]

Minnesota Vikings[edit]

Downs was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the seventh round (225th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft.[1] He finished his rookie year with two tackles.

On August 31, 2019, Downs was waived by the Vikings and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[2][3] He was promoted to the active roster on September 14, 2019.[4] He was waived on September 24, 2019.[5]

New York Giants[edit]

On October 1, 2019, Downs was signed to the New York Giants practice squad.[6] He was promoted to the active roster on October 22, 2019.[7]

In Week 1 of the 2020 season against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday Night Football, Downs recovered a muffed punt by Diontae Johnson during the 26–16 loss.[8]

Downs re-signed with the Giants on March 24, 2021.[9] He was waived on August 31, 2021.[10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2018 NFL Draft: Minnesota Vikings select Devante Downs". DailyNorseman.com. April 28, 2018. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  2. ^ "Vikings Announce Roster Moves, Set Initial 53-Man Roster". Vikings.com. August 31, 2019.
  3. ^ "Vikings Fill Initial 2019 Practice Squad". Vikings.com. September 1, 2019.
  4. ^ "Vikings Sign LB Devante Downs to Active Roster, Waive CB Mark Fields". Vikings.com. September 14, 2019. Archived from the original on October 5, 2019. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  5. ^ Peters, Craig (September 24, 2019). "Vikings Bringing Back Laquon Treadwell & Marcus Sherels". Vikings.com.
  6. ^ "Giants cut Bennie Fowler, TJ Jones as part of Golden Tate roster shakeup". New York Post. October 1, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
  7. ^ Eisen, Michael (October 22, 2019). "Giants waive TE Garrett Dickerson, sign LB Devante Downs from practice squad". Giants.com.
  8. ^ "Pittsburgh Steelers at New York Giants - September 14th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  9. ^ Eisen, Michael (March 24, 2021). "Giants re-sign LB Devante Downs; played 16 games with 8 starts in '20". Giants.com. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  10. ^ Eisen, Michael (September 1, 2021). "New York Giants announce 53-man roster". Giants.com.

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