Devante Bond
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Born: | Sacramento, California | July 3, 1993||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||
High school: | Sacramento (CA) Foothill | ||||||||||
College: | Oklahoma | ||||||||||
Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||
NFL draft: | 2016 / Round: 6 / Pick: 183 | ||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of 2019 | |||||||||||
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Devante Bond (born July 3, 1993) is an American football linebacker who is a free agent. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the sixth round of the 2016 NFL Draft. He played college football at Oklahoma. He has also played for the Chicago Bears.
Professional career
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Bond was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the sixth round, 183rd overall, in the 2016 NFL Draft.[1] On September 23, 2016, he was placed on injured reserve with a hamstring injury.[2]
On September 24, 2017, he made his NFL debut in a Week 3 game against Minnesota Vikings. On October 5, 2017, he recorded his first career tackle in a game against the New England Patriots.[3]
On September 1, 2018, Bond was placed on injured reserve.[4] On September 11, 2018, Bond was waived from the Buccaneers with an injury settlement.[5] On October 17, 2018, Bond was re-signed by the Buccaneers.[6]
On March 5, 2019, Bond re-signed with the Buccaneers.[7] On October 15, 2019, Bond was released by the Buccaneers.[8] He was suspended four weeks by the NFL for violating the league's performance-enhancing drugs policy on October 18, 2019.[9] He was reinstated from suspension on November 12, 2019.
Chicago Bears
On December 9, 2019, Bond was signed by the Chicago Bears.[10]
On February 22, 2020, Bond re-signed with the Bears.[11] He was released on July 26.[12]
References
- ^ "Bucs Draft Devante Bond in Round 6". Buccaneers.com. April 30, 2016. Archived from the original on December 24, 2017. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
- ^ Smith, Scott (September 23, 2016). "Bucs Lose Bond to IR, Re-Sign Keyes". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on January 26, 2018.
- ^ "Devante Bond Career Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
- ^ Smith, Scott (September 1, 2018). "Robinson, Tandy Among Cuts as Bucs Get to 53". Buccaneers.com.
- ^ Smith, Scott (September 11, 2018). "Bucs Add CB Marcus Williams, Release G Adam Gettis". Buccaneers.com.
- ^ Williams, Charean (October 17, 2018). "Bucs re-signing Devante Bond". Pro Football Talk. NBCSports.com.
- ^ Smith, Scott (March 5, 2019). "Bucs Re-Sign LB Devante Bond". Buccaneers.com.
- ^ Smith, Scott (October 15, 2019). "Bucs Fill Practice Squad Openings with Three Offensive Players". Buccaneers.com.
- ^ Easterling, Luke (October 18, 2019). "Former Bucs LB Devante Bond Suspended 4 Games". SI.com. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
- ^ "Bears place LB Roquan Smith on IR, sign LB Devante Bond to active roster". Bears Wire. USA Today. December 9, 2019.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (February 22, 2020). "Roster move: Bears re-sign LB Devante Bond". ChicagoBears.com.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (July 26, 2020). "Roster Moves: Bears trade Shaheen, release 3". Chicago Bears. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
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