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Dexter Davis (defensive end)

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Dexter Davis
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Davis in September 2010.
No. 58
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1986-11-10) November 10, 1986 (age 38)
Greensboro, North Carolina
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:244 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school:Phoenix (AZ) Thunderbird
College:Arizona State
NFL draft:2010 / round: 7 / pick: 236
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • First Team All-Pac-10 (2009)
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:43
Sacks:2.0
Forced Fumbles:0
Stats at Pro Football Reference
Stats at CFL.ca

Dexter Alexander Davis (born November 10, 1986) is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League and Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the seventh round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football at Arizona State.

College career

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

Seattle Seahawks

Davis was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the seventh round of the 2010 NFL Draft (236th overall), and the Seahawks announced on June 19, 2010 he had been signed.[1] He recorded a sack in the Seahawks' first pre-season game of the 2010 season against the Tennessee Titans on August 14, 2010,[2] along with another sack that forced a fumble, which Davis also recovered, the following week against Green Bay.[3]

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

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.[4]

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