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Devante Downs
American football player (born 1995)
Devante Downs (born October 18, 1995) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at California.
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||
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| 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) | ||||||
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| High school: | Mountlake Terrace | ||||||
| College: | California | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 2018 / Round: 7 / Pick: 225 | ||||||
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Minnesota Vikings
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
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]
- "2018 NFL Draft: Minnesota Vikings select Devante Downs". DailyNorseman.com. April 28, 2018. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
- "Vikings Announce Roster Moves, Set Initial 53-Man Roster". Vikings.com. August 31, 2019.
- "Vikings Fill Initial 2019 Practice Squad". Vikings.com. September 1, 2019.
- "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.
- Peters, Craig (September 24, 2019). "Vikings Bringing Back Laquon Treadwell & Marcus Sherels". Vikings.com.
- "Giants cut Bennie Fowler, TJ Jones as part of Golden Tate roster shakeup". New York Post. October 1, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- Eisen, Michael (October 22, 2019). "Giants waive TE Garrett Dickerson, sign LB Devante Downs from practice squad". Giants.com.
- "Pittsburgh Steelers at New York Giants - September 14th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
- 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.
- Eisen, Michael (September 1, 2021). "New York Giants announce 53-man roster". Giants.com.
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