American football player
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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
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Born: | (1995-10-18) October 18, 1995 (age 29) 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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Devante Downs (born October 18, 1995) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at California.
Professional career
Minnesota Vikings
Downs was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the seventh round (225th overall) of the 2018 NFL draft. 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. He was promoted to the active roster on September 14, 2019. He was waived on September 24, 2019.
New York Giants
On October 1, 2019, Downs was signed to the New York Giants practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on October 22, 2019.
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.
Downs re-signed with the Giants on March 24, 2021. He was waived on August 31, 2021.
References
- "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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