Dexter Davis (defensive end)
 Davis with the Seattle Seahawks in 2010 | |||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||
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| Born: | November 10, 1986 Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 244 lb (111 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Phoenix (AZ) Thunderbird | ||||||||
| College: | Arizona State | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2010: 7th round, 236th pick | ||||||||
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Dexter Alexander Davis (born November 10, 1986) is an American former professional football defensive end who played in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). He was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the seventh round of the 2010 NFL draft. He played college football at Arizona State.
College career
[edit]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
[edit]Seattle Seahawks
[edit]Davis was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the seventh round of the 2010 NFL draft (236th overall).[1] The Seahawks announced on June 19, 2010, he had been signed.[2] He recorded a sack in the Seahawks' first pre-season game of the 2010 season against the Tennessee Titans on August 14, 2010,[3] along with another sack that forced a fumble, which Davis also recovered, the following week against Green Bay.[4]
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
[edit]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.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "2010 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ^ "Seahawks sign four; release four". Archived from the original on March 22, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2010.
- ^ "Tennessee Titans at Seattle Seahawks 2010 PRE 1 - Game Center". NFL.com.
- ^ Allen, Percy (August 21, 2010). "Leon Washington makes Seahawks debut, scores 11-yard TD". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on August 24, 2010. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
- ^ Toronto Argonauts [@TorontoArgos] (June 11, 2015). "The #Argos announce the retirement of DL Dexter Davis. Best wishes, Dexter! #CFL #OURteam" (Tweet) – via Twitter./photo/1