DeDe Dorsey
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Position: | Running back | ||
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Born: | Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, U.S. | August 1, 1984||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||
Career information | |||
College: | Lindenwood | ||
Undrafted: | 2006 | ||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||
Career highlights and awards | |||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR · CFL.ca (archive) |
DeDe Dorsey (born August 1, 1984) is a former
Dorsey was also a member of the Indianapolis Colts and Detroit Lions. While a member of the Colts, Dorsey won a Super Bowl ring in Super Bowl XLI over the Chicago Bears.
College career
After graduating from
After his sophomore season, he transferred to Lindenwood. As a junior in 2004, he was named a first-team NAIA All-American as a defensive back after he scored three defensive touchdowns, even though he was moved from defense to running back with four games left during the regular season and rushed for 842 yards and nine touchdowns. As a senior, he was named first-team NAIA All-American as a running back after rushing for 1,600 yards and 18 touchdowns. It was the first time in NAIA history that a player was named first-team NAIA All-American on defense and offense in successive seasons. In less than three seasons as a defensive player, Dorsey had seven career interceptions, returning four for touchdowns, and blocked seven field goals and nine punts.
Professional career
First stint with Bengals
Dorsey signed with the
Indianapolis Colts
Dorsey was claimed off waivers by the Indianapolis Colts on September 3, 2006. He played in Super Bowl XLI for the Colts, helping them win, 29–17, against the Chicago Bears. The Colts waived Dorsey on September 1, 2007.
Second stint with Bengals
On September 25, 2007, Dorsey re-signed with the Cincinnati Bengals. As the third-string running back for the Bengals in 2007, Dorsey averaged 8.7 yards per carry after rushing for 183 yards on just 21 attempts. His 45-yard scamper on a forward lateral against the St. Louis Rams was the Bengals' longest run from scrimmage in three seasons. On November 18, 2007, in a game against the Arizona Cardinals, he blocked Mike Barr's punt in the third quarter and returned it 19 yards for a touchdown. The blocked punt was the Bengals' first since 1995, and its first blocked for a touchdown since 1989. Dorsey became only the third player in Bengals' history to single-handedly block a punt and recover it for a touchdown.
After week 4 of the
Dorsey was released by the Bengals on September 14, 2009, after being on the inactive list for the first game of the season.
Las Vegas Locomotives
Dorsey scored two touchdowns for the
Detroit Lions
Dorsey signed a future contract with the Detroit Lions on February 9, 2010. He was released on September 4.
Second stint with Locomotives
Dorsey re-signed with the Las Vegas Locomotives on September 24, 2010. On October 5, he was named UFL Player Of The Week for week 3.
Dorsey signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders on April 29, 2013.[2] He was released on June 22, 2013.[3]
References
- ^ "Roughriders announce final round of cuts | News Talk 980 CJME". Archived from the original on 2013-09-13. Retrieved 2013-09-23.
- ^ "RIDERS TRANSACTIONS". Archived from the original on 2013-04-30. Retrieved 2013-05-05.
- ^ "Roughriders announce final round of cuts | News Talk 980 CJME". Archived from the original on 2013-09-13. Retrieved 2013-09-23.