Rod Davis (gridiron football)
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| Position: | Southern Mississippi | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 2004 / Round: 5 / Pick: 155 | ||||||
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| CFL status: | International | ||||||
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Rod Davis (born April 2, 1981) is a former professional
Davis has played for the
Early years
He went on to play at Central Junior High and Gulfport High School where he played for the Admirals, before he went to for Southern Mississippi. In 2002, he won the Conerly Trophy as the best college football player in the state of Mississippi.
College career
While at Southern Mississippi, Davis recorded four interceptions. Was selected as a First-team All-CUSA as a sophomore and junior. During his junior year, he had career-highs with 122 tackles and 10.5 sacks, he was also selected as the Conference USA defensive player of the year and a Third-team All-American. He finished his college career with 526 tackles and 18.5 sacks.
Professional career
National Football League
Davis has played in 40 career NFL games with the Minnesota Vikings and Carolina Panthers, recording 43 tackles with one forced fumble.
In 2004, he played in 14 games and had nine tackles. In 2005 Davis played in 16 games and had 21 tackles and one forced fumble. Davis joined the Panthers and began 2006, with Carolina playing in one game and recording one tackle. He then re-joined the Vikings and played in nine games and recorded 12 tackles.
Arena Football League
Davis joined the
Canadian Football League
Davis signed with the
After becoming a free agent on February 15, 2012, Davis signed with the Montreal Alouettes on February 16, 2012.[3] After playing only one season with the Alouettes, he was released on February 13, 2013.[4]
On February 25, 2013, Davis signed with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League.[5]
References
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- Notes
- ^ "2004 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
- ^ Moddejonge, Gerry (August 13, 2009). "Debut time for Davis". Edmonton Sun. Archived from the original on July 19, 2012. Retrieved August 13, 2009.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Als make their move, sign All-Star Rod Davis". Archived from the original on February 19, 2012. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
- ^ "Deslauriers, Green, Cox agree to two-year deals with Als". Archived from the original on May 10, 2013. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
- ^ "Rod Davis joins Stamps; Stewart, Armstead released". Archived from the original on October 5, 2015. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
External links
- Munz, Jason (June 23, 2009). "Former Eagles given a shot in CFL". Hattiesburg American. Retrieved June 24, 2009. [dead link]
- Profile at NFL.com
- Minnesota Vikings profile at Yahoo! Sports
- Minnesota Vikings profile at ESPN.com