Russell Davis (defensive tackle)
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Position: | Defensive tackle |
Personal information | |
Born: | Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S. | March 28, 1975
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Weight: | 306 lb (139 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | E. E. Smith (Fayetteville, North Carolina) |
College: | North Carolina |
NFL draft: | 1999 / Round: 2 / Pick: 49 |
Career history | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NFL statistics | |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Russell Morgan Davis (born March 28, 1975) is a former
Early life and college
Davis graduated in 1994 from
In his freshman season (1995), Davis had 46 tackles and three sacks in eight starts. In 1996 as a sophomore, Davis had 27 tackles and 2.5 sacks. In 1997 as a junior, Davis had 60 tackles and three sacks in 10 games (with 9 starts). Ellis played only two games as a senior in 1998 due to an ankle injury but had 36 tackles and two sacks for the year.[1]
Professional career
Chicago Bears (1999)
In the
Arizona Cardinals (2000–2005)
The Arizona Cardinals acquired Davis off waivers after the Bears cut Davis.[1] Davis made 30 tackles and a forced fumble in 2000 with Arizona in 14 games with 9 starts.[3] Davis' first full season of 16 starts in 16 games was in 2001; he had a career-best 54 tackles on the season, 2 sacks, and deflected a pass.[4] Again in 2002 Davis played and started all 16 games in the regular season. He made 44 tackles, 2 sacks, and 2 passes defended.[4] In 2003, playing and starting 15 games, Davis made 37 tackles, 1 sack, 2 passes defended, and a forced fumble.[4] In 2004, Davis made 49 tackles, 1 sack, 3 passes defended, and 1 forced fumble in 16 games (all starts).[4] After starting the first three games of 2005, Davis spent the rest of the year on injured reserve due to a left biceps injury.[1] Davis made 5 tackles in 2005.[4]
Seattle Seahawks (2006)
In 13 games (no starts), Davis made 30 tackles and 3 sacks with the Seattle Seahawks in 2006.
New York Giants (2007)
In his final NFL season, Davis played 11 games with the New York Giants in 2007. He had 5 tackles and 2 passes deflected.[4] He played two playoff games, and the Giants later won Super Bowl XLII.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Russell Davis". Seattle Seahawks. Archived from the original on January 17, 2007.
- ^ "1999 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
- ^ a b "Russell Davis". pro-football-reference. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f "Russell Davis". NFL. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
- NFL.com.
External links
- Seattle Seahawks bio from 2006 (covers seasons 1999-2005 briefly) at the Wayback Machine (archived January 17, 2007)
- Arizona Cardinals bio from 2005 (covers seasons 1999-2004 in depth) at the Wayback Machine (archived November 22, 2005)