Vontae Davis
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Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||||
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Born: | Washington, D.C., U.S. | May 27, 1988||||||||||||
Died: | April 1, 2024 Southwest Ranches, Florida, U.S. | (aged 35)||||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 207 lb (94 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | Dunbar (Washington, D.C.) | ||||||||||||
College: | Illinois (2006–2008) | ||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 2009 / round: 1 / pick: 25 | ||||||||||||
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Vontae Ottis Davis (May 27, 1988 – April 1, 2024) was an American professional football player who played as a cornerback for the Miami Dolphins, Indianapolis Colts and Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Illinois Fighting Illini and was selected by the Dolphins in the first round of the 2009 NFL draft. He made two Pro Bowls in his career.
Davis abruptly retired from the NFL in the middle of the Bills' second game of the 2018 season, removing himself from the game at halftime.[1]
Early life
Davis attended
In
Considered a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, Davis was ranked as the No. 33 cornerback prospect in the nation.[6]
College career
Davis chose
College statistics
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Season | Class | Pos | GP | Tackles | Interceptions | ||||||||
Solo | Ast | Cmb | TfL | Sck | Int | Yds | Avg | TD | PD | ||||
2006 | FR | CB | 12 | 30 | 22 | 52 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2007 | SO | CB | 12 | 56 | 20 | 76 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2008 | JR | CB | 12 | 53 | 25 | 78 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
Career | 36 | 139 | 67 | 206 | 13.5 | 0.0 | 7 | 12 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 |
Professional career
Pre-draft
Davis attended the
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Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle |
Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | Wonderlic
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5 ft 11+1⁄8 in (1.81 m) |
203 lb (92 kg) |
30 in (0.76 m) |
9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) |
4.40 s | 1.48 s | 2.52 s | 4.07 s | 6.75 s | 37.5 in (0.95 m) |
10 ft 5 in (3.18 m) |
25 reps | 33[11] |
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Miami Dolphins
2009
The Miami Dolphins selected Davis in the first round of the 2009 NFL draft, using the 25th pick of the draft.[14] Davis was the second cornerback drafted behind Ohio State's Malcolm Jenkins and was the first of two cornerbacks the Dolphins selected in the first two rounds, along with Utah's Sean Smith, whom they drafted in the second round with the 61st overall pick.[15]
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On July 31, 2009, the Dolphins signed Davis to a five-year, $10.25 million contract that includes $7.43 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $500,000.[16][17][15]
Throughout training camp, Davis competed for a job as a starting cornerback against Eric Green and Sean Smith.[18][19] Head coach Tony Sparano named Davis the fourth cornerback on the Dolphins' depth chart to begin the regular season, behind Will Allen, Sean Smith and Nathan Jones.[20]
Davis made his professional regular season debut in the
On November 1, 2009, Davis earned his first career start in place of Will Allen who was placed on injured reserve after tearing his ACL the previous week.
He finished his rookie season in 2009 with 51 combined tackles (47 solo), 11 pass deflections and four interceptions in 16 games and nine starts.[27] Davis led the team in interceptions as a rookie and led all defensive backs on the team in tackles.[28] Pro Football Weekly selected Davis on its annual All-Rookie team.[29]

2010
Davis entered training camp slated as the No. 1 starting cornerback on the depth chart.[28] Head coach Tony Sparano officially named Davis the starting cornerback to start the regular season, alongside Jason Allen and nickelback Nolan Carroll.[30]
Davis started in the
2011
Defensive coordinator
2012
Davis entered training camp slated as a starting cornerback, along with Sean Smith, but saw competition from Richard Marshall and Nolan Carroll.[40] During camp, he was surpassed on the depth chart by Marshall and was demoted to being the third cornerback on the depth chart. Following his demotion, he competed to be the first-team nickelback against Nolan Carroll.[41]
Indianapolis Colts
2012
On August 26, 2012, the Dolphins traded Davis to the Indianapolis Colts in exchange for their second round pick (54th overall) and a conditional sixth round pick in the 2013 NFL draft.[42] The Miami Dolphins used the second round pick they received in the trade to draft cornerback Jamar Taylor, but did not receive a conditional sixth round pick after Davis did not exceed more than 65% of the Colts' defensive snaps in 2012.[43]
Head coach
The Indianapolis Colts finished second in the
2013
Defensive coordinator
The
2014
On March 11, 2014, the Indianapolis Colts signed Davis to a four-year, $39 million contract with $20 million guaranteed.[56][57][58]
Davis and Greg Toler returned as the Colts' starting cornerback duo to begin the 2014 regular season. On October 9, 2014, Davis collected a season-high five combined tackles and a pass deflection during a 33–28 victory at the
The
2015
On October 25, 2015, Davis collected a season-high six combined tackles, two pass deflections and an interception during a 27–21 loss to the
2016
On January 5, 2016, the Indianapolis Colts fired defensive coordinator
2017
Davis entered training camp slated as a starting cornerback along with
On October 29, 2017, Davis collected four combined tackles and a pass deflection during a 24–23 loss at the
On November 8, 2017, it was reported that Davis decided to have surgery to repair a lingering groin injury he sustained during the preseason, which would take him out of play for the remainder of the season.[76] On November 9, 2017, the Indianapolis Colts released Davis, ending a six-year tenure with the team.[77] Davis finished his truncated 2017 season with 21 combined tackles (16 solo) and two pass deflections in five games and five starts.[27] Pro Football Focus gave Davis an overall grade of 45.2, which ranked 103rd among all qualifying cornerbacks in 2017.[78]
Buffalo Bills
On February 26, 2018, Davis signed a one-year deal with the Buffalo Bills worth up to $5 million, with $3.5 million guaranteed.[79][57]
Davis was a healthy scratch during the team's Week 1 game against the Baltimore Ravens — a pregame decision regarded by Buffalo News beat-writer Jay Skurski as "mildly surprising."[80] This proved a precursor to national drama in Week 2, when in the middle of the September 16 contest with the Los Angeles Chargers, in which he had given up a touchdown to Mike Williams, Davis removed himself from the game, stating he was "done".[81]
According to a statement made by head coach Sean McDermott, it was not immediately clear whether he meant to retire or simply leave that particular game.[82][83] Following the game, Davis released a statement confirming his retirement.[84][85] "This isn't how I pictured retiring from the NFL," Davis said, "but today on the field, reality hit me and hard. I shouldn't be out there anymore."[86]
Davis' decision was not taken well by his teammates and later lampooned in the media.[87][88] Davis later commented that his abrupt retirement was due to the sudden realization that football was no longer what he was meant to be doing and that "leaving was therapeutic".[89]
NFL career statistics
Regular season
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Sfty | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FF | FR | Yds | ||
2009 | MIA | 16 | 9 | 52 | 48 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2010 | MIA | 16 | 15 | 54 | 46 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2011 | MIA | 12 | 12 | 43 | 39 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2012 | IND | 10 | 10 | 51 | 46 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2013 | IND | 16 | 16 | 46 | 41 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2014 | IND | 15 | 15 | 42 | 35 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 72 | 18.0 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 1 | −9 |
2015 | IND | 16 | 16 | 48 | 38 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 | IND | 14 | 14 | 37 | 34 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | IND | 5 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | BUF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total[90] | 121 | 113 | 395 | 344 | 51 | 2.0 | 0 | 98 | 22 | 228 | 10.4 | 42 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -9 |
Personal life
Vontae was the younger brother of former
Death
On April 1, 2024, Davis was found dead by his grandmother at his home in Southwest Ranches, Florida. He was 35.[96][97] While the cause of death is unknown, police said foul play is not suspected, but the investigation would continue.[98]
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External links
- Career statistics from Sports Reference (college)
- Illinois Fighting Illini biography and statistics at the Wayback Machine (archived February 10, 2015)
- Miami Dolphins biography and statistics at the Wayback Machine (archived April 3, 2013)
- Indianapolis Colts biography and statistics at the Wayback Machine (archived October 22, 2017)