Antone Exum

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Antone Exum
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Exum in 2018
No. 32, 40, 38
Position:Safety
Personal information
Born: (1991-02-27) February 27, 1991 (age 30)
Richmond, Virginia
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:219 lb (99 kg)
Career information
High school:Deep Run (Glen Allen, Virginia)
College:Virginia Tech
NFL Draft:2014 / Round: 6 / Pick: 182
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-ACC (2012)
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:64
Forced fumbles:2
Fumble recoveries:3
Pass deflections:7
Interceptions:1
Defensive touchdowns:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Antone Chavez Exum Jr. (born February 27, 1991), also known mononymously as Exum, is a musician and former American football safety.[1] He played college football at Virginia Tech, and was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the sixth round of the 2014 NFL Draft.

High school career[]

Exum attended Deep Run High School in Glen Allen, Virginia, where he participated in football, basketball and track. In 2008, he was named first-team All-region and was a first-team selection for the Richmond Times-Dispatch All-Metro defensive team. As a junior, he threw for 860 yards and rushed for 658 yards, scoring 25 total touchdowns, while also adding 20 tackles and three interceptions as a defensive back. He accounted for 2,357 all-purpose yards and 30 total touchdowns in his senior season, including six on returns.

He also lettered in basketball and track at Deep Run. In 2009, he earned first-place finishes in both the 100 meters (11.50s) and 200 meters (23.53s) at the Douglas Freeman Meet.[2] He also posted a personal-best time of 23.16 seconds in the 200-meter dash at the district meet, where he placed sixth.[3]

Considered a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, Exum was listed as the 38th best athlete prospect of his class and the No. 14 player in the state.[4] He was rated the No. 16 prospect in Virginia by The Roanoke Times. He was rated the No. 42 athlete prospect nationally by both ESPN.com and Scouts Inc. He was also ranked the No. 69 quarterback prospect in the nation by Scout.com.

College career[]

Exum attended Virginia Tech from 2009 to 2013. In 2009, he redshirted as a true freshman. In 2010, Exum played in all 14 games, starting five. He played at free safety but moved around a lot in the Hokies nickel defense. He recorded 45 tackles and had a team-high nine pass breakups for the season. In 2011, he was an honorable mention All-ACC selection at safety, after he led the team with 89 tackles, while adding five tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and an interception on the season. He also had 10 pass breakups, two quarterback hurries, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery. In 2012, Exum was moved to cornerback in spring practice. He started all 13 games, recording 48 tackles, including 1.5 for loss and led the team with five interceptions. He also had 16 pass break-ups, 21 Passes Defended two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery. He capped off his season with an MVP performance in the 2012 Russell Athletic Bowl vs Rutgers, and was also named second-team All-ACC.[5]

In January 2013, Exum suffered a torn ACL and lateral meniscus of his right knee during a pick-up basketball game.[6] Before his injury, he was widely considered to be one of the shutdown players of the season. Especially considering he had 5 interceptions and 16 pass break-ups and his 21passes defended as his first year at the Cornerback position. He missed the team's spring practice and fall camp due to the injury, but was cleared to play on October 1, 2013 by surgeon Dr. James Andrews, just under nine months since his initial diagnosis.[7] Despite being cleared to play, Exum opted not to dress the next two games, but returned to start the next three games before spraining his ankle which caused him to miss the rest of the season, including the Sun Bowl vs. UCLA Exum and his highly touted NFL prospect teammate, Kyle Fuller, also missed the Sun Bowl.[8]

Professional career[]

Pre-draft[]

Pre-draft measurables
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
6 ft 0 in
(1.83 m) 		213 lb
(97 kg) 		33+1⁄2 9+3⁄8 4.58 s 1.58 s 2.68 s 4.13 s 7.01 s 35 in
(0.89 m)		 9 ft 11 in
(3.02 m)		 17 reps
All values from NFL Combine and Pro Day[9]

Minnesota Vikings[]

After trading down twice from 148th and 168th, the Minnesota Vikings drafted Exum in the sixth round (182nd overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft.[10] Many analysts stated that, had he stayed healthy all year, he most likely would have been a 1st–2nd round pick. Exum became the first safety drafted by the Vikings since the club selected Harrison Smith 29th overall in the 2012 NFL Draft. He was also the highest selected defensive back of the 3 picked by the Vikings in the 2014 NFL Draft.

2014 season[]

Exum played in 15 games (the 2nd most by a Vikings rookie behind DT Shamar Stephen) with no starts during his rookie campaign, contributing heavily on special teams. He was tied for 5th on the team with 7 special teams tackles, compiling 3 of them in the final 4 games of the season. He finished the season with 6 tackles (4 solo).

2015 season[]

Exum was one of just two Vikings defenders to play every snap (64) in the 20–10 win over the Atlanta Falcons in Week 12, and he had a strong day in his first career start (Harrison Smith was inactive with a knee injury) as the Vikings contained wide receiver Julio Jones and the Falcons' fifth-ranked pass offense. Exum gave up only 16 yards in two passes targeted for him, knifed in to stop Tevin Coleman for a four-yard loss at the goal line and recovered Anthony Barr's forced fumble on Coleman's 46-yard run. Exum ended the game with three tackles (one for loss) and a fumble recovery. In Minnesota's Week 13 loss against the Seattle Seahawks Exum tackled Seahawks running back Thomas Rawls to force his first career fumble in the NFL.

2016 season[]

Exum was waived/injured by the Vikings on August 30, 2016.[11] He was then placed on injured reserve after clearing waivers.[12]

2017 season[]

After an injury in mini-camp, Exum went into the 2017 training camp healthy, and spent the first week of practice as a nickel corner after spending his first few seasons as a safety.[13] He was waived by the Vikings on September 16, 2017.[14]

San Francisco 49ers[]

On November 7, 2017, Exum signed with the San Francisco 49ers.[15]

2018 season[]

On June 6, 2018, Exum re-signed with the San Francisco 49ers.[16] He was released on September 1, 2018, and was re-signed again on September 3, 2018.[17][18] In Week 4 against Philip Rivers and the Los Angeles Chargers, Exum recorded his first career interception and touchdown.[19]

On March 14, 2019, Exum re-signed with the 49ers.[20]

2019 season[]

On August 31, 2019, Exum was released but re-signed the next day.[21][22] He was released on October 2, 2019.[23] He was re-signed on December 4, 2019.[24] On January 1, 2020, Exum was waived by the 49ers.[25]

Career statistics[]

College statistics
Regular season statistics Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
Season Team GP GS Comb Total Ast Sck Sfty PDef Int Yds Avg Lng TDs FF FR FR YDS
2010 Virginia Tech 14 5 45 28 17 0.0 -- 9 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0
2011 Virginia Tech 14 14 89 43 46 1.5 -- 11 1 36 36.0 36 0 2 1 0
2012 Virginia Tech 13 13 48 35 13 0.0 -- 21 5 44 8.8 32 0 2 1 0
2013 Virginia Tech 3 3 4 4 0 0.0 -- 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 44 35 186 110 76 1.5 0 42 6 80 13.3 36 0 5 2 0
NFL statistics
Regular season statistics Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
Season Team GP GS Comb Total Ast Sck Sfty PDef Int Yds Avg Lng TDs FF FR FR YDS
2014 MIN 15 0 6 4 2 0.0 -- 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
2015 MIN 12 2 13 12 1 0.0 -- 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 1 0
2016 MIN 0 0 Did not play due to injury
2017 SF 2 1 3 2 1 0.0 -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018 SF 15 7 40 34 6 1.0 -- 3 1 32 32.0 32T 1 1 0 0
2019 SF 7 0 2 1 1 0.0 -- 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 51 12 64 53 11 1.0 0 7 1 32 32.0 32T 1 2 1 0

[26]

Music career[]

After an injury ended his 2016 season with his first employers the Minnesota Vikings early, Exum started recording songs, before connecting with Norwegian producer Erik Samkopf in 2018 and working in between games on what would become his debut. Their remote collaboration saw songs fired off across continents with barely a word spoken. “I was emailing him demos over beats I found on YouTube, then he’d strip the music out and produce over the lyrics,” he says.

It lends the album a dream-like, collage texture, assisted both by ambience (the low-slung rap creeper Wolves Eat Wolves was recorded in the dark), and pharmaceuticals (Portabella Mushroom’s eerie paranoia was inspired by a magic mushroom trip). In the artful video for new wave lead single Dark Kept Secret, Exum leans fully into his art, dancing on a giant blue star before sporting a skirt while sitting on a horse. It’s a far cry from the hyper-masculine NFL world, which he left behind after being cut from the 49ers roster in December 2019. “I love bringing the androgynous attitude to everything I do,” he says, citing one of his biggest inspirations, David Bowie (also the name of his dog). “I love open sexuality. [Societal norms] don’t matter to me.[27]

His track Arrest The Dancer debuted on the Matt Wilkinson Show on May 6, 2021.

References[]

  1. ^ "Antone Exum: the American football star making surreal pop".
  2. ^ Girls 4x800 Meter Relay. Douglas Freeman High School. May 6, 2009
  3. ^ Colonial District Outdoor T&F Championships. Maggie L. Walker Governors School. May 13, 2009 – May 14, 2009
  4. ^ Antone Exum – Yahoo Sports. Rivals.yahoo.com. Retrieved on December 2, 2015.
  5. ^ Three Hokies earn second-team all-ACC honors. Hokiesports.com (November 26, 2012). Retrieved on December 2, 2015.
  6. ^ Taylor, John. (January 27, 2013) Virginia Tech’s Antone Exum tears ACL. Collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com. Retrieved on December 2, 2015.
  7. ^ Virginia Tech DB Antone Exum (knee surgery) cleared to play. Cbssports.com. Retrieved on December 2, 2015.
  8. ^ Virginia Tech CBs Antone Exum, Kyle Fuller likely out for Sun Bowl. Sbnation.com. Retrieved on December 2, 2015.
  9. ^ Antone Exum | Virginia Tech, CB : 2014 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile. Nfldraftscout.com (September 21, 2006). Retrieved on December 2, 2015.
  10. ^ Antone Exum taken by Vikings in Round 6. Sbnation.com. Retrieved on December 2, 2015.
  11. ^ Watkins, Evan. "Vikings waive Antone Exum". 247Sports.
  12. ^ "Vikings' Antone Exum: Placed on Vikings' IR". CBSSports.com.
  13. ^ "Often-injured Vikings DB Antone Exum says it's a 'blessing' returning to practice". TwinCities.com. July 24, 2017.
  14. ^ "Vikings Sign QB Kyle Sloter To 53-Man Roster". Vikings.com. September 16, 2017. Archived from the original on April 27, 2018.
  15. ^ "49ers Sign DB Antone Exum Jr., Place OL Garry Gilliam on Injured Reserve". 49ers.com. November 7, 2017. Archived from the original on March 3, 2018.
  16. ^ "49ers Sign DB Antone Exum Jr". 49ers.com. June 6, 2018.
  17. ^ "49ers Cut 21 Players, Get Roster Down to 53". 49ers.com. September 1, 2018.
  18. ^ "49ers Announce a Series of Roster Moves". 49ers.com. September 3, 2018.
  19. ^ "49ers highlights: Antone Exum Jr. takes first career INT back for TD". USA Today. September 30, 2018. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  20. ^ "49ers to re-sign safety Antone Exum Jr". Niners Wire. USA Today. March 14, 2019.
  21. ^ "49ers Announce 53-man Roster". 49ers.com. August 31, 2019.
  22. ^ Scott, Jelani (September 1, 2019). "Seahawks re-sign QB Geno Smith day after release". NFL.com.
  23. ^ Alper, Josh (October 2, 2019). "49ers promote Marcell Harris, waive Antone Exum". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
  24. ^ "49ers Sign DB Antone Exum Jr.; Open DL Kentavius Street's Practice Window". 49ers.com. December 4, 2019.
  25. ^ "49ers Sign DL Earl Mitchell, Waive DB Antone Exum Jr". 49ers.com. January 1, 2020.
  26. ^ "Antone Exum Jr. Stats". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
  27. ^ "Antone Exum: why the 'Dennis Rodman of the NFL' turned to surrealist pop". the Guardian. February 12, 2021. Retrieved May 12, 2021.

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