Damion Square
![]() Square with the Alabama Crimson Tide | |||||||||
No. 97 – Las Vegas Raiders | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Born: | Houston, Texas | February 6, 1989||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 293 lb (133 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Yates (Houston, Texas) | ||||||||
College: | Alabama | ||||||||
Undrafted: | 2013 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
| |||||||||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
Roster status: | Practice squad | ||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of 2019 | |||||||||
| |||||||||
Player stats at NFL.com |
Damion DaShon Square (born February 6, 1989) is an American football defensive tackle for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Alabama] and signed as an undrafted free agent by the Philadelphia Eagles in 2013.
High school career[]
He was ranked as the 9th overall linebacker prospect in the nation by Scout.com.[1] He also was ranked as the 55th best prospect in the state of Texas by Rivals.com.[2] He was selected to the Preseason All-Greater Team before his senior season at high school.[3] He was selected to the All-Greater Houston team while at high school.[4] He also was named to the third team of Dave Campbell's Texas Football Magazine's Super Team.[4]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Damion Square Defensive tackle |
Houston, Texas | Yates High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 270 lb (120 kg) | 4.78 | Jan 11, 2008 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 9 (SLB) Rivals: 37 (DT) 247Sports: 16 (SDE) ESPN: 24 (DE) | ||||||
Sources:
|
College career[]
He played college football at Alabama. In his sophomore season, he finished the season with 27 tackles and 3 sacks.[5] He finished his last two seasons with a total of 65 tackles, 4.5 sacks, and 2 pass deflections.[6] On July 19, 2012, he was selected to the preseason all-SEC second team prior to his senior season.[7] Square was a three-time national champion with the Crimson Tide during his college career.
Professional career[]
Philadelphia Eagles[]
After going undrafted in the 2013 NFL Draft, Square was signed as a free agent by the Philadelphia Eagles.[8] He was released by the Eagles on August 30, 2014.
Kansas City Chiefs[]
Square was claimed off waivers by the Kansas City Chiefs on September 1, 2014. He was released by the Chiefs on October 31.
San Diego / Los Angeles Chargers[]
After he was released by the Chiefs, Square was claimed off waivers by the San Diego Chargers on November 3, 2014. On March 11, 2016, he was re-signed by the Chargers to a one-year contract. On September 3, 2016, he was suspended by the NFL for the first four games of the 2016 NFL season.[9]
On March 10, 2017, Square signed a two-year contract extension with the Chargers.[10] He then signed one-year contracts in 2019 and 2020.[11][12] He was placed on the active/non-football injury list to start training camp on August 2, 2020,[13] and was activated five days later.[14]
Cleveland Browns[]
On May 4, 2021, Square signed with the Cleveland Browns.[15] The Cleveland Browns terminated Square’s contract on August 19, 2021.[16]
New Orleans Saints[]
On August 27, 2021, Square signed with the New Orleans Saints, but was released four days later.[17][18]
Chicago Bears[]
On September 8, 2021, Square was signed to the Chicago Bears practice squad.
Las Vegas Raiders[]
On September 15, 2021, Square was signed by the Las Vegas Raiders off the Bears practice squad.[19] He was waived by the Raiders on December 11, 2021 and re-signed to the practice squad.
Personal life[]
Square's wife is named Brandi. They have a son, and a daughter born in November 2015.[20]
References[]
- ^ "Damion Square Scout.com Profile". scout.com.
- ^ "Rivals.com Texas Top 100 2008". dallasnews.rivals.com.
- ^ "PRESEASON ALL-GREATER HOUSTON TEAM". chron.com. Retrieved August 30, 2007.
- ^ a b "Selecting the All-Greater Houston teams". chron.com. Retrieved December 29, 2007.
- ^ "2010 Alabama Crimson Tide Statistics Damion Square #92". cfbstats.com.
- ^ "Damion Square College Statistics". sports-reference.com.
- ^ "All-SEC preseason football team as picked by the press". nola.com. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
- ^ Kausler, Jr., Don (April 27, 2013). "Alabama draft recap: The Tide only did better in 1945, when there were 32 rounds". AL.com. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
- ^ Henne, Ricky (September 3, 2016). "Chargers Cut Down Roster to 53". Chargers.com. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
- ^ Henne, Ricky (March 10, 2017). "Chargers Bring Back NT Damion Square on Two-Year Deal". Chargers.com. Archived from the original on May 8, 2018.
- ^ "Chargers Re-sign Damion Square". Chargers.com. May 13, 2019.
- ^ "Chargers Bring Back Damion Square, Bolstering Defensive Interior". Chargers.com. June 1, 2020.
- ^ "Chargers' Damion Square: Moves to NFI list". CBSSports.com. August 2, 2020. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
- ^ "Chargers' Damion Square: Off NFI list". CBSSports.com. August 8, 2020. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
- ^ Gribble, Andrew (May 4, 2021). "Browns sign DT Damion Square". ClevelandBrowns.com. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
- ^ Mueller, Jared (August 19, 2021). "Browns sign WR JoJo Ward, cut DT Damion Square". USAToday.com. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
- ^ "Saints sign defensive tackle after tryout, waive backup fullback". Saints Wire. USA Today. August 27, 2021.
- ^ "New Orleans Saints make roster reductions to 53". NewOrleansSaints.com. August 31, 2021.
- ^ "Raiders sign free agents Damion Square, Jordan Simmons". Raiders.com. September 15, 2021.
- ^ "Damion Square gets NFL roster spot, baby girl on same day". al.com. November 4, 2015.
External linker[]
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Alabama Crimson Tide football players
- American football defensive ends
- American football defensive tackles
- Chicago Bears players
- Cleveland Browns players
- Kansas City Chiefs players
- Las Vegas Raiders players
- Los Angeles Chargers players
- New Orleans Saints players
- Philadelphia Eagles players
- Players of American football from Houston
- San Diego Chargers players