Demarcus Christmas
| No. 93 – Pittsburgh Steelers | |
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| Position: | Defensive end |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | July 4, 1995 Bradenton, Florida |
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight: | 302 lb (137 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Manatee (FL) |
| College: | Florida State |
| NFL Draft: | 2019 / Round: 6 / Pick: 209 |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: | Injured reserve |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Demarcus Christmas (born July 4, 1995) is an American football defensive end for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida State.
College career[]
After playing at Manatee High School, Christmas played at Florida State, where he played in 51 games and started 38. He finished his Seminole career with 105 tackles, including 10.5 for loss with 3.5 sacks, 13 pass breakups, two fumble recoveries and one blocked kick. He was named third team All-ACC after his senior season.[1]
Professional career[]
Seattle Seahawks[]
Christmas was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the sixth round (209th overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft.[2] He was placed on the reserve/PUP list on August 31, 2019.[3]
On September 5, 2020, Christmas was waived by the Seahawks.[4] He was re-signed to the practice squad on September 17.[5] He was released on October 6.[6]
Pittsburgh Steelers[]
On November 7, 2020, Christmas was signed to the Pittsburgh Steelers practice squad.[7] On January 14, 2021, Christmas signed a reserve/futures contract with the Steelers.[8] He was waived/injured on July 1, 2021,[9] and reverted to team's injured reserve list on July 6.[10]
References[]
- ^ Friedlander, Brett. "Six Wolfpack players earn first-team All-ACC football honors". North State Journal. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
- ^ Boyle, John (April 27, 2019). "Seahawks Select FSU Defensive Tackle Demarcus Christmas With No. 209 Overall Pick In 2019 NFL Draft". Seahawks.com.
- ^ Boyle, John (August 31, 2019). "Seahawks Make Roster Moves, Establish 53-Man Roster". Seahawks.com.
- ^ Boyle, John (September 5, 2020). "Seahawks Make Roster Moves To Establish Initial 53-Man Roster". Seahawks.com.
- ^ Mathews, Liz (September 17, 2020). "Seahawks cut Lance Lenoir from practice squad, sign Demarcus Christmas". USAToday.com. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
- ^ Boyle, John (October 7, 2020). "Seahawks Make Roster Moves, Including Signing DT Damon Harrison To Practice Squad". Seahawks.com. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
- ^ Varley, Teresa (November 7, 2020). "Steelers make additional roster moves". Steelers.com.
- ^ Varley, Teresa (January 14, 2021). "Steelers sign 13 to Reserve/Future contracts". Steelers.com.
- ^ Varley, Teresa (July 1, 2021). "Steelers sign Sloman". Steelers.com. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
- ^ Beasley, Adam [@AdamHBeasley] (July 6, 2021). "DT Demarcus Christmas reverted to IR w the Steelers after going unclaimed on waivers, per transaction report which includes all moves made over the long weekend. (Mac Jones also signed his rookie deal, as reported elsewhere.)" (Tweet). Retrieved July 7, 2021 – via Twitter.
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