Derrick Townsel
Townsel in 2010 | |
No. 14 | |
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Position: | Wide receiver |
Personal information | |
Born: | Dade County, Florida | July 12, 1988
Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
Weight: | 175 lb (79 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Memphis (TN) Overton |
College: | Murray State |
Undrafted: | 2010 |
Career history | |
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Career NFL statistics | |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Derrick "DJ" Townsel (born July 12, 1988) is a former gridiron football wide receiver. He most recently played for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. He was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2010. He played college football at Murray State.
Professional career[]
Jacksonville Jaguars[]
Townsel was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent following the 2010 NFL Draft on August 5, 2010.[1] He was waived on August 17 to make room for linebacker Rod Wilson.[2]
Houston Texans[]
Townsel was signed by the Houston Texans on August 23.[2] He was waived during final cuts on September 3, but was re-signed to the team's practice squad on September 8. He was promoted to the active roster on December 15.[3] He appeared in one game for the 2010 season.
Edmonton Eskimos[]
Townsel was signed by the Edmonton Eskimos on January 10, 2012.[4] He was released during training camp on June 17, 2012.[5]
Orlando Predators[]
Townsel was assigned to the Orlando Predators of the Arena Football League in 2013. Townsel was reassigned before the Predators' first game of the season, but was assigned to the Predators again, following their Week 1 game.
Television[]
In 2019, Townsel was a contestant on The Titan Games. During biographical footage used in the series, Townsel revealed that since his football career, he has become a professional yogi. In The Titan Games he conquered Mount Olympus against Matt Cable to become a Titan. [6]
References[]
- ^ "Jaguars Sign Wide Receiver Derrick Townsel to Contract". jaguars.com. August 5, 2010. Archived from the original on December 16, 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
- ^ a b Wilson, Aaron (August 23, 2010). "Texans sign Derrick Townsel". nationalfootballpost.com. Archived from the original on August 25, 2010. Retrieved December 27, 2010.
- ^ McClain, John (December 15, 2010). "Season over for Williams, Brisiel and Anderson". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-07-26. Retrieved 2012-06-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-06-20. Retrieved 2012-06-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ Leigh, Jennifer (31 January 2019). "NBC's Titan Games host is asked 'only in Florida' question". WFLA.
External links[]
- Houston Texans bio
- Jacksonville Jaguars bio[permanent dead link]
- 1988 births
- Living people
- American football wide receivers
- Edmonton Elks players
- Houston Texans players
- Jacksonville Jaguars players
- Omaha Nighthawks players
- Orlando Predators players
- Murray State Racers football players
- Sportspeople from Miami-Dade County, Florida