Sammy Davis (American football)
Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||
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Born: | Humble, Texas | April 8, 1980||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||
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High school: | Humble (TX) | ||||||||||
College: | Texas A&M | ||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2003 / Round: 1 / Pick: 30 | ||||||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com |
Sammy James Davis, Jr. (born April 8, 1980) is a former American football cornerback. He is a businessman and owner of the , an American Basketball Association franchise. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers 30th overall in the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at Texas A&M. Davis also played for the San Francisco 49ers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Career[]
After a collegiate career at Texas A&M, Davis played for the San Diego Chargers for three seasons. He then spent single seasons with the San Francisco 49ers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Davis started 16 games in his rookie season, but he never started more than ten games in a season between 2004 and 2007.[1]
During his NFL career, Davis was involved in the development of a system that allowed football players to drink water while on the playing field, utilizing water pouches stored under the shoulder pads.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Sammy Davis, DB". NFL.com. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
- ^ "The Daily Grind". St. Petersburg Times. August 14, 2007. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
External links[]
- 1980 births
- Living people
- Players of American football from Houston
- People from Humble, Texas
- American football cornerbacks
- Texas A&M Aggies football players
- San Diego Chargers players
- San Francisco 49ers players
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers players
- American football defensive back, 1980s birth stubs