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Demario Davis is a linebacker for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was drafted by the New York Jets in the third round of the 2012 NFL Draft. Davis has also been a member of the Cleveland Browns. He played college football at Arkansas State.
Davis attended Brandon High School in Brandon, Mississippi, where he was a three-sport athlete in basketball, football and track. In football, he played mostly wide receiver as sophomore and junior, helping lead the team to its 14th playoff appearance in the last 16 years with a 7-5 record. As a senior, he recorded 81 tackles, six interceptions and one sack, while also receiving over 30 passes for 386 receiving yards with four scores. He was also a starter on the Brandon basketball team and competed as a high jumper with the varsity track & field team. He was selected to the MAC First Team All-State team and was named to the Clarion Ledger All-Metro team.
Davis was selected Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference football for the 2011 college football season as voted on by the Sun Belt Head Coaches and Media Representatives. Davis (Brandon, Miss.) was also named to the watch list for the 2011 Lombardi Award and was a first-team All-Sun Belt Conference selection following his junior season. In 2010 he recorded 63 tackles, 3.5 tackles-for-loss, one sack, two interceptions, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery. He was named preseason All-SBC heading into his junior season as well.
In 2011-2012, Davis was an all-Sun Belt Conference linebacker for Arkansas State. The Red Wolves defensive leader had 69 tackles for ASU, including 10 for loss. He also turned in solid showings at the Senior Bowl and NFL Combine. This tremendous effort led to him being drafted by the New York Jets in the 2012 NFL Draft.
In 2017 with the Jets, Davis started in the New York Jets’ season-opener at the Buffalo Bills and collected a season-high 14 combined tackles (eight solo) and was credited for half a sack in their 21–12 loss. On September 24th, 2017, he recorded a season-high 11 solo tackles, assisted on a tackle, and deflected a pass in the Jets’ 29–6 win against the Miami Dolphins in Week 3. In Week 14, Davis collected 13 combined tackles (ten solo) and half a sack during a 23–0 loss at the Denver Broncos. He finished the 2017 season with a career-high 135 combined tackles (97 solo), a career-high five sacks, and three pass deflections in 16 games and 16 starts. His 135 combined tackles finished sixth in the league in 2017. He earned an overall grade of 87.3 from Pro Football Focus and received the eighth highest among all qualified linebackers in 2017.
On March 19th, 2018, the New Orleans Saints signed Davis to a three-year, $24 million contract with $16 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $9.20 million. In Week 4, Davis recorded 11 tackles, two for a loss, and two sacks in a 33-18 win over the New York Giants, earning him NFC Defensive Player of the Week.
The featured gray and green New York Jets Football nike xxl shirt was issued to and worn by Demario Davis in training during New York Jets 2013 Training Camp. Davis has signed the inside collar “Training Camp” in blue. There is also a New York Jets player issued “56” label in inside collar. This was Davis’ uniform number with the Jets. The shirt shows light wear. Awesome!
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