Deiontrez Mount
Deiontrez Mount (born February 26, 1993) is an American football outside linebacker who is a free agent. He was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the sixth round of the 2015 NFL Draft.[1] He played college football for Louisville.
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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||||
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Born: | Pensacola, Florida | February 26, 1993||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 249 lb (113 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | Fort Walton Beach (Fort Walton Beach, Florida) | ||||||||||||
College: | Louisville | ||||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2015 / Round: 6 / Pick: 177 | ||||||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2017 | |||||||||||||
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Professional career
Tennessee Titans
Mount was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the sixth round, 177th overall, in the 2015 NFL Draft. On August 28, 2016, Mount was waived by the Titans.[2]
Indianapolis Colts
On September 19, 2016, Mount was signed to the Colts' practice squad.[3] He was promoted to the active roster on December 15, 2016.[4]
On August 18, 2017, Mount was waived/injured by the Colts and placed on injured reserve.[5] He was released on August 25, 2017.
Denver Broncos
On August 29, 2017, Mount signed with the Denver Broncos.[6] He was waived on September 2, 2017 and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[7][8] He was promoted to the active roster on November 15, 2017.[9]
On May 30, 2018, Mount suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon during the Broncos' organized team activities (OTAs), and was ruled out the entire 2018 season.[10] He was waived/injured on June 11, 2018 and officially placed on injured reserve after clearing waivers.[11]
Tampa Bay Vipers
Mount was selected by the Tampa Bay Vipers in round two of phase three of the 2020 XFL Draft.[12] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[13]
References
- Wyatt, Jim (May 12, 2015). "Titans reach deal with rookie LB Deiontrez Mount". The Tennessean. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
- "Titans Make First Round of Roster Cuts". TitansOnline.com. August 28, 2016. Archived from the original on August 7, 2017.
- "Indianapolis Colts Make Practice Squad Moves". Blogs.Colts.com. September 19, 2016.
- "Indianapolis Colts Make Roster Moves". Blogs.Colts.com. December 15, 2016.
- "Colts Sign Guard Terran Vaughn". Colts.com. August 18, 2017.
- Swanson, Ben (August 29, 2017). "Broncos sign LB Deiontrez Mount, waive DL Jimmy Bean". DenverBroncos.com.
- Mason, Andrew (September 2, 2017). "Broncos trim roster at deadline". DenverBroncos.com. Archived from the original on November 30, 2017.
- DiLalla, Aric (September 4, 2017). "Broncos announce initial practice-squad roster". DenverBroncos.com. Archived from the original on February 10, 2018.
- DiLalla, Aric (November 15, 2017). "Broncos sign LB Deiontrez Mount, add two practice squad players". DenverBroncos.com.
- O'Halloran, Ryan (May 30, 2018). "Broncos lose linebacker Deiontrez Mount to torn Achilles". The Denver Post. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
- Williams, Charean (June 11, 2018). "Broncos waive Deiontrez Mount". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
- Daniels, Tim (October 15, 2019). "XFL Draft 2019 Results: Rosters, Day 1 Selections for Each Team". Bleacher Report. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.