Demarcus Christmas

Demarcus Christmas (born July 4, 1995) is an American football defensive tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida State.

Demarcus Christmas
No. 93 – Pittsburgh Steelers
Position:Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1995-07-04) July 4, 1995
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
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Reserve/Future
Career highlights and awards
  • Third team All-ACC (2018)
  • USA Today High School All-American (2013)
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

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 15, 2021, Christmas signed a reserve/futures contract with the Steelers.[8]

References
  1. Friedlander, Brett. "Six Wolfpack players earn first-team All-ACC football honors". North State Journal. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  2. Boyle, John (April 27, 2019). "Seahawks Select FSU Defensive Tackle Demarcus Christmas With No. 209 Overall Pick In 2019 NFL Draft". Seahawks.com.
  3. Boyle, John (August 31, 2019). "Seahawks Make Roster Moves, Establish 53-Man Roster". Seahawks.com.
  4. Boyle, John (September 5, 2020). "Seahawks Make Roster Moves To Establish Initial 53-Man Roster". Seahawks.com.
  5. Mathews, Liz (September 17, 2020). "Seahawks cut Lance Lenoir from practice squad, sign Demarcus Christmas". USAToday.com. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  6. Boyle, John (October 7, 2020). "Seahawks Make Roster Moves, Including Signing DT Damon Harrison To Practice Squad". Seahawks.com. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  7. Varley, Teresa (November 7, 2020). "Steelers make additional roster moves". Steelers.com.
  8. Varley, Teresa (January 14, 2021). "Steelers sign 13 to Reserve/Future contracts". Steelers.com.


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