Geremy Davis
Geremy Davis (born January 10, 1992) is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football at Connecticut.[1]
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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||
Born: | Memphis, Tennessee | January 10, 1992||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 216 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||
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High school: | Norcross (Norcross, Georgia) | ||||||||||
College: | Connecticut | ||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2015 / Round: 6 / Pick: 186 | ||||||||||
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College career
Davis set UConn FBS records with 165 career receptions and 2,292 career receiving yards. He caught a pass in every game that he played in for the University of Connecticut.[2]
Professional career
New York Giants
Davis was drafted by the New York Giants in the sixth round, 186th overall, of the 2015 NFL Draft.[3] He recorded his first career NFL reception in Week 2 of the 2015 NFL season in the Giants 20-24 loss to the Atlanta Falcons.[4]
On September 3, 2016, Davis was released by the Giants and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[5][6]
San Diego / Los Angeles Chargers
On November 9, 2016, Davis was signed by the Chargers off the Giants' practice squad.[7]
On September 3, 2017, Davis was waived by the Chargers and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[8][9] He was promoted to the active roster on September 11, 2017.[10] He was waived on September 16, 2017 and re-signed to the practice squad.[11] He was promoted back to the active roster on October 26, 2017.[12]
On March 12, 2018, Davis re-signed with the Chargers.[13]
On March 19, 2019, Davis re-signed with the Chargers.[14] He was placed on injured reserve on November 30, 2019.[15]
Detroit Lions
On March 30, 2020, Davis was signed by the Detroit Lions.[16] He was released on September 1, 2020.[17]
References
- "UConn football receiver Geremy Davis". tribunedigital-thecourant. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
- http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/geremy_davis_714673.html
- Salomone, Dan (May 2, 2015). "Giants select UConn WR Geremy Davis in sixth round". Giants.com. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20161116225212/https://www.giants.com/team/roster/Geremy-Davis/1ff1da46-e02b-4ec8-90b6-46c5b0b982c5
- Eisen, Michael (September 3, 2016). "New York Giants announce 20 roster moves". Giants.com.
- Eisen, Michael (September 4, 2016). "Giants announce practice squad; claim DT Robert Thomas". Giants.com.
- Henne, Ricky (November 9, 2016). "Chargers Sign Former Giants WR Geremy Davis". Chargers.com.
- Henne, Ricky (September 3, 2017). "Bolts Add Pair of Players via Waivers". Chargers.com.
- Henne, Ricky (September 4, 2017). "Bolts Bring Geremy Davis, Craig Mager Back on Practice Squad". Chargers.com.
- Henne, Ricky (September 11, 2017). "Chargers Sign Geremy Davis to Active Roster". Chargers.com.
- "Chargers Sign CB Michael Davis From PS, Waive WR Geremy Davis". NFLTradeRumors.co. September 16, 2017.
- Henne, Ricky (October 26, 2017). "Chargers Sign WR Geremy Davis". Chargers.com.
- Henne, Ricky (March 12, 2018). "Chargers Re-Sign Pair of Restricted Free Agents". Chargers.com.
- Henne, Ricky (March 19, 2019). "Chargers Re-Sign WR Geremy Davis". Chargers.com.
- "Chargers Activate Derwin James and Adrian Phillips". Chargers.com. November 30, 2019.
- "Lions agree to terms with unrestricted free agent WR Geremy Davis". DetroitLions.com. March 26, 2020.
- "Lions waive WR Geremy Davis". Lions Wire. September 1, 2020. Retrieved September 1, 2020.