Claude Davis (born June 14, 1989) is an

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for the

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(CIF). He was signed by the

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as an

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in 2013. He played

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at the

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Early years

Davis attended

Lake Gibson High School Lake Gibson High School is located in Lakeland, Florida, and was established in 1979. Athletics Lake Gibson offers a wide variety of sports for boys and girls including: Baseball, boys and girls basketball, boys and girls cross country, weightl ...

in Florida. He earned first-team all-state honors in his senior season at

. He also played in the North vs. South All-Star Game.

College career

East Mississippi Community College

He attended

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where he spend his freshman and sophomore seasons. He was named to the 2009 Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges All-North State First-team. He also was selected to the 2009 NJCAA Preseason All-American First-team. He was selected to the 2008 MACJC All-North State Second-team in his freshman season.

University of South Florida

Davis spent his junior and senior seasons at the

. In his Senior season, he had 16 tackles, 6 sacks, 2 Forced fumbles and one pass deflection.

Professional career

New York Jets

Davis was signed by the

on January 2, 2013 to a reserve/future contract. He was waived on April 30, 2013 after being arrested and charged with possession of marijuana.

Tampa Bay Storm

Davis was assigned to the

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of the

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on May 30, 2013. Davis was reassigned on June 7, 2013. Davis was again assigned by the Storm on June 20, 2013. Davis was reassigned by the Storm on July 2, 2013.

Nebraska Danger

Davis signed with the

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of the

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for 2015. He was released on March 2, 2015.

Billings Wolves

Davis signed with the

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on March 3, 2015.

Sioux Falls Storm

Just two days after signing with the Wolves, Davis was traded to the

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for future considerations. Following the 2016 season, Davis was named a Second-team All-IFL selection. Davis repeated as a Second-team All-IFL selection in 2017. On October 16, 2017, Davis re-signed with the Storm.

Sioux City Bandits

In March 2020, Davis was to be traded to the

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, another

team. Unhappy with this, Davis left the

and accepted a position with the

(CIF) team.

References

External links

South Florida profile

New York Jets profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Davis, Claude 1989 births Living people American football linebackers Billings Wolves players East Mississippi Lions football players Nebraska Danger players New York Jets players South Florida Bulls football players Tampa Bay Storm players Sioux Falls Storm players Players of American football from Lakeland, Florida Sioux City Bandits players