Demar Dotson (born October 11, 1985) is a former
American football
American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wi ...
offensive tackle. He was signed by the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football team based in Tampa, Florida. The Buccaneers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) South division. The cl ...
as an
undrafted free agent
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in 2009. He played
college football at
Southern Mississippi
The University of Southern Mississippi (Southern Miss or USM) is a Public university, public research university with its main campus located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to a ...
.
Professional career
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Dotson signed with the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football team based in Tampa, Florida. The Buccaneers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) South division. The cl ...
after going undrafted in the
2009 NFL Draft
The 2009 NFL Draft was the seventy-fourth annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible football players. The draft took place at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, New York, on April 25 and 26, 2009. ...
.
In 2012, Dotson re-signed with the Buccaneers on a two-year deal. On September 18, Dotson won the starting right tackle job, beating
Jeremy Trueblood. On March 28, 2013, Dotson signed a new four-year contract extension.
In 2013, he was expected to compete with
Gabe Carimi
Gabriel Andrew Carimi ( ; born June 13, 1988) is a former American football guard. Carimi had 49 starts at left tackle in his four-year Wisconsin Badgers college career, which culminated at the 2011 Rose Bowl. He was awarded the 2010 Outland T ...
, whom the Bucs traded for in June 2013, for the starting position at right tackle. In 2014, after starting 14 games as starting right tackle, Dotson moved to left tackle after poor performances from
Anthony Collins.
In 2017, Dotson started 12 games at right tackle before being placed on injured reserve on November 29, 2017.
Denver Broncos
On August 11, 2020, Dotson signed with the Denver Broncos.
He started eight games at right tackle in 2020.
References
External links
Tampa Bay Buccaneers bio
1985 births
Living people
American football offensive guards
American football offensive tackles
American men's basketball players
Denver Broncos players
Players of American football from Louisiana
Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball players
Southern Miss Golden Eagles football players
Sportspeople from Alexandria, Louisiana
Tampa Bay Buccaneers players
Ed Block Courage Award recipients
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