Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles (born September 4, 1996) is an

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 with ...

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for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played

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College career

Flannigan-Fowles played for the

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for four seasons. He finished his collegiate career with 243 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, three forced fumbles, and two fumble recoveries with 22 passes defended and six interceptions in 50 games played.

Professional career

Flannigan-Fowles was signed by the

as an

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on May 3, 2019. He was waived on August 31, 2019, during final roster cuts but was re-signed to San Francisco's practice squad the following day. Flannigan-Fowles was placed on the practice squad injured list on December 10, 2019. He signed a futures/reserve contract with the 49ers on February 5, 2020, and made the active roster out of training camp in 2020. In 2020 Flannigan-Fowles played in 11 games, mostly on

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, with one started and finished the season with nine total tackles. On March 11, 2022, Flannigan-Fowles signed a one-year extension with the 49ers. On March 16, 2023, Flannigan-Fowles signed a one-year extension with the 49ers.

References

External links

Arizona Wildcats bioSan Francisco 49ers bio
Living people Players of American football from Tucson, Arizona People from Tucson, Arizona American football linebackers San Francisco 49ers players Arizona Wildcats football players 1996 births {{linebacker-1990s-stub