Ja'Gared Deniandruis Davis (born September 11, 1990) is an American gridiron football

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for the

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of the

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(CFL). He is a two-time Grey Cup champion after winning in

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with the Stampeders and in

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with the

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. He played college football at

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. He was signed by the Houston Texans as an

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in 2013.

Early years

He attended Crockett High School in

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. He was selected as the District 20-3A Defensive Co-MVP during high school.

College career

He was named First-team Conference USA and was selected to CollegeFootballNews.com All-American honorable mention during his sophomore season. In his junior season, he was selected to the second-team All-C-USA. During his junior season, he was named FWAA National Defensive Player Of The Week for his performance against UTEP in which he had eight tackles, 1.5 sacks, one interception, three pass deflections, and a forced fumble in which he recovered for a touchdown. He was selected for the 2011 Rotary Lombardi Award Official Watch List prior his junior season. He was named to the second-team All-Texas by Dave Campbell's Texas Football during his senior season. He was named to the First-team All-C-USA following his senior season. He finished college with the total of 301 tackles, 20.5 sacks, 4 interceptions, 20 pass deflections, and 6 forced fumbles.

Professional career

Houston Texans

On April 27, 2013, he signed with the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent following the

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New England Patriots

On August 28, 2013, Davis was claimed by the New England Patriots off waivers. He was released on October 22, 2014, after the Patriots had traded for

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. On October 24, the Patriots re-signed him to the practice squad. On November 22, Davis was released from the New England practice squad.

Kansas City Chiefs

The

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signed Davis to their practice squad on November 25, 2014.

Washington Redskins

Davis was signed by the

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off the Chiefs' practice squad on December 9, 2014. He was waived on July 31, 2015 after the Redskins signed

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Kansas City Chiefs (second stint)

The

signed Davis on August 17, 2015. On September 5, 2015, he was waived by the Chiefs.

Calgary Stampeders

Davis was signed by the Calgary Stampeders on May 30, 2016. On November 25, 2018, Davis and the

won the

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Hamilton Tiger-Cats

On February 13, 2019, Davis signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats for the 2019 CFL season. On February 10, 2020, Davis re-signed with the Tiger-Cats for the 2020 CFL season. He was released on September 23, 2020. He re-signed with Hamilton on January 14, 2021.

Toronto Argonauts

On February 8, 2022, Davis signed with the

for the CFL season. On November 20, 2022, Davis won his second championship with the victory in the

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game. He became a free agent upon the expiry of his contract on February 14, 2023.

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

On February 15, 2023, it was announced that Davis had re-signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. On May 14, 2023, Davis was placed on the team's suspended list after failing to report to training camp.

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

On July 25, 2023, Davis was traded to the

in exchange for a sixth-round pick in the 2024 CFL Draft. After a failed physical Davis reverted back to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

References

External links

Calgary Stampeders bio

New England Patriots bio
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