Jontavius Morris (born December 16, 1993) is an American football coach and former
defensive tackle
A defensive tackle (DT) is a position in American football that will typically line up on the line of scrimmage, opposite one of the offensive guards, however he may also line up opposite one of the tackles. Defensive tackles are typically the la ...
. He is a
graduate assistant at
Purdue University. Morris played college football at the
University of Alabama at Birmingham for coaches
Garrick McGee and
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from 2012 to 2014 and at
Western Kentucky University for coach
Jeff Brohm and played in the National Football League (NFL) in 2012.
College career
Morris played college football for three years at the
University of Alabama in Birmingham
The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) is a public research university in Birmingham, Alabama. Developed from an academic extension center established in 1936, the institution became a four-year campus in 1966 and a fully autonomous univ ...
until the school suspended its football program in 2014. He transferred to
Western Kentucky in 2015.
Professional career
Pre-draft
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
On May 1, 2016, Morris was signed by the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an
undrafted free agent.
Coaching career
In 2018, Morris became a
graduate assistant at
Purdue University.
References
External links
UAB Blazers bioTampa Bay Buccaneers bio
1993 births
Living people
American football defensive linemen
Sportspeople from Albany, Georgia
Players of American football from Georgia (U.S. state)
UAB Blazers football players
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football players
Tampa Bay Buccaneers players
Purdue Boilermakers football coaches
African-American sportsmen
21st-century African-American sportspeople
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