Montre Hartage (born June 16, 1997) is an

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who is a free agent. He played

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at Northwestern.

College career

Hartage was a member of the

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for four seasons. As a senior, he was named first-team All-Big Ten Conference by the media and to the third-team by the league's coaches after recording 51 tackles, 13 pass breakups, two interceptions and a fumble recovery. He finished his collegiate career with 172 total tackles, ten interceptions, and 39 passes defended.

Professional career

Miami Dolphins

Hartage was signed by the

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as an

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on April 27, 2019. He was waived on August 31, 2019 as part of final roster cuts, but was re-signed to the team's practice squad. Hartage was promoted to the Dolphins' active roster on December 1 and made his NFL debut the same day against the

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. He was waived on December 3 and re-signed to the practice squad. He was promoted back to the active roster on December 14, 2019. Hartage was waived by the Dolphins on April 26, 2020.

New York Giants

Hartage was claimed off waivers by the

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on April 28, 2020. He was waived/injured on September 5, 2020, and subsequently reverted to the team's

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the next day. He was waived with an injury settlement on September 10. He was re-signed to the Giants practice squad on October 27. He was elevated to the active roster on November 2 and November 7 for the team's weeks 8 and 9 games against the

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and

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, and reverted to the practice squad after each game. Hartage was promoted to the active roster on November 13. Hartage was waived on December 1, 2020, and re-signed to the practice squad two days later. On December 11, 2020, Hartage was signed to the active roster. On December 19, 2020, Hartage was waived by the Giants and re-signed to the practice squad three days later. He signed a reserve/future contract on January 4, 2021. He was waived/injured on August 24, 2021 and placed on injured reserve. He was released on September 2.

References

External links

Northwestern Wildcats bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hartage, Montre 1997 births Living people American football defensive backs Players of American football from Georgia (U.S. state) People from Cordele, Georgia Northwestern Wildcats football players Miami Dolphins players New York Giants players