Trequille Flowers (born June 2, 1995) 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 ...

cornerback A cornerback (CB) is a member of the defensive backfield or secondary in gridiron football. Cornerbacks cover receivers most of the time, but also blitz and defend against such offensive running plays as sweeps and reverses. They create tur ...

for the

Cincinnati Bengals The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional American football team based in Cincinnati. The Bengals compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) AFC North, North division. The c ...

of the

National Football League The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the ...

(NFL). He played

college football College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States. Unlike most ...

Oklahoma State Oklahoma (; Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a state in the South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the north, Missouri on the northeast, Arkansas on the east, New ...

. As a senior, Flowers was a first-team All-Big 12 selection and led the team with 79 tackles, two interceptions, and eight pass breakups. Flowers was drafted by the

Seattle Seahawks The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle. The Seahawks compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) West, which they rejoined in 2002 as ...

in the fifth round of the

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Professional career

Seattle Seahawks

The

selected Flowers in the fifth round (146th overall) of the

. Flowers was the 13th

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and the 30th defensive back drafted in 2018. The Seahawks previously acquired the pick used to select Flowers as part of a trade that sent

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to the

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. The Seattle Seahawks immediately announced their decision to convert Flowers from safety to cornerback. On May 17, 2018, the Seattle Seahawks signed Flowers to a four-year, $2.75 million

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that includes a

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of $298,729. Flowers entered training camp as a backup cornerback, but began competing for a job as the starting cornerback after he quickly transitioned to the position and impressed the coaching staff. He competed for the starting cornerback job against veterans

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and

Dontae Johnson Dontae Johnson (born December 1, 1991) is an American football cornerback who is a free agent. He played college football at NC State and was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the fourth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He also previously playe ...

. Head coach

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named Flowers a starting cornerback after injuries to both Maxwell and Johnson. He was named a starter alongside

Shaquill Griffin Shaquill "Shaq" Griffin (born July 20, 1995) is an American football cornerback for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He is the twin brother of former linebacker Shaquem Griffin, and both brothers played college f ...

and safeties

Bradley McDougald Bradley McDougald (born November 15, 1990) is an American football safety who is a free agent. He played college football at Kansas and was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as undrafted free agent in 2013. He has also played for the Tampa Bay Bu ...

and

Earl Thomas Earl Winty Thomas III (born May 7, 1989) is an American former football free safety who played in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft. During his time with the Sea ...

. He made his professional regular season debut and first career start in the Seattle Seahawks' season opener at the

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, and recorded eight combined tackles and a pass deflection in their 27-24 loss. Flowers primarily covered Pro Bowl wide receiver

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during the game and allowed 10 receptions on 11 targets for 135 yards and a 43-yard touchdown. Flowers was inactive for the Seahawks' Week 2 loss at the

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due to a hamstring injury. Flowers entered the 2020 season third on the depth chart behind Shaquill Griffin and Quinton Dunbar. He played in 11 games with seven starts before being placed on injured reserve on December 5, 2020. On January 2, 2021, Flowers was activated off of injured reserve. On October 12, 2021, Flowers was waived by the Seahawks.

Cincinnati Bengals

Flowers was claimed off waivers by the

on October 14, 2021. On April 9, 2022, Flowers re-signed with the Bengals.

Personal life

Flowers is the cousin of former NFL fullback

Dimitri Flowers Dimitri A. Flowers (born January 20, 1996) is a former American football fullback. He played college football at Oklahoma. College career Flowers was an early enrollee at Oklahoma and was injured in the spring game but was healthy for his fresh ...

References

External links

Seattle Seahawks bio Oklahoma State bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Flowers, Tre 1995 births Living people American football cornerbacks People from Bexar County, Texas Players of American football from Texas American football safeties Oklahoma State Cowboys football players Seattle Seahawks players Cincinnati Bengals players Judson High School alumni