Damaso Munoz

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Damaso Munoz
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Position:Defensive Assistant
Personal information
Born: (1986-07-10) July 10, 1986 (age 38)
Brooklyn, New York
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:219 lb (99 kg)
Career information
High school: Miami Southridge High School
College: Rutgers
Undrafted: 2010
Career history
As a player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards
Player stats at CFL.ca

Damaso Munoz (born July 10, 1986) is a retired American gridiron football linebacker. He played college football for Rutgers. After spending 2010 training camp with the Chicago Bears, he played for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League from 2011 to 2013. He signed with the Buccaneers on February 19, 2014. [1] He signed with the Ottawa Redblacks on September 15, 2014. [2]

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Playing career

After his college career at Rutgers, Muñoz had a tryout with the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2010. [3] He never got a contract, so he went north to the CFL. He played six seasons in the Canadian Football League, playing with the Edmonton Eskimos and Ottawa Redblacks. In between his time with the Eskimos and the Redblacks, he went back to the NFL playing for Tampa Bay in training camp, [4] however once again he didn’t make the roster. He served a captain for the Redblacks in 2016 and in 2015 earned the team’s defensive player of the year. [5]

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References

  1. "Bucs Pluck LB Munoz from CFL". Archived from the original on February 25, 2014. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
  2. "Transactions". cfl.ca. Archived from the original on July 30, 2015. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
  3. "Rutgers adds Damaso Munoz as quality control coach". ScarletNation.com. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  4. "Bucs Pluck LB Munoz from CFL". www.buccaneers.com. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  5. "The Official Website of Damaso Munoz". The Official Website of Damaso Munoz. Retrieved March 12, 2021.