Damian Copeland

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Damian Copeland
No. 83
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1990-10-17) October 17, 1990 (age 33)
Bradenton, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:182 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High school: Palmetto (FL)
College: University of Louisville
Undrafted: 2014
Career history

Damian Copeland (born October 17, 1990) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at the University of Louisville and was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2014.

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High school career

Copeland attended Palmetto High School in Palmetto, Florida. During his senior year, he caught 52 passes for 718 yards and 11 TDs. He received All-Area honors and was an All-State selection.

He was considered a two-star recruit by Rivals.com . [1]

College career

Copeland attended the University of Louisville. During his career he played in 34 games and had 116 receptions for 1521 yards and 7 touchdowns. [2]

Professional career

Predraft

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeight 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 11 in
(1.80 m)		184 lb
(83 kg)		4.50 s1.54 s2.60 s4.12 s6.88 s40 in
(1.02 m)		10 ft 00 in
(3.05 m)		12 reps
All values from NFL Combine and Pro Day [3]

Jacksonville Jaguars

Copeland was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars on July 18, 2014, after going undrafted in the 2014 NFL Draft. [4] He suffered a wrist injury and was placed on injured reserve on August 4, 2014.

On August 24, 2015, Copeland was waived/injured by the Jaguars. [5] After going unclaimed, he was placed on injured reserve.

Detroit Lions

On June 7, 2016, Copeland signed to the Detroit Lions. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Rivals". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Damian Copeland". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Damian Copeland". NFL Damian Copeland Ratings at nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Damian Copeland Signs 3-Year $1.53 Million Deal with Jacksonville Jaguars". The Crunchzone. July 18, 2014. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
  5. ↑ Sports, Fox. "Jacksonville Jaguars place Arrelious Benn on injured reserve, waive 2, sign 3". FOX Sports. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Lions sign free agent WR Damian Copeland, waive G Andrew Zeller". www.detroitlions.com. June 7, 2016. Archived from the original on June 8, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2016.


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