Damion Square

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Damion Square
Damion Square.jpg
Square with the Alabama Crimson Tide
No. 77, 71, 79, 97, 62
Position: Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1989-02-06) February 6, 1989 (age 35)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:293 lb (133 kg)
Career information
High school: Yates (Houston, Texas)
College: Alabama (2008–2012)
Undrafted: 2013
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:100
Sacks:5.5
Fumble recoveries:2

Damion DaShon Square (born February 6, 1989) is a former American football defensive tackle. He played college football at Alabama and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Philadelphia Eagles in 2013.

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High school career

He was ranked as the ninth overall linebacker prospect in the nation by Scout.com. [1] He also was ranked as the 55th best prospect in the state of Texas by Rivals.com. [2] He was selected to the Preseason All-Greater Team before his senior season at high school. [3] He was selected to the All-Greater Houston team while at high school. [4] He also was named to the third team of Dave Campbell's Texas Football Magazine's Super Team. [4]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeight40‡Commit date
Damion Square
Defensive tackle 		Houston, Texas Yates High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)270 lb (120 kg)4.78Jan 11, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 4 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 4 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 79
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 9 (SLB)   Rivals: 37 (DT)   247Sports: 16 (SDE)   ESPN: 24 (DE)
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2008 Alabama Football Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2008 Alabama Football Recruiting Commits". Scout.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2008 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

College career

He played college football at Alabama. In his sophomore season, he finished the season with 27 tackles and 3 sacks. [5] He finished his last two seasons with a total of 65 tackles, 4.5 sacks, and 2 pass deflections. [6] On July 19, 2012, he was selected to the preseason all-SEC second team prior to his senior season. [7] Square was a three-time national champion with the Crimson Tide during his college career.

Professional career

Philadelphia Eagles

After going undrafted in the 2013 NFL draft, Square was signed as a free agent by the Philadelphia Eagles. [8] He was released by the Eagles on August 30, 2014.

Kansas City Chiefs

Square was claimed off waivers by the Kansas City Chiefs on September 1, 2014. He was released by the Chiefs on October 31.

San Diego / Los Angeles Chargers

After he was released by the Chiefs, Square was claimed off waivers by the San Diego Chargers on November 3, 2014. On March 11, 2016, he was re-signed by the Chargers to a one-year contract. On September 3, 2016, he was suspended by the NFL for the first four games of the 2016 NFL season. [9]

On March 10, 2017, Square signed a two-year contract extension with the Chargers. [10] He then signed one-year contracts in 2019 and 2020. [11] [12] He was placed on the active/non-football injury list to start training camp on August 2, 2020, [13] and was activated five days later. [14]

Cleveland Browns

On May 4, 2021, Square signed with the Cleveland Browns. [15] The Browns terminated Square’s contract on August 19, 2021. [16]

New Orleans Saints

On August 27, 2021, Square signed with the New Orleans Saints, but was released four days later. [17] [18]

Chicago Bears

On September 8, 2021, Square was signed to the Chicago Bears practice squad.

Las Vegas Raiders

On September 15, 2021, Square was signed by the Las Vegas Raiders off the Bears practice squad. [19] He was waived by the Raiders on December 11, 2021, and re-signed to the practice squad.

Cincinnati Bengals

On January 25, 2022, Square was signed to the Cincinnati Bengals practice squad. [20] On January 30, Square became the first player in NFL history to play for two teams in one postseason. [21]

Retirement

On December 11, 2023, Square signed a one-day contract to retire as a member of the Chargers. [22]

Personal life

Square's wife is named Brandi. They have a son, and a daughter born in November 2015. [23]

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References

  1. ↑ "Damion Square Scout.com Profile". scout.com.
  2. ↑ "Rivals.com Texas Top 100 2008". dallasnews.rivals.com.
  3. ↑ "PRESEASON ALL-GREATER HOUSTON TEAM". chron.com. August 30, 2007. Retrieved August 30, 2007.
  4. 1 2 "Selecting the All-Greater Houston teams". chron.com. Retrieved December 29, 2007.
  5. ↑ "2010 Alabama Crimson Tide Statistics Damion Square #92". cfbstats.com.
  6. ↑ "Damion Square College Statistics". sports-reference.com.
  7. ↑ "All-SEC preseason football team as picked by the press". nola.com. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
  8. ↑ Kausler, Jr., Don (April 27, 2013). "Alabama draft recap: The Tide only did better in 1945, when there were 32 rounds". AL.com. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
  9. ↑ Henne, Ricky (September 3, 2016). "Chargers Cut Down Roster to 53". Chargers.com. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
  10. ↑ Henne, Ricky (March 10, 2017). "Chargers Bring Back NT Damion Square on Two-Year Deal". Chargers.com. Archived from the original on May 8, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Chargers Re-sign Damion Square". Chargers.com. May 13, 2019. Archived from the original on May 14, 2019. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
  12. ↑ "Chargers Bring Back Damion Square, Bolstering Defensive Interior". Chargers.com. June 1, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Chargers' Damion Square: Moves to NFI list". CBSSports.com. August 2, 2020. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Chargers' Damion Square: Off NFI list". CBSSports.com. August 8, 2020. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  15. ↑ Gribble, Andrew (May 4, 2021). "Browns sign DT Damion Square". ClevelandBrowns.com. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
  16. ↑ Mueller, Jared (August 19, 2021). "Browns sign WR JoJo Ward, cut DT Damion Square". USAToday.com. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  17. ↑ "Saints sign defensive tackle after tryout, waive backup fullback". Saints Wire. USA Today. August 27, 2021.
  18. ↑ "New Orleans Saints make roster reductions to 53". NewOrleansSaints.com. August 31, 2021.
  19. ↑ "Raiders sign free agents Damion Square, Jordan Simmons". Raiders.com. September 15, 2021.
  20. ↑ "Damion Square Signed To Practice Squad, Doug Costin Released". Bengals.com. January 25, 2022.
  21. ↑ DiLullo, Mikey. "Former Alabama football player makes history playing for two teams in NFL playoffs". Tuscaloosa News. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  22. ↑ "S Jahleel Addae, DE Damion Square Retire As Chargers". Pro Football Rumors. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  23. ↑ "Damion Square gets NFL roster spot, baby girl on same day". al.com. November 4, 2015.

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