De'Ante Saunders

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De'Ante Saunders
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Position: Defensive back
Personal information
Born: (1992-09-19) September 19, 1992 (age 31)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:187 lb (85 kg)
Career information
High school: DeLand
(DeLand, Florida)
College: Tennessee State
Undrafted: 2015
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:1
Player stats at PFR

De'Ante Tymon "Pop" [1] Saunders (pronounced dee-AHN-tay [2] ) (born September 19, 1992) is a former American football defensive back. He played college football at Tennessee State. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Cleveland Browns.

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High school

Saunders attended DeLand High School where he played running back and defensive back. During his sophomore season DeLand advanced through the playoffs, losing state championship. [3] As a junior, he rushed for 1,634 yards and 23 touchdowns. [4] DeLand once again reached the state championship game. [4] As a senior, Saunders, as a running back, rushed the ball 25 times for 140 yards and two touchdowns while catching one pass for one yard. [3]

While at DeLand, he was named the 2009, he was named Class 6A First-team All-State defensive back and All-Central Florida Defensive Player of the Year by the Orlando Sentinel . [4] In 2010 Class 6A Florida Athletic Coaches Association Player of the Year for Seminole and Volusia counties. [4] He was also teammates with future NFL running back Mike Gillislee. While being recruited, Saunders chose Florida over South Carolina, Ole Miss, Clemson, Cincinnati, South Florida and Florida International. [4]

College career

Florida

Saunders originally attended Florida in 2011 and 2012.

As a freshman, he appeared in 12 games recording 26 tackles, one tackle-for-loss, while also recording two interceptions, one returned for a touchdown. [5] He also returned six punts for 25 yards. [5] The following season, he appeared in eight games, starting seven at either nickelback or safety. [6] For the season he recorded 18 tackles and recorded one interception and one fumble recovery. [5] [6] He also returned five punts for 39 yards. [5] He missed the first two games of the season for what was said to be a hamstring injury and the final two for a knee injury. [6]

After the 2012 season, Saunders and offensive tackle Matt Patchan announced they were transferring out of Florida. [6]

For his career at Florida, he started 16 of 20 games. [7]

Tennessee State

After the 2012 season, he transferred to Tennessee State. While there he started 19 of 24 games recording 67 tackles, 15 passes defensed, nine interceptions. [7] He also recorded 57 punt returns for 373 yards and a touchdown.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2015 NFL draft Saunders signed with the Cleveland Browns. He was one of the Browns final cuts on September 5, 2015. [8] The next day he was re-signed to the team's practice squad. [8] On November 4, he was called up to the Browns active roster. [8] One day after being called up to the active roster, Saunders made his NFL debut in the Browns 31-10 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. [9] During the game, he recorded his first career tackle. [9] He was released on November 9. [8] On November 11, he was re-signed to the Browns practice squad. [8] On December 28, after his Christmas Day arrest, he was released by the Browns. [8] [10]

Personal life

In December 2015, Saunders along with teammate Armonty Bryant were arrested during a traffic stop on Interstate 71 in Brook Park, Ohio. [11] [12] Saunders was pulled over while driving 75 mph in a 60 MPH zone. [12] [13] After being pulled over, he refused to take a breathalyzer test. [13] Saunders was found to be in possession of a handgun. [11] He was also cited for driving under the influence. While Bryant was in possession of Adderall. [11] Saunders pleaded not guilty. [11]

In February 2016, Saunders and Bryant were both indicted on felony charges. [14] Saunders was charged for improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle. [14]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Depth Chart/Pronunciation Guide" (PDF). Cleveland Browns. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 9, 2016. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
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