DeMario Pressley

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DeMario Pressley
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Pressley in August 2011.
No. 90, 76, 69, 61
Position: Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1985-11-03) November 3, 1985 (age 37)
Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:301 lb (137 kg)
Career information
High school: James B. Dudley
(Greensboro, North Carolina)
College: North Carolina State
NFL Draft: 2008  / Round: 5 / Pick: 144
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:20
Player stats at NFL.com

DeMario Pressley (born November 3, 1985) is a former American football defensive tackle. He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the fifth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. [1] He played college football at North Carolina State.

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Pressley was also a member of the Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Denver Broncos, and Carolina Panthers.

Professional career

On February 22, 2011, Pressley was acquired by the Colts after being waived by Houston, but was waived on August 16. He was claimed by Denver the next day but later released. Pressley was promoted to the active roster of the Carolina Panthers on December 30, 2011, played in the final game of the season, [2] then was waived on March 16, 2012. [3]

On April 11, 2012, Pressley signed with the Bears. [4]

On August 21, 2012, Pressley was waived/injured by the Bears, [5] and subsequently reverted to injured reserve on August 22.

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References

  1. ↑ "2008 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
  2. ↑ DeMario Pressley (November 3, 1985). "DeMario Pressley: Game Logs at". Nfl.com. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
  3. ↑ Strickland, Bryan (March 16, 2012). "Panthers sign S Nakamura". Panthers.com. Archived from the original on September 15, 2012. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Bears sign trio of defensive linemen". Chicagobears.com. May 11, 2012. Archived from the original on May 22, 2012. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Toub 'very concerned' about Podlesh injury". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
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