Demarcus Christmas

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Demarcus Christmas
No. 97 – Edmonton Elks
Position: Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1995-07-04) July 4, 1995 (age 29)
Bradenton, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:302 lb (137 kg)
Career information
High school: Manatee (Bradenton, Florida)
College: Florida State (2014–2018)
NFL draft: 2019  / Round: 6 / Pick: 209
Career history
Roster status:Active
CFL status:American
Career highlights and awards
Player stats at PFR

Demarcus Christmas (born July 4, 1995) is an American professional football defensive end for the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Florida State. He has also been a member of the Seattle Seahawks, Pittsburgh Steelers and Saskatchewan Roughriders.

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College career

After playing at Manatee High School, Christmas played at Florida State, where he played in 51 games and started 38. He finished his Seminole career with 105 tackles, including 10.5 for loss with 3.5 sacks, 13 pass breakups, two fumble recoveries and one blocked kick. He was named third-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference after his senior season. [1]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 3+3⁄8 in
(1.91 m)		294 lb
(133 kg)		32+3⁄4 in
(0.83 m)		9+1⁄8 in
(0.23 m)		5.01 s1.75 s2.96 s4.94 s7.94 s26.0 in
(0.66 m)		8 ft 9 in
(2.67 m)		22 reps
Sources: [2] [3] [4]

Seattle Seahawks

Christmas was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the sixth round (209th overall) of the 2019 NFL draft. [5] He was placed on the reserve/physically unable to perform list on August 31, 2019. [6] On September 5, 2020, Christmas was waived by the Seahawks. [7] He was re-signed to the practice squad on September 17. [8] He was released on October 6. [9] He did not make a regular season appearance for the Seahawks.

Pittsburgh Steelers

On November 7, 2020, Christmas was signed to the Pittsburgh Steelers practice squad. [10] On January 14, 2021, Christmas signed a reserve/futures contract with the Steelers. [11] He was waived/injured on July 1, 2021, [12] and reverted to team's injured reserve list on July 6. [13] Christmas did not make a regular season appearance for the Steelers.

Saskatchewan Roughriders

On May 11, 2022, Christmas signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). [14]

On February 13, 2024, he became a free agent.

Edmonton Elks

Christmas was signed to the Edmonton Elks practice roster on July 24, 2024. [15]

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References

  1. ↑ Friedlander, Brett (November 26, 2018). "Six Wolfpack players earn first-team All-ACC football honors". North State Journal . Retrieved June 2, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Demarcus Christmas Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  3. ↑ "2019 NFL Draft Scout Demarcus Christmas College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Demarcus Christmas 2019 NFL Draft Profile". insider.espn.com. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  5. ↑ Boyle, John (April 27, 2019). "Seahawks Select FSU Defensive Tackle Demarcus Christmas With No. 209 Overall Pick In 2019 NFL Draft". Seahawks.com.
  6. ↑ Boyle, John (August 31, 2019). "Seahawks Make Roster Moves, Establish 53-Man Roster". Seahawks.com.
  7. ↑ Boyle, John (September 5, 2020). "Seahawks Make Roster Moves To Establish Initial 53-Man Roster". Seahawks.com.
  8. ↑ Mathews, Liz (September 17, 2020). "Seahawks cut Lance Lenoir from practice squad, sign Demarcus Christmas". USAToday.com. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  9. ↑ Boyle, John (October 7, 2020). "Seahawks Make Roster Moves, Including Signing DT Damon Harrison To Practice Squad". Seahawks.com. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  10. ↑ Varley, Teresa (November 7, 2020). "Steelers make additional roster moves". Steelers.com.
  11. ↑ Varley, Teresa (January 14, 2021). "Steelers sign 13 to Reserve/Future contracts". Steelers.com. Archived from the original on January 16, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  12. ↑ Varley, Teresa (July 1, 2021). "Steelers sign Sloman". Steelers.com. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  13. ↑ Beasley, Adam [@AdamHBeasley] (July 6, 2021). "DT Demarcus Christmas reverted to IR w the Steelers after going unclaimed on waivers, per transaction report which includes all moves made over the long weekend. (Mac Jones also signed his rookie deal, as reported elsewhere.)" (Tweet). Retrieved July 7, 2021– via Twitter.
  14. ↑ TSN ca Staff (May 11, 2022). "Roughriders add DL Christmas, RB Pope - TSN.ca". TSN. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  15. ↑ "Elks ink DeMarcus Christmas (DL), Josh Hagerty (DB), release two". Edmonton Elks. July 24, 2024.
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