Dez Stewart

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Dez Stewart
San Diego Strike Force
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1993-04-18) April 18, 1993 (age 31)
Owensboro, Kentucky, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school: Cincinnati (OH) Walnut Hills
College: Ohio Dominican
Undrafted: 2016
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active

Dez Stewart (born April 18, 1993) is an American professional football wide receiver for the San Diego Strike Force of the Indoor Football League (IFL). He was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent after the 2016 NFL draft. He played college football at Ohio Dominican University.

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Professional career

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

On May 2, 2016, Stewart was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent. [2] He was waived on May 12, 2016. [3]

Washington Redskins

On July 18, 2016, Stewart was signed by the Washington Redskins. [4] He was waived on August 27, 2016. [5]

Green Bay Packers

On October 24, 2016, Stewart was signed to the Green Bay Packers' practice squad. [6] He was released on December 2, 2016. [7]

Pittsburgh Steelers

On January 24, 2017, Stewart was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers to a reserve/future contract. [8] He was waived/injured on May 5, 2017 and placed on injured reserve. [9] On May 11, he was waived with an injury settlement. [10]

Detroit Lions

On August 8, 2017, Stewart signed with the Detroit Lions. [11] He was waived/injured on September 1, 2017 and placed on injured reserve. [12] He was released on September 8, 2017.

Albany Empire

On March 4, 2019, Stewart was assigned to the Albany Empire. He was placed on recallable reassignment on April 12, 2019, and became a free agent.

Arizona Rattlers

In April, 2019, Stewart signed with the Arizona Rattlers of the Indoor Football League (IFL). Stewart finished the season with the Rattlers; they competed in the 2019 Indoor Football League Championship game against the Sioux Falls Storm. Stewart recovered a fumble during the game. [13]

Green Bay Blizzard

On January 27, 2022, Stewart signed with the Green Bay Blizzard of the IFL. [14] On October 12, 2022, Stewart was released by the Blizzard. [15]

San Diego Strike Force

On October 19, 2022, Stewart signed with the San Diego Strike Force of the IFL.

Personal life

Stewart's cousin Bo Smith, played a few seasons in the NFL and the CFL as a cornerback. [16] Along with professional sports, Dez is an entrepreneur, owning a digital media business (Unorthodoxs Media, LLC), a clothing line (Humalien Clothing), and a social networking app he built and published (Fonebook App). [17] He also writes and publishes music for the well known TikTok artist TuFou XoMu . [18]

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