Ironhead Gallon

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Ironhead Gallon
No. 36 – Ottawa Redblacks
Position: Strong safety
Personal information
Born: (1994-01-18) January 18, 1994 (age 28)
Madison, Florida
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:203 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school: Madison (FL)
College: Georgia Southern
Undrafted: 2017
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
CFL status:American
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Deshawntee "Ironhead" Gallon (born January 18, 1994) is an American football strong safety for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Georgia Southern.

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Professional career

Arizona Cardinals

Gallon signed with the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent on May 2, 2017. [1] He was waived on September 2, 2017. [2]

Philadelphia Eagles

Gallon was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles on August 27, 2018. [3] He was waived on September 1, 2018. [4]

Ottawa Redblacks

After the CFL canceled the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Gallon chose to opt-out of his contract with the Ottawa Redblacks on September 3, 2020. [5] He re-signed with the team on November 2, 2020. [6] He was released by the Redblacks on June 24, 2021, [7] and re-signed again on July 5. [8]

Personal

As a big fan of former New Orleans Saints' running back Craig "Ironhead" Heyward, Gallon's mother’s ex-husband began calling him "Ironhead" as a child. During his time at Georgia Southern friends and teammates also began calling him "Ironhead". [9]

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