Ironhead Gallon

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Ironhead Gallon
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Position: Safety
Personal information
Born: (1994-01-18) January 18, 1994 (age 30)
Madison, Florida, U.S.
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
Career highlights and awards

Deshawntee "Ironhead" Gallon (born January 18, 1994) is an American former professional football safety. 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] He was released on July 29, 2021. [9]

Personal life

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". [10]

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References

  1. ↑ Urban, Darren (May 2, 2017). "Cardinals Collect 17 Undrafted Rookies". AZCardinals.com. Archived from the original on May 2, 2017. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
  2. ↑ Urban, Darren (September 2, 2017). "Cardinals Make Moves To Reach 53-Man Roster". AZCardinals.com. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017.
  3. ↑ Brandon Lee Gowton (August 27, 2018). "Philadelphia Eagles sign a safety with a great nickname". BleedingGreenNation.com. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  4. ↑ McPherson, Chris (September 1, 2018). "Eagles Get To The 53-Player Limit". PhiladelphiaEagles.com.
  5. ↑ "Tracking players who have exercised opt-outs". CFL.ca. August 26, 2020. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Transactions". CFL.ca. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Chris Larsen among six players released by Ottawa Redblacks". ctvnews.ca. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Redblacks Transactions: July 5, 2021". OttawaRedblacks.com. July 5, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Deshawntee Gallon". footballdb.com. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
  10. ↑ Mark McLune (August 10, 2017). "Cardinals rookie 'Ironhead' Gallon trying to make a name for himself at camp". azfamily.com. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
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