Leger Douzable

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Leger Douzable
No. 69, 78, 91, 92
Position: Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1986-05-31) May 31, 1986 (age 37)
Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:284 lb (129 kg)
Career information
High school: Braulio Alonso (Tampa, Florida)
College: UCF
Undrafted: 2008
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:178
Sacks:8.5
Fumble recoveries:1
Pass deflections:2
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Leger Douzable Jr. (born May 31, 1986) is a former American football defensive end and Sports commentator. He was signed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at UCF. Douzable has also played for the New York Giants, Jacksonville Jaguars, St. Louis Rams, Detroit Lions, Tennessee Titans, New York Jets, Buffalo Bills, and San Francisco 49ers.

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Early years

He was a 2-year letter winner at Alonso High School in Tampa. As a senior, he finished with 50 tackles and 10 sacks and also returned an interception for a touchdown along with blocking two field goals and forcing two fumbles. He was a second-team All-County selection as a senior.

College career

Douzable ended his 2007 season with 49 tackles and seven sacks, bringing his career totals to 102 tackles and 14 sacks and was awarded first-team All-Conference USA. In 2006, he made nine starts and saw action in all 12 games, splitting time between defensive tackle and defensive end. He was third-team All-Conference USA after leading the team with seven sacks and 10½ tackles for loss. In 2005, he played in 12 games, including one start as a sophomore, and ended the season with 17 tackles and two tackles for loss. In 2004, he played in all 11 games as a true freshman at defensive tackle and ended the season with four total tackles.

Professional career

Minnesota Vikings

Douzable began his rookie season on the Minnesota practice squad until being waived on September 8, 2008.

New York Giants

He signed to the New York Giants practice squad on September 11, 2008, and spent the majority of the season there before joining the Giants’ active roster (12/3) and inactive for the Giants over the final four games of the 2008 regular season and the NFC Divisional Playoff. He was released in September 2009.

St. Louis Rams

On September 17, 2009, Douzable was signed to the practice squad by St. Louis and thirteen days later was called up to the active roster. For the 2009 season, he played in 12 games (started 1) posting 16 tackles (11 solo), including five tackles for loss to tie for second-most on the team and also had four quarterback hits.

The St. Louis Rams waived Douzable on June 28, 2010. [1]

Detroit Lions

Douzable was claimed off waivers by the Detroit Lions on June 29, 2010. [2] He was waived by the Lions on August 4.

Jacksonville Jaguars

Douzable was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars on August 8, 2010, and made the Jaguars 53-man opening day roster. [3] In 15 games of the 2010 season, Douzable made 8 tackles. He played 16 games (started 6) in 2011 with 38 tackles, 1 sack, and 1 pass defended.

New York Jets

Douzable was signed by the New York Jets on July 25, 2013. [4] Douzable played in every game for the Jets over three seasons and saw a good amount of playing time as a reserve on the team’s defensive line doing most of his work as a run-stopper and recording 59 tackles and four sacks over those 48 games with the Jets. [5]

Buffalo Bills

Douzable was signed by the Buffalo Bills on June 13, 2016. [6]

San Francisco 49ers

Douzable was signed by the San Francisco 49ers on August 14, 2017 [7] He was released on September 1, 2017. [8] He was re-signed on October 17, 2017. [9]

NFL career statistics

Legend
BoldCareer high
YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
GPGSCmbSoloAstSckTFLIntYdsTDLngPDFFFRYdsTD
2009 STL 121111100.05000000000
2010 JAX 1508530.01000000000
2011 JAX 1663822161.06000010000
2013 NYJ 160205151.52000000100
2014 NYJ 1602514112.52000000000
2015 NYJ 162141040.02000000000
2016 BUF 1654324191.55000010000
2017 SFO 55191722.03000000000
11219178108708.526000020100

Broadcasting career

Douzable first started reporting for SportsNet New York from 2013-2022 and also worked for Madison Square Garden Entertainment from 2016-2017. In May 2018, CBS Sports hired him to work as a broadcaster and sports analyst. He has made several appearances on NFL on CBS as well as a color commentator for games on ESPN and CBS Sports. He is the host of "I Am Athlete Tonight" on Mad Dog Sports Radio Channel 82 on SiriusXM. [10]

Personal life

Douzable's biological father is of Haitian descent. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ Rams sign eight of their 11 draft picks and release five players Archived July 6, 2010, at the Wayback Machine St. Louis Globe-Democrat June 28, 2010
  2. ↑ Lions Claim DT Leger Douzable PrideofDetroit.com June 30, 2010
  3. ↑ "Jaguars make roster moves". Jaguars.com. August 8, 2010. Archived from the original on January 4, 2013. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Braylon Edwards Back for 3rd Hitch with Jets". New York Jets. July 25, 2013. Archived from the original on July 28, 2013. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Bills visiting with former Jet Leger Douzable". June 13, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  6. ↑ Brown, Chris (June 13, 2016). "Bills sign DL Douzable, OT Martin". BuffaloBills.com. Archived from the original on June 14, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
  7. ↑ "49ers Announce Roster Moves". 49ers.com. August 14, 2017.
  8. ↑ "49ers Announce Several Roster Moves". 49ers.com. September 1, 2017. Archived from the original on March 2, 2018.
  9. ↑ "49ers Announce a Pair of Roster Moves". 49ers.com. October 17, 2017. Archived from the original on December 26, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Jets lineman prepares for shift from interviewee to interviewer" . Retrieved May 17, 2023.
  11. ↑ Thomas, Jim. "Spags Adds Another D-Lineman to His Collection" . Retrieved February 25, 2015.
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