O'Shea Dugas

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O'Shea Dugas
No. 74 – Birmingham Stallions
Position: Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1996-09-22) September 22, 1996 (age 28)
Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:335 lb (152 kg)
Career information
High school: Lafayette (LA) Northside
College: Louisiana Tech
Undrafted: 2019
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Player stats at PFR

O'Shea Deon Dugas (born September 22, 1996) is an American professional football offensive tackle for the Birmingham Stallions of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at Louisiana Tech.

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College career

After graduating high school, he chose Louisiana Tech over Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana-Monroe, Memphis, Nevada, Southern Miss, and Tulane. At Louisiana Tech he earned Second-team All-Conference from 2016 to 2017, and First-team All Conference in 2018. He was also on the Conference USA All-Freshman Team in 2015. [1]

Professional career

Cincinnati Bengals

After going undrafted in 2019 he was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals on May 10, 2019. [2] On September 2, 2019, he was placed on injury reserve due to a knee injury during preseason. [3] He was waived on September 3, 2020. [4] On November 11, 2020, he was signed to the practice squad. [5]

Edmonton Elks

Dugas was added to the active roster of the Edmonton Elks of the CFL on July 9, 2021. [6] He did not play in a regular season game for the Elks and was released on July 29, 2021. [7]

Birmingham Stallions

Dugas was selected in the 6th round of the 2022 USFL draft by the Birmingham Stallions. [8] After being ruled out for week 1 with a back injury, [9] he was transferred to the team's practice squad on April 14, 2022. [10] He was transferred back to the active roster on April 22. [11]

Dugas re-signed with the team on July 20, 2023. [12] He was waived on March 22, 2024. [13] He re-signed with the team on April 2, 2024. [14] He re-signed with the Stallions again on August 14, 2024. [15]

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