DeMario Pressley
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Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Date of birth: | November 3, 1985 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Greensboro, North Carolina | ||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 301 lb (137 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Greensboro (NC) Dudley | ||||||||
College: | North Carolina State | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2008 / Round: 5 / Pick: 144 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
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DeMario Pressley (born November 3, 1985) is a former American football defensive tackle. He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the fifth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at North Carolina State.
Pressley was also a member of the Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Denver Broncos, and Carolina Panthers.
Professional career
On February 22, 2011 Pressley was acquired by the Colts after being waived by Houston, but was waived on August 16. He was claimed by Denver the next day but later released. Pressley was promoted to the active roster of the Carolina Panthers on December 30, 2011, played in the final game of the season,[1] then was waived on March 16, 2012.[2]
On April 11, 2012, Pressley signed with the Bears.[3]
On August 21, 2012, Pressley was waived/injured by the Bears,[4] and subsequently reverted to injured reserve on August 22.
References
- ↑ DeMario Pressley (1985-11-03). "DeMario Pressley: Game Logs at". Nfl.com. Retrieved 2012-08-22.
- ↑ Strickland, Bryan (2012-03-16). "Panthers sign S Nakamura". Panthers.com. Retrieved 2012-08-22.
- ↑ "Bears sign trio of defensive linemen". Chicagobears.com. 2012-05-11. Retrieved 2012-08-22.
- ↑ "Toub 'very concerned' about Podlesh injury". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2012-08-22.
External links
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- DeMario Pressley at the NC State Wolfpack website
- DeMario Pressley at the NFL website