Dallis Flowers

Dallis Flowers
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Flowers with the Indianapolis Colts in 2022
No. 28 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Position:Cornerback,
Kickoff returner
Personal information
Born: (1997-06-04) June 4, 1997 (age 27)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:196 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school:Oak Park-River Forest
(Oak Park, Illinois)
College:
Undrafted:2022
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Practice squad
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Total tackles:29
Forced fumbles:1
Fumble recoveries:1
Pass deflections:3
Return yards:747
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Dallis Flowers (born June 4, 1997) is an American professional football cornerback and kickoff returner for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL. He played college football at Grand View and Pittsburg State.

Early years

On September 1st, 2023 Oak Park and River Forest High School retired Flowers' number.[1] Flowers, who wore 21 as a varsity starter for three years, will be the second Oak Park and River Forest High School Football player to be honored with a jersey retirement.[citation needed]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Broad jump
6 ft 1 in
(1.85 m) 		196 lb
(89 kg) 		32 in
(0.81 m) 		9+7⁄8 in
(0.25 m)		 4.43 s 1.47 s 2.56 s 4.34 s 6.98 s 10 ft 11 in
(3.33 m)
All values from Pro Day[2]

Indianapolis Colts

On April 30, 2022, Flowers signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent, following the 2022 NFL draft.[3] He made the Colts' 53 man roster out of training camp. He was the team's primary kick returner, and led the league with 31.1 yards per return.[4] He was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team.[5]

Flowers entered the 2023 season as a starting cornerback alongside Kenny Moore II. He suffered an Achilles injury in Week 4 and was placed on season-ending injured reserve on October 3, 2023.[6]

The day after a Week 5 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars in which Flowers appeared responsible for allowing an 85-yard touchdown pass to rookie Brian Thomas Jr. and a contributing factor in a four-yard touchdown strike to Brenton Strange in the fourth quarter, Flowers was waived by the Colts.[7]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

On October 15, 2024, Flowers signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers practice squad.[8]

References

  1. ^ Stankevitz, JJ (August 31, 2023). "Oak Park-River Forest High School to honor Colts' Dallis Flowers with jersey retirement". Colts.com. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  2. ^ "2022 Draft Scout Dallis Flowers, Pittsburg State NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  3. ^ Schrader, Shea (May 1, 2022). "Bengals Roster: Realistic expectations for Allan George in 2022". KSNW NBC Wichita. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  4. ^ "2022 NFL Leaders and Leaderboards". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
  5. ^ "2022 NFL All-Rookie Team". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  6. ^ "Colts sign WR Amari Rodgers to the 53-man roster; place cornerback Dallis Flowers on Injured Reserve; sign cornerback Darren Hall to the practice squad". Colts.com. October 3, 2023. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  7. ^ Joel A. Erickson (October 7, 2024). "Colts Waive Dallis Flowers as Cornerback Plan Continues to Unravel". IndyStar.com.
  8. ^ Ulrich, Logan. "Bucs Making Two Moves Including Signing CB Dallis Flowers". NFL Trade Rumors. Retrieved October 16, 2024.