DeDe Lattimore

DeDe Lattimore
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Lattimore playing for the Bears in 2014
No. 91, 43, 96
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1991-01-30) January 30, 1991 (age 33)
Athens, Georgia, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:237 lb (108 kg)
Career information
High school:Athens (GA) Cedar Shoals
College:South Florida
Undrafted:2014
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-AAC (2013)
  • Second-team All-Big East (2011)
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:3
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Devekeyan "DeDe" Lattimore (born January 30, 1991) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at the University of South Florida. He has been a member of the Chicago Bears and Saskatchewan Roughriders.

Early life

Lattimore played running back and linebacker at Cedar Shoals High School. in Athens, Georgia. He recorded 96 tackles, four sacks and four forced fumbles his senior year. He was also named to the 2008 Georgia All-Star team and the All-Northeast Georgia team. Lattimore earned two Defensive Player of the Year honors in Region 8-AAAA. He rushed 88 times for 857 yards and six touchdowns his junior year. He also recorded 118 total tackles, 15 sacks and 18 quarterback hurries in 10 games.[1]

College career

Lattimore played for the South Florida Bulls from 2010 to 2013. He was redshirted in 2009.[1] In 2010, he was named a Freshman All-American by Rivals.com.[1] In 2011, he was named Second-team All-Big East by Athlon Sports and Phil Steele.[1][2] In 2013, he earned Second-team All-AAC honors, was named USF Team MVP and was a team captain, leading the Bulls with a career-best 98 tackles.[1]

Professional career

Lattimore was rated the 14th best inside linebacker in the 2014 NFL draft by NFLDraftScout.com. The website projected that he would be drafted in the seventh round or sign as an undrafted free agent.[3] Nolan Nawrocki of NFL.com predicted that Lattimore would go undrafted and sign as a priority free agent, stating that Lattimore was a "Tightly wound, inconsistent, two-down Mike linebacker who projects as a backup inside in a 3-4, though he will have to prove his worth on special teams to last."[4]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 0 in
(1.83 m) 		237 lb
(108 kg) 		4.63 s 1.50 s 2.68 s 4.33 s 7.16 s 30+1⁄2 in
(0.77 m)		 9 ft 2 in
(2.79 m)		 20 reps
All values from South Florida Pro Day[3]

Lattimore was signed by the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL) on May 11, 2014, after going undrafted in the 2014 NFL Draft. He was released by the Bears on August 31 and signed to the team's practice squad on September 1, 2014. He was released by the Bears on September 11 and re-signed to the team's practice squad on October 8, 2014.[5] Lattimore made his NFL debut on October 12, 2014, against the Atlanta Falcons, recording one tackle.[6] On January 30, 2015, he was resigned to a two-year deal.[7] He was waived by the Bears on August 15, 2015.[8]

Lattimore signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League on February 19, 2016.[9] He was released by the Roughriders on April 19, 2016.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "DEVEKEYAN "DEDE" LATTIMORE". gousfbulls.com. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
  2. ^ Lassan, Steven (June 27, 2011). "Dana Holgorsen's offense should lead to big numbers for Geno Smith". athlonsports.com. Archived from the original on October 3, 2017. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  3. ^ a b "DeDe Lattimore". nfldraftscout.com. Archived from the original on October 3, 2017. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  4. ^ "Devekeyan Lattimore". nfl.com. Archived from the original on October 3, 2017. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  5. ^ "Chicago Bears Transactions - 2014". ESPN. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
  6. ^ "DeDe Lattimore". nfl.com. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
  7. ^ Wilkening, Mike (January 30, 2015). "Bears sign LB DeDe Lattimore to two-year extension". Profootballtalk.com. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
  8. ^ "Chicago rookie WR Kevin White needs surgery on leg stress fracture; will miss half of season". usnews.com. Associated Press. August 15, 2015. Archived from the original on September 20, 2016. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  9. ^ "Saskatchewan Roughriders add three players to their defence". leaderpost.com. February 19, 2016. Archived from the original on February 28, 2016. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
  10. ^ "Defensive tackle Brandon Tennant among 10 players released by the Saskatchewan Roughriders". leaderpost.com. April 19, 2016. Archived from the original on June 8, 2016. Retrieved September 20, 2016.