Ironhead Gallon

Ironhead Gallon
Free agent
Position: Strong safety
Personal information
Born: (1994-01-18) January 18, 1994
Madison, Florida
Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight: 203 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school: Madison (FL)
College: Georgia Southern
Undrafted: 2017
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Deshawntee "Ironhead" Gallon (born January 18, 1994) is an American football strong safety who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Georgia Southern.

Professional career

Arizona Cardinals

Gallon signed with the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent on May 2, 2017.[1] He was waived on September 2, 2017.[2]

Philadelphia Eagles

Gallon was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles on August 27, 2018.[3] He was waived on September 1, 2018.[4]

Nickname

As a big fan of former New Orleans Saints' running back Craig "Ironhead" Heyward, Gallon's father began calling him "Ironhead" as a child. During his time at Georgia Southern friends and teammates also began calling him "Ironhead".[5]

References

  1. ↑ Urban, Darren (May 2, 2017). "Cardinals Collect 17 Undrafted Rookies". AZCardinals.com. Archived from the original on May 2, 2017. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
  2. ↑ Urban, Darren (September 2, 2017). "Cardinals Make Moves To Reach 53-Man Roster". AZCardinals.com. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017.
  3. ↑ Brandon Lee Gowton (August 27, 2018). "Philadelphia Eagles sign a safety with a great nickname". BleedingGreenNation.com. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  4. ↑ McPherson, Chris (September 1, 2018). "Eagles Get To The 53-Player Limit". PhiladelphiaEagles.com.
  5. ↑ Mark McLune (August 10, 2017). "Cardinals rookie 'Ironhead' Gallon trying to make a name for himself at camp". azfamily.com. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
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