Michael Davis (defensive back)

Michael Davis (born January 6, 1995) is an American football cornerback for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Brigham Young from 2013 to 2016. He played high school football at Glendale High School (Glendale, California) from 2009 to 2012.

Michael Davis
Davis in 2019
No. 43 – Los Angeles Chargers
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1995-01-06) January 6, 1995
Glendale, California
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:196 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school:Glendale (Glendale, California)
College:Brigham Young
Undrafted:2017
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 11, 2019
Total tackles:95
Sacks:0
Forced fumbles:1
Pass deflections:18
Interceptions:2
Player stats at NFL.com

Early years

Davis participated in both the Glendale High School (Glendale, California) football and track and field teams all 4 years. During his senior year, he earned first team All-CIF, league, & area honors. In Track and Field, Davis had won the Pacific League title in the 100-meter sprint 3 straight years and the 200-meter sprint 4 straight years. He ran the 100 and 200-meter dash with best times of 10.5 and 21.3. Davis also qualified for the California State Championship Meet for the 200 his junior and senior years. In 2012, he finished seventh overall, and finished fifth overall in 2013.

Professional career

Los Angeles Chargers

Davis was signed by the Los Angeles Chargers as an undrafted free agent on May 1, 2017.[1] He was waived on September 2, 2017 and was signed to the Chargers' practice squad the next day.[2][3] He was promoted to the active roster on September 16, 2017.[4]

Davis was suspended two games by the NFL for violating the league's substance abuse policy on November 22, 2019.[5] He was reinstated from suspension on December 9, 2019, and activated two days later.

On April 9, 2020, Davis was re-signed to a one-year, $3.259 million contract.[6]

References
  1. Henne, Ricky (May 1, 2017). "Chargers Agree to Terms with 15 Undrafted Free Agents". Chargers.com. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  2. Henne, Ricky (September 2, 2017). "Los Angeles Chargers Cut Down Roster to 53". Chargers.com. Archived from the original on December 28, 2017.
  3. Henne, Ricky (September 3, 2017). "Chargers Announce First Members of 2017 Practice Squad". Chargers.com. Archived from the original on April 12, 2018.
  4. "Chargers Sign CB Michael Davis From PS, Waive WR Geremy Davis". NFLTradeRumors.co. September 16, 2017.
  5. "Los Angeles Chargers' Michael Davis suspended 2 games for violating NFL's substance abuse policy". ESPN.com. November 22, 2019. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  6. Alper, Josh (April 9, 2020). "Michael Davis signs RFA tender with Chargers". NBCSports.com. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
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