Deshon Foxx

Deshon Foxx
No. 1Seattle Seahawks
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Date of birth: (1992-11-27) November 27, 1992
Place of birth: Lynchburg, Virginia
Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight: 173 lb (78 kg)
Career information
High school: Brookville High School
College: Connecticut
Undrafted: 2015
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Deshon Foxx (born May 11, 1992) is an American football wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Connecticut.

Early years

Foxx attended Brookville High School in Lynchburg, Virginia where he graduated in 2011.[1]

College career

Foxx signed his letter of intent to play for Connecticut on February 2, 2011.[1] Foxx played all four years for the Huskies, playing in 36 games over that span.[2]

Professional career

Seattle Seahawks

On May 18, 2015 Foxx was signed by the Seattle Seahawks after a three-day rookie mini-camp.[3] On August 13, 2015 the Seahawks waived Foxx to make room for Alex Singleton.[4] On August 24, 2015 Foxx was re-signed by the Seahawks to replace Jeremy Crayton who had just been waived.[5] On August 31, 2015 Foxx was waived as the Seahawks cut their roster to 75 players.[6] On December 1, 2015 Foxx was signed by the Seahawks to their practice squad.[7] On December 8, 2015 Foxx was waived from the practice squad.[8] On December 22, 2015 the Seahawks re-signed Foxx to their practice squad.[9] On January 18, 2016 Foxx was signed to a futures contract by the Seahawks.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 "Deshon Foxx". 247.com. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  2. "4 - Deshon Foxx". UCONN Athletics. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  3. "Seahawks Sign WR Deshon Foxx, Waive/Injured RB Demitrius Bronson". Seahawks.com. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  4. "Seahawks waive WR Deshon Foxx, re-sign LB Alex Singleton". The Seattle Times. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  5. "Seahawks sign Deshon Foxx, bring Samson Satele in for a visit". SBNation. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  6. "Seahawks roster cuts 2015: Seattle releases Lemuel Jeanpierre, waive Greg Scruggs, others". SBNation. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  7. "Seahawks Make Roster Moves". Seahawks.com. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  8. "Seahawks waive TE Chase Coffman, have two open roster spots". The Seattle Times. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  9. "Seahawks add receivers Deshon Foxx and Antwan Goodley to practice squad". The Seattle Times. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  10. "Seattle Seahawks sign 12 players to reserve/future contracts". 247sports.com. Retrieved March 9, 2016.

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