Square with the Alabama Crimson Tide
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No. 71 Los Angeles Chargers | |||||||||||
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Position: | Defensive Tackle | ||||||||||
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Date of birth: | February 6, 1989 | ||||||||||
Place of birth: | Houston, Texas | ||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 293 lb (133 kg) | ||||||||||
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High school: | Houston (TX) Yates | ||||||||||
College: | Alabama | ||||||||||
Undrafted: | 2013 | ||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2016 | |||||||||||
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Tackles: | 23 |
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Quarterback sacks: | 2.5 |
Interceptions: | 0 |
Forced fumbles: | 0 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Damion Square (born February 6, 1989) is an American football defensive end for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Alabama.
He was ranked as the 9th overall linebacker prospect in the nation by Scout.com. He also was ranked as the 55th best prospect in the state of Texas by Rivals.com. He was selected to the Preseason All-Greater Team before his Senior season at High school. He was selected to the All-Greater Houston team while at high school. He also was named to the third team of Dave Campbell's Texas Football Magazine's Super Team.
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He played college football at Alabama. In his sophomore season, he finished the season with 27 tackles and 3 sacks. He finished his last two seasons with a total of 65 tackles, 4.5 sacks, and 2 pass deflections. On July 19, 2012, He was selected to the preseason all-SEC second team prior to his Senior season.
After going undrafted in the 2013 NFL Draft, Square was signed as a free agent by the Philadelphia Eagles. He was released by the Eagles on August 30, 2014.
Square was claimed off waivers by the Kansas City Chiefs on September 1, 2014. He was released by the Chiefs on October 31.
After he was released by the Chiefs, Square was claimed off waivers by the San Diego Chargers on November 3, 2014. On March 11, 2016, he was re-signed by the Chargers to a one-year contract. On September 3, 2016, he was suspended by the NFL for the first four games of the 2016 NFL season.