Deiontrez Mount
No. 48, 53
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1993-02-26) February 26, 1993 (age 31)
Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:253 lb (115 kg)
Career information
High school:Fort Walton Beach
(Fort Walton Beach, Florida)
College:Louisville
NFL draft:2015 / Round: 6 / Pick: 177
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:7
Interceptions:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Deiontrez Mount (born February 26, 1993) is a former American football linebacker. He was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the sixth round of the 2015 NFL draft.[1] He played college football for Louisville.

Professional career

Tennessee Titans

Mount was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the sixth round, 177th overall, in the 2015 NFL draft.[2] On August 28, 2016, Mount was waived by the Titans.[3]

Indianapolis Colts

On September 19, 2016, Mount was signed to the practice squad of the Indianapolis Colts.[4] He was promoted to the active roster on December 15, 2016.[5]

On August 18, 2017, Mount was waived/injured by the Colts and placed on injured reserve.[6] He was released on August 25, 2017.

Denver Broncos

On August 29, 2017, Mount signed with the Denver Broncos.[7] He was waived on September 2, 2017, and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[8][9] He was promoted to the active roster on November 15, 2017.[10]

On May 30, 2018, Mount suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon during the Broncos' organized team activities (OTAs), and was ruled out the entire 2018 season.[11] He was waived/injured on June 11, 2018, and officially placed on injured reserve after clearing waivers.[12]

Tampa Bay Vipers

Mount was selected by the Tampa Bay Vipers of the XFL in round two of phase three of the 2020 XFL Draft.[13] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[14]

References

  1. ^ Wyatt, Jim (May 12, 2015). "Titans reach deal with rookie LB Deiontrez Mount". The Tennessean. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
  2. ^ "2015 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  3. ^ "Titans Make First Round of Roster Cuts". TitansOnline.com. August 28, 2016. Archived from the original on August 7, 2017.
  4. ^ "Indianapolis Colts Make Practice Squad Moves". Blogs.Colts.com. September 19, 2016.
  5. ^ "Indianapolis Colts Make Roster Moves". Blogs.Colts.com. December 15, 2016. Archived from the original on July 2, 2022. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  6. ^ "Colts Sign Guard Terran Vaughn". Colts.com. August 18, 2017.
  7. ^ Swanson, Ben (August 29, 2017). "Broncos sign LB Deiontrez Mount, waive DL Jimmy Bean". DenverBroncos.com.
  8. ^ Mason, Andrew (September 2, 2017). "Broncos trim roster at deadline". DenverBroncos.com. Archived from the original on November 30, 2017.
  9. ^ DiLalla, Aric (September 4, 2017). "Broncos announce initial practice-squad roster". DenverBroncos.com. Archived from the original on February 10, 2018.
  10. ^ DiLalla, Aric (November 15, 2017). "Broncos sign LB Deiontrez Mount, add two practice squad players". DenverBroncos.com.
  11. ^ O'Halloran, Ryan (May 30, 2018). "Broncos lose linebacker Deiontrez Mount to torn Achilles". The Denver Post. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  12. ^ Williams, Charean (June 11, 2018). "Broncos waive Deiontrez Mount". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
  13. ^ Daniels, Tim (October 15, 2019). "XFL Draft 2019 Results: Rosters, Day 1 Selections for Each Team". Bleacher Report. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  14. ^ Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.

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Tennessee Titans 2015 NFL draft selections
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