Demar Dotson (born October 11, 1985) is a former American football offensive tackle. He was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at Southern Mississippi.
 Dotson with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2012 | |||||||
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| Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||||
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| Born: | October 11, 1985 Alexandria, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 315 lb (143 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Alexandria (Alexandria, Louisiana) | ||||||
| College: | Southern Mississippi | ||||||
| Undrafted: | 2009 | ||||||
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Professional career
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| 6 ft 8+3⁄4 in (2.05 m) |
306 lb (139 kg) | |||||||||||
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers
editDotson signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after going undrafted in the 2009 NFL draft.
In 2012, Dotson re-signed with the Buccaneers on a two-year deal. On September 18, Dotson won the starting right tackle job, beating Jeremy Trueblood. On March 28, 2013, Dotson signed a new four-year contract extension.
In 2013, he was expected to compete with Gabe Carimi, whom the Bucs traded for in June 2013, for the starting position at right tackle.[2] In 2014, after starting 14 games as starting right tackle, Dotson moved to left tackle after poor performances from Anthony Collins.
In 2017, Dotson started 12 games at right tackle before being placed on injured reserve on November 29, 2017.[3]
Denver Broncos
editOn August 11, 2020, Dotson signed with the Denver Broncos.[4] He started eight games at right tackle in 2020.
References
edit- ^ "2009 NFL Draft Scout Demar Dotson College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
- ^ "Bucs trade 6th round pick in '14 to Bears for OL Carimi". Tampa Bay Times. June 9, 2013. Archived from the original on September 20, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
- ^ Smith, Scott (November 29, 2017). "Dotson, Marpet to IR Among Multiple Moves". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on January 3, 2018.
- ^ DiLalla, Aric (August 11, 2020). "Broncos sign RT Demar Dotson to one-year deal". Denver Broncos. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
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