Darius Jennings

Darius Jennings
No. --Free agent
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Date of birth: (1992-06-28) June 28, 1992
Place of birth: Baltimore, Maryland
Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight: 169 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school: Baltimore (MD) Gilman
College: Virginia
Undrafted: 2015
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Receptions: 14
Yards: 117
Touchdowns: 0
Player stats at NFL.com

Darius Jennings (born June 28, 1992) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent in 2015. He played college football at Virginia.

College career

During his college career, Jennings had 133 receptions for 1,667 yards with 11 touchdowns.

Professional career

Cleveland Browns

Jennings signed with the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent in May 2015.[1] He started the season on the practice squad and was promoted to the active roster in early December.[2] Jennings was waived by the Browns on December 16, 2015,[3] but was re-signed on December 22.[4]

Jennings played in four games for the Browns in 2015, catching 14 passes for 117 yards.[5]

On April 4, 2016, the Browns re-signed Jennings.[6] On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Browns.[7] The next day, he was signed to the Browns' practice squad.[8] He was released on October 6, 2016.[9]

Chicago Bears

On October 10, 2016, Jennings was signed to the Bears' practice squad.[10] He was released by the Bears on November 22, 2016.[11]

References

  1. Browns sign former Virginia wide receiver Darius Jennings (Gilman) following minicamp tryout
  2. Browns promote WR Darius Jennings
  3. Mary Kay Cabot (December 16, 2015). "Mike Pettine says Browns fought vs. 49ers 'and I don't know if I sensed that same attitude from the other side'". www.cleveland.com. Northeast Ohio Media Group LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  4. "Browns re-sign WR Darius Jennings, place OL John Greco on injured reserve". www.clevelandbrowns.com. Cleveland Browns. December 22, 2015. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  5. "Browns' Darius Jennings: Provides depth in late-season games". www.cbssports.com. CBS Sports. January 5, 2016. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  6. "Browns sign restricted free agents and exclusive rights players". ClevelandBrowns.com. April 4, 2016. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  7. Gribble, Andrew. "Cleveland Browns reduce roster to 53". ClevelandBrowns.com.
  8. "Browns claim 5 players, sign 4 to practice squad". ClevelandBrowns.com.
  9. "Browns sign DL Gabe Wright to practice squad". ClevelandBrowns.com. October 5, 2016.
  10. Mayer, Larry (October 10, 2016). "Bears elevate Bausby, waive Hurst". ChicagoBears.com.
  11. Emma, Chris (November 22, 2016). "Bears Sign De'Vante Bausby To Active Roster, Dres Anderson To Practice Squad". Chicago.CBSlocal.com.

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