Damion Ratley

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Damion Ratley
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Ratley with the Cleveland Browns in 2018 preseason
Personal information
Born: (1995-04-16) April 16, 1995 (age 29)
Yoakum, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school: Yoakum (Yoakum, Texas)
College: Texas A&M
Position: Wide receiver
NFL draft: 2018  / Round: 6 / Pick: 175
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:29
Receiving yards:407
Receiving touchdowns:1

Damion Ratley (born April 16, 1995) is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football at Texas A&M. He has played for the Cleveland Browns, New York Giants, Houston Texans, and Detroit Lions.

Contents

Early years

Ratley attended and played high school football at Yoakum High School. [1]

College career

Ratley played two seasons for the Aggies after transferring from Blinn College. [2] [3] Over the course of 37 games (17 starts), Ratley caught 47 passes for 920 yards and eight touchdowns. [4]

Professional career

Cleveland Browns

Ratley was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the sixth round (175th overall) in the 2018 NFL Draft. [5] [6]

On May 6, 2018, Ratley signed a rookie contract worth about $2.575 million. It includes a signing bonus worth over $160,000. [7] He made his NFL debut in Week 2 against the New Orleans Saints. [8] In Week 6 against the Los Angeles Chargers, he had six receptions for 82 receiving yards for his first professional statistics. [9]

Ratley was waived by the Browns on September 5, 2020. [10]

New York Giants

On September 6, 2020, Ratley was claimed off waivers by the New York Giants. [11] He was waived on October 13, 2020. [12]

Houston Texans

On October 20, 2020, Ratley was signed to the practice squad of the Houston Texans. [13] On December 28, 2020, Ratley was signed to the active roster. [14] He was waived on March 16, 2021. [15]

Detroit Lions

Ratley signed with the Detroit Lions on March 24, 2021. [16] He was waived on August 30, 2021.

Dallas Cowboys

Ratley signed with the Dallas Cowboys' practice squad on September 21, 2021. He was released on November 16. [17]

Minnesota Vikings

On December 15, 2021, Ratley was signed to the Minnesota Vikings practice squad. [18] He was waived on December 28. [19]

NFL career statistics

Regular season

YearTeamGPReceivingFumbles
RecTgtYdsAvgLngTDFDFumLost
2018 CLE 13132014411.1270500
2019 CLE 13122420016.74611100
2020 NYG 54106315.8290210
Total31295440714.04611810

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References

  1. ↑ Zwerneman, Brent (October 11, 2017). "Damion Ratley transforms from passerby to pass catcher at Texas A&M". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  2. ↑ "WR Damion Ratley hopes strong finish leads to strong start with Browns". www.clevelandbrowns.com. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  3. ↑ Zwerneman, Brent (October 10, 2017). "Aggies' Ratley is no longer an armchair WR". San Antonio Express-News.
  4. ↑ "Damion Ratley". www.clevelandbrowns.com. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  5. ↑ Zwerneman, Brent (April 28, 2018). "Browns draft receiver Damion Ratley in 6th round". Houston Chronicle.
  6. ↑ "Browns select Texas A&M WR Damion Ratley with the 175th pick in 2018 NFL Draft". ClevelandBrowns.com. April 28, 2018. Archived from the original on May 1, 2018. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  7. ↑ Cabot, Mary kay (May 7, 2018). "Browns sign draft picks Austin Corbett, Damion Ratley and Simeon Thomas". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Cleveland Browns at New Orleans Saints - September 16th, 2018". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Aggies in the NFL: Miller, Ratley, Bennett impress in Week 6". Gigem247. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  10. ↑ Gribble, Andrew (September 5, 2020). "Browns announce initial 53-man roster heading into 2020 season". ClevelandBrowns.com.
  11. ↑ Eisen, Michael (September 6, 2020). "Giants claim 3 players as roster-building continues". Giants.com.
  12. ↑ Eisen, Michael (October 13, 2020). "Giants sign WR Austin Mack, waive Damion Ratley". Giants.com. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Houston Texans Transactions (10-20-20)". HoustonTexans.com. October 20, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Houston Texans Transactions (12-28-20)". HoustonTexans.com. December 28, 2020. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  15. ↑ "Houston Texans Transactions (3-16-2021)". HoustonTexans.com. March 16, 2021.
  16. ↑ "Lions sign LB Alex Anzalone and WR Damion Ratley". DetroitLions.com. March 24, 2021. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  17. ↑ "NFL injury updates, latest league news from Tuesday, Nov. 16". NFL.com. November 16, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  18. ↑ Peters, Craig (December 15, 2021). "Vikings Sign 2 Receivers to Practice Squad". Vikings.com.
  19. ↑ Peters, Craig (December 28, 2021). "Vikings Sign T Rick Leonard to Practice Squad". Vikings.com. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
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