Devante Bond

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Devante Bond
No. 59, 53
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1993-07-03) July 3, 1993 (age 30)
Sacramento, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:236 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school: Sacramento (CA) Foothill
College: Oklahoma
NFL draft: 2016  / Round: 6 / Pick: 183
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:39
Player stats at PFR

Devante Bond (born July 3, 1993) is an American former football linebacker. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the sixth round of the 2016 NFL Draft, and also played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Bears. He played college football at Oklahoma.

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Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 1+1⁄8 in
(1.86 m)		235 lb
(107 kg)		32+3⁄8 in
(0.82 m)		9+1⁄4 in
(0.23 m)		4.70 s4.36 s7.07 s37.5 in
(0.95 m)		10 ft 1 in
(3.07 m)		21 reps
All values from NFL Combine [1]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Bond was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the sixth round, 183rd overall, in the 2016 NFL Draft. [2] On September 23, 2016, he was placed on injured reserve with a hamstring injury. [3]

On September 24, 2017, he made his NFL debut in a Week 3 game against Minnesota Vikings. On October 5, 2017, he recorded his first career tackle in a game against the New England Patriots. [4]

On September 1, 2018, Bond was placed on injured reserve. [5] On September 11, 2018, Bond was waived from the Buccaneers with an injury settlement. [6] On October 17, 2018, Bond was re-signed by the Buccaneers. [7]

On March 5, 2019, Bond re-signed with the Buccaneers. [8] On October 15, 2019, Bond was released by the Buccaneers. [9] He was suspended four weeks by the NFL for violating the league's performance-enhancing drugs policy on October 18, 2019. [10] He was reinstated from suspension on November 12, 2019.

Chicago Bears

On December 9, 2019, Bond was signed by the Chicago Bears. [11]

On February 22, 2020, Bond re-signed with the Bears. [12] He was released on July 26. [13] He was re-signed to their practice squad on September 18. [14] He was elevated to the active roster the next day for the team's week 2 game against the New York Giants, and reverted to the practice squad after the game. [15] He was elevated again on October 8 for the team's week 5 game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and reverted to the practice squad again following the game. [16] He was placed on the practice squad/injured list on October 9, [17] and restored to the practice squad on December 9. [18] His practice squad contract with the team expired after the season on January 18, 2021. [19]

Dallas Cowboys

On December 30, 2021, Bond was signed to the Dallas Cowboys practice squad. [20] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Cowboys on January 18, 2022. He was placed on injured reserve on July 8, 2022, after suffering a season-ending knee injury in organized team activities. [21] He was waived on April 24, 2023, with a failed physical designation.

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References

  1. ↑ "Devante Bond Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Bucs Draft Devante Bond in Round 6". Buccaneers.com. April 30, 2016. Archived from the original on December 24, 2017. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  3. ↑ Smith, Scott (September 23, 2016). "Bucs Lose Bond to IR, Re-Sign Keyes". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on January 26, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Devante Bond Career Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  5. ↑ Smith, Scott (September 1, 2018). "Robinson, Tandy Among Cuts as Bucs Get to 53". Buccaneers.com.
  6. ↑ Smith, Scott (September 11, 2018). "Bucs Add CB Marcus Williams, Release G Adam Gettis". Buccaneers.com.
  7. ↑ Williams, Charean (October 17, 2018). "Bucs re-signing Devante Bond". Pro Football Talk. NBCSports.com.
  8. ↑ Smith, Scott (March 5, 2019). "Bucs Re-Sign LB Devante Bond". Buccaneers.com.
  9. ↑ Smith, Scott (October 15, 2019). "Bucs Fill Practice Squad Openings with Three Offensive Players". Buccaneers.com.
  10. ↑ Easterling, Luke (October 18, 2019). "Former Bucs LB Devante Bond Suspended 4 Games". SI.com. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Bears place LB Roquan Smith on IR, sign LB Devante Bond to active roster". Bears Wire. USA Today. December 9, 2019.
  12. ↑ Mayer, Larry (February 22, 2020). "Roster move: Bears re-sign LB Devante Bond". ChicagoBears.com. Archived from the original on February 25, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
  13. ↑ Mayer, Larry (July 26, 2020). "Roster Moves: Bears trade Shaheen, release 3". Chicago Bears . Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  14. ↑ Perez, Bryan (September 18, 2020). "Bears Roster Moves: Linebacker Devante Bond added to practice squad". USAToday.com. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
  15. ↑ Mayer, Larry (September 19, 2020). "Roster Moves: Bond promoted from practice squad". Chicago Bears . Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  16. ↑ Williams, Charean (October 8, 2020). "Bears promote Devante Bond from practice squad". NBCSports.com. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  17. ↑ Mayer, Larry (October 9, 2020). "Roster Moves: Bears sign Kai Forbath to practice squad". ChicagoBears.com. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  18. ↑ "Devante Bond: Comes off injured list". CBSSports.com. December 10, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  19. ↑ "Six players no longer under contract". FantasyGuru.com. January 18, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  20. ↑ "Cowboys Bring In Additional Special Teams and Linebacker Depth with Practice Squad Signing". Inside the Star. December 30, 2021.
  21. ↑ Phillips, Rob (July 8, 2022). "Cowboys Sign Kicker; Add LB Christian Sam". DallasCowboys.com. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
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