Dillon Day (American football)
_on_8_November_2014.jpg) Day in 2014 | |
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| Position: | Center |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | October 17, 1991 West Monroe, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight: | 299 lb (136 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | West Monroe (West Monroe, Louisiana) |
| College: | Mississippi State |
| Undrafted: | 2015 |
| Career history | |
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Dillon Anthony Day (born October 17, 1991) is a former American football center. He played college football for Mississippi State, where he was the starting center for four years: 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014.[1]
Professional career
[edit]Denver Broncos
[edit]After going undrafted in the 2015 NFL draft, Day signed with the Denver Broncos where he spent the whole season on the team's practice squad. On February 7, 2016, Day was part of the Broncos team that won Super Bowl 50 over the Carolina Panthers by a score of 24–10.[2]
On September 3, 2016, Day was waived by the Broncos, and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[3][4] Day spent the entire season once again on the practice squad and signed a reserve/future contract with the Broncos on January 2, 2017.[5]
On September 2, 2017, Day was waived by the Broncos and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[6][7] After spending over two straight seasons on the Broncos' practice squad, Day was promoted to the active roster on October 21, 2017.[8] He was waived by the Broncos on October 24, 2017.[9]
Indianapolis Colts
[edit]On October 25, 2017, Day was claimed off waivers by the Indianapolis Colts.[10] He was waived by the Colts on November 6, 2017.[11]
Denver Broncos (second stint)
[edit]On November 8, 2017, Day was signed to the Broncos' practice squad.[12]
Green Bay Packers
[edit]On December 20, 2017, Day was signed by the Green Bay Packers off the Broncos' practice squad.[13]
On September 1, 2018, Day was waived by the Packers.[14]
San Francisco 49ers
[edit]On July 26, 2019, Day signed a one-year contract with the San Francisco 49ers.[15] He was released on August 27, 2019.[16]
Seattle Dragons
[edit]In October 2019, Day was drafted by the Seattle Dragons in the 2020 XFL Draft.[17] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[18]
References
[edit]- ^ "Dillon Day". HailState.com. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
- ^ "Super Bowl 50 – Denver Broncos vs. Carolina Panthers – February 7th, 2016". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
- ^ Mason, Andrew (September 3, 2016). "Broncos make 23 moves to pare roster at the deadline". DenverBroncos.com. Archived from the original on August 19, 2017.
- ^ Swanson, Ben (September 4, 2016). "Broncos add eight to practice squad". DenverBroncos.com. Archived from the original on August 19, 2017.
- ^ "Broncos sign 11 players to future contracts". DenverBroncos.com. January 2, 2017. Archived from the original on January 28, 2018.
- ^ Mason, Andrew (September 2, 2017). "Broncos trim roster at deadline". DenverBroncos.com. Archived from the original on November 30, 2017.
- ^ DiLalla, Aric (September 4, 2017). "Broncos announce initial practice-squad roster". DenverBroncos.com. Archived from the original on February 10, 2018.
- ^ DiLalla, Aric (October 21, 2017). "Broncos make slew of roster moves ahead of Sunday's game vs. Chargers". DenverBroncos.com. Archived from the original on March 6, 2018.
- ^ Swanson, Ben (October 24, 2017). "Broncos waive Dillon Day, sign Kyle Peko and Kevin Snyder to practice squad". DenverBroncos.com.
- ^ "Roster Move: Colts Claim Center Dillon Day Off Waivers". Colts.com. October 25, 2017.
- ^ "Roster Moves: Colts Claim CB D.J. White; Waive Dillon Day". Colts.com. November 6, 2017.
- ^ "Report: Broncos re-sign OL Dillon Day to practice squad". 247Sports.com. November 8, 2017.
- ^ "Packers sign C Dillon Day". Packers.com. December 20, 2017.
- ^ "Packers announce roster moves". Packers.com. September 1, 2018.
- ^ "The 49ers Announce Roster Moves". 49ers.com. July 26, 2019.
- ^ "49ers sign CB Chris Campbell to one-year deal; waive OL Dillion Day". Niners Nation. August 27, 2019.
- ^ Bender, Bill (October 21, 2019). "XFL Draft picks 2019: Complete results, rosters, players for new football league". Sporting News. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- ^ 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.
External links
[edit]- Mississippi State Bulldogs bio
- Denver Broncos bio Archived February 15, 2016, at the Wayback Machine