Buster Davis (linebacker)

Total tackles:	24
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Buster Davis
	Davis with the Detroit Lions in 2008
No. 55, 52
Position:	Linebacker
Personal information
Born:	October 20, 1983 (age 41); Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:	251 lb (114 kg)
Career information
High school:	Mainland; (Daytona Beach, Florida)
College:	Florida State
NFL draft:	2007 / round: 3 / pick: 69
Career history
	Arizona Cardinals (2007); Detroit Lions (2007); Indianapolis Colts (2008); Houston Texans (2009); Hartford Colonials (2010); Las Vegas Locomotives (2010); Jacksonville Sharks (2011–2012);
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
	First-team All-American (2006); First-team All-ACC (2006);
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:
Total tackles:	24
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

James "Buster" Davis (born October 20, 1983) is an American former professional football linebacker. He was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the third round of the 2007 NFL draft. He played college football at Florida State. Davis was also a member of the Detroit Lions, Indianapolis Colts, Houston Texans, Hartford Colonials, Las Vegas Locomotives, and Jacksonville Sharks.^[1]

Early life

Buster Davis played for Mainland High School in Daytona Beach. Davis played in the 2002 U.S. Army All-American Bowl alongside fellow Florida State Seminoles Kamerion Wimbley and Lorenzo Booker.

Professional career

Arizona Cardinals

Davis was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the third round in the 2007 NFL Draft out of Florida State University.^[2] Davis signed a three-year, $1.7 million contract with a $610,000 signing bonus with the Cardinals, but was later released on September 1, 2007.

Detroit Lions

On September 4, 2007, he joined the practice squad of the Detroit Lions. He was promoted to the active roster on December 19. Davis was waived by the Lions during final cuts on August 30, 2008.

Indianapolis Colts

A day after being let go by the Lions, Davis was claimed off waivers by the Indianapolis Colts on August 31, 2008. An exclusive-rights free agent in the 2009 offseason, Davis was re-signed by the Colts on March 17.^[3] However, he was waived by the team two weeks later on March 31.^[4]

Houston Texans

Davis signed a one-year deal with the Houston Texans on April 3, 2009.^[5] He was waived on September 5. He was re-signed to the practice squad and released on September 15. On October 8 he was re-signed to the practice squad, he was released on October 13.

References

^ "Official Athletic Web Site of the University of South Dakota Coyotes - Football - in Review". Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
^ "2007 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
^ Colts Re-Sign 3 Players
^ "Colts Notebook: March 30". Archived from the original on May 4, 2009. Retrieved March 31, 2009.
^ "Texans sign former Indy LB Davis". Archived from the original on April 6, 2009. Retrieved April 3, 2009.

External links

Florida State Seminoles bio Archived December 30, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
Media related to Buster Davis (linebacker) at Wikimedia Commons

[1] "Official Athletic Web Site of the University of South Dakota Coyotes - Football - in Review". Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved November 23, 2011.

[2] "2007 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 11, 2023.

[3] Colts Re-Sign 3 Players

[4] "Colts Notebook: March 30". Archived from the original on May 4, 2009. Retrieved March 31, 2009.

[5] "Texans sign former Indy LB Davis". Archived from the original on April 6, 2009. Retrieved April 3, 2009.

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