Gimel DeShaun President (born June 24, 1993) is a former American football defensive end. He was signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2017. He played college football at Auburn and Illinois.
 President with the Tennessee Titans in 2018 | |||||
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||
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| Born: | June 24, 1993 Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 275 lb (125 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | Mount Pleasant (SC) Wando | ||||
| College: | Illinois | ||||
| Undrafted: | 2017 | ||||
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President played in four games during his rookie season before being released by the Texans prior to the start of the 2018 season. He was then signed by the Tennessee Titans, where he saw no game action and spent the entire season on either injured reserve or the practice squad. After being released by the Titans during the 2019 offseason, he was reacquired by the Texans, but was released before the start of the regular season.
In 2020, he played for the St. Louis BattleHawks of the XFL.
Early life
editHe was born in 1993 in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina to parents Zola and Delores Simmons. President played as a defensive end in football at Wando High in South Carolina under Coach Jim Noonan. In his senior year, President finished with 77 tackles, 5 sacks, 5 forced fumbles, 2 fumble recoveries and 11 pass breakups.[1]
College career
editPresident redshirted in 2012. He played for three seasons at Auburn (2013–15) before transferring to Illinois for his final collegiate campaign. He tallied 45 tackles, seven tackles for loss and three sacks during his three seasons at Auburn. He was granted immediate eligibility at Illinois in 2016 after graduating with a degree in fitness, conditioning, and performance from Auburn.
Professional career
editHouston Texans
editPresident signed with the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent on May 12, 2017.[2] He was waived by the Texans on September 2, 2017, and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[3][4] He was promoted to the active roster on November 29, 2017.[5] He played in four regular season games during his rookie year.
On April 30, 2018, President was waived by the Texans.[6]
Tennessee Titans
editOn May 1, 2018, President was claimed off waivers by the Tennessee Titans.[7] He was waived/injured on August 10, 2018, and was placed on injured reserve.[8] He was released on August 18, 2018. On December 18, 2018, President was signed to the Titans practice squad.[9] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Titans on December 31, 2018.[10] He was waived on August 1, 2019.[11]
Houston Texans (second stint)
editOn August 4, 2019, President was signed by the Houston Texans.[12] On August 30, 2019, President was released.[13]
St. Louis BattleHawks
editIn October 2019, President was picked by the St. Louis BattleHawks in the 2020 XFL Draft.[14] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[15]
References
edit- ^ Profile on Auburn Tigers.com
- ^ "OFFICIAL: Texans sign 20 college free agents". HoustonTexans.com. May 12, 2017. Archived from the original on October 18, 2017.
- ^ "Transactions: Texans down to 53-man roster". HoustonTexans.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on January 8, 2018.
- ^ "Texans add nine to the practice squad". HoustonTexans.com. September 3, 2017. Archived from the original on January 10, 2018.
- ^ "TRANSACTIONS: Lewis, President, Slade signed". HoustonTexans.com. November 29, 2017. Archived from the original on January 2, 2018.
- ^ "TRANSACTIONS: Texans re-sign Alfred Blue". HoustonTexans.com. April 30, 2018. Archived from the original on May 1, 2018.
- ^ Wyatt, Jim (May 1, 2018). "Titans Awarded OLB Gimel President off Waivers". TitansOnline.com. Archived from the original on May 2, 2018.
- ^ Wyatt, Jim (August 10, 2018). "Titans Agree to Terms with Safety Steven Terrell". TitansOnline.com.
- ^ Wyatt, Jim (December 18, 2018). "Titans Promote CB Kenneth Durden, and Place CB Logan Ryan on Injured Reserve". TitansOnline.com. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
- ^ "Titans Sign Nine Players to Futures Contracts". TitansOnline.com. December 31, 2018. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
- ^ Wyatt, Jim (August 1, 2019). "Titans Add LB Jordan Williams, DL Chris Nelson While Waiving Two Others". TitansOnline.com.
- ^ Wilson, Aaron (August 4, 2019). "Texans add linebacker Gimel President". Houston Chronicle.
- ^ "Texans roster cuts: Bryan Anger, Javier Edwards, Josh Ferguson". HoustonChronicle.com. August 30, 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- Illinois Fighting Illini bio
- Houston Texans bio Archived December 22, 2017, at the Wayback Machine