Deshawntee "Ironhead" Gallon (born January 18, 1994) is an American former professional football safety. He played college football at Georgia Southern.
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| Position: | Safety |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | January 18, 1994 Madison, Florida, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight: | 203 lb (92 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Madison (FL) |
| College: | Georgia Southern |
| Undrafted: | 2017 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Professional career
editArizona Cardinals
editGallon signed with the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent on May 2, 2017.[1] He was waived on September 2, 2017.[2]
Philadelphia Eagles
editGallon was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles on August 27, 2018.[3] He was waived on September 1, 2018.[4]
Ottawa Redblacks
editAfter the CFL canceled the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Gallon chose to opt-out of his contract with the Ottawa Redblacks on September 3, 2020.[5] He re-signed with the team on November 2, 2020.[6] He was released by the Redblacks on June 24, 2021,[7] and re-signed again on July 5.[8] He was released on July 29, 2021.[9]
Personal life
editAs a big fan of former New Orleans Saints' running back Craig "Ironhead" Heyward, Gallon's mother’s ex-husband began calling him "Ironhead" as a child. During his time at Georgia Southern friends and teammates also began calling him "Ironhead".[10]
References
edit- ^ Urban, Darren (May 2, 2017). "Cardinals Collect 17 Undrafted Rookies". AZCardinals.com. Archived from the original on May 2, 2017. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
- ^ Urban, Darren (September 2, 2017). "Cardinals Make Moves To Reach 53-Man Roster". AZCardinals.com. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017.
- ^ Brandon Lee Gowton (August 27, 2018). "Philadelphia Eagles sign a safety with a great nickname". BleedingGreenNation.com. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ^ McPherson, Chris (September 1, 2018). "Eagles Get To The 53-Player Limit". PhiladelphiaEagles.com.
- ^ "Tracking players who have exercised opt-outs". CFL.ca. August 26, 2020. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
- ^ "Transactions". CFL.ca. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
- ^ "Chris Larsen among six players released by Ottawa Redblacks". ctvnews.ca. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ^ "Redblacks Transactions: July 5, 2021". OttawaRedblacks.com. July 5, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
- ^ "Deshawntee Gallon". footballdb.com. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
- ^ Mark McLune (August 10, 2017). "Cardinals rookie 'Ironhead' Gallon trying to make a name for himself at camp". azfamily.com. Retrieved October 13, 2017.