Damiere Byrd
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| No. 18 Carolina Panthers | |||
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth: | January 27, 1993[1] | ||
| Place of birth: | Erial, New Jersey | ||
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Weight: | 175 lb (79 kg) | ||
| Career information | |||
| High school: | Sicklerville (NJ) Timber Creek Regional | ||
| College: | South Carolina | ||
| Undrafted: | 2015 | ||
| Career history | |||
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| Roster status: | Practice squad | ||
| Career NFL statistics | |||
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Damiere Byrd (born January 27, 1993) is an American football wide receiver for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of South Carolina for the South Carolina Gamecocks.
College career
Byrd played wide receiver for the South Carolina Gamecocks football team as a true freshman in 2011. After his senior season in 2014, Byrd had amassed 1265 yards on 68 receptions (18.6 yards/catch) with 10 touchdowns.
Byrd was considered the fastest player on the team while at South Carolina and also competed for the South Carolina track team.
Professional career
| Ht | Wt | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft 9 1/8 in | 173 lb | 4.28 s | 42 in | 10 ft 11 in | |||||||||||||||
| All values from Pro Day, | |||||||||||||||||||
On the South Carolina Pro Day, Byrd only ran the 40-yard dash once, since his left calf muscle tightened up on him. Byrd, having a track & field background, was able to put up impressive numbers, compelting the short shuttle in 4.03 seconds, the three-cone in 6.6 seconds and the 60-yard long shuttle in 10.90 seconds. This time was faster than any other time posted at the 2015 scouting combine.[2]
On May 8, 2015, Byrd was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Carolina Panthers. On September 5, 2015, he was released by the Panthers.[3] On September 7, 2015, Byrd was signed to the Panthers' practice squad.[4] He signed a reserve/futures contract with the Panthers on February 9, 2016.
Byrd made the initial 53-man roster in 2016. He was released on October 14, 2016 and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[5][6]
References
- ↑ Fox Sports. "Damiere Byrd". foxsports.com.
- ↑ Gil Brandt. "Damiere Byrd of South Carolina runs 4.28 40 on grass". NFL.com. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- ↑ Henson, Max (September 5, 2015). "Panthers trim roster to 53". Panthers.com. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
- ↑ "WR Bersin among 10 set to join practice squad". Panthers.com. September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
- ↑ "Panthers sign Wes Horton, waive Damiere Byrd". Panthers.com. October 14, 2016.
- ↑ "Panthers promote CB Lou Young". Panthers.com. October 15, 2016.