Darryl Morris (American football)
Darryl Eric Morris[1] (born September 4, 1990) is an American football cornerback who is currently a free agent. He played college football for Texas State. He was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2013.
Morris in the 2016 NFL season. | |||||||||||||
Free agent | |||||||||||||
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Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||
Born: | San Antonio, Texas | September 4, 1990||||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 188 lb (85 kg) | ||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||
High school: | San Antonio (TX) Warren | ||||||||||||
College: | Texas State | ||||||||||||
Undrafted: | 2013 | ||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of 2017 | |||||||||||||
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Professional career
San Francisco 49ers
On May 2, 2013, he signed with the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent. On August 31, 2013, he was released.[2] On September 3, 2013, he was signed to the practice squad.[3] On September 24, 2013, he was promoted to the active roster from the practice squad.[4]
Houston Texans
On August 31, 2014, Morris was claimed off waivers by the Houston Texans.[5]
New York Jets
Morris signed with the New York Jets in March 2016.[6] On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Jets as part of final roster cuts.[7]
Indianapolis Colts
On September 5, 2016, Morris signed with the Colts.[8] He was released by the Colts on October 19, 2016.[9] He was re-signed by the Colts on November 23, 2016.[10]
On August 21, 2017, Morris was placed on injured reserve.[11] He was released on October 3, 2017.
New York Giants
On November 28, 2017, Morris signed with the New York Giants.[12]
San Antonio Commanders (AAF)
In December 2018, Morris signed with the San Antonio Commanders of the AAF. On January 30, 2019, Morris was waived/injured by the Commanders as part of the final training camp cuts, and subsequently placed on injured reserve after clearing waivers. The league ceased operations in April 2019.[13]
References
- "ESPN Profile". ESPN.com.
- "49ers Trim Roster to 53". 49ers.com. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
- "Derek Carrier makes eight: 49ers psquad analysis". sacbee.com. Retrieved September 3, 2013.
- "49ers promote Darryl Morris to 53-man roster, sign D'Aundre Reed to practice squad". ninersnation.com. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
- "Houston Texans claim OT Adams, CB Morris, & WR Johnson". houseofhouston.com. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
- http://www.newyorkjets.com/news/article-9/Jets-Sign-Former-Texans-CB-Darryl-Morris/425a59bc-d510-4551-8e47-869d4098051d
- Lange, Randy (September 3, 2016). "Jets Release 18 Players Ahead of Deadline". NewYorkJets.com.
- "Indianapolis Colts Make Roster Moves". Blogs.Colts.com. September 5, 2016.
- "Indianapolis Colts Make Roster Moves". Blogs.Colts.com. October 19, 2016.
- "Indianapolis Colts Make Roster Moves". Blogs.Colts.com. November 23, 2016.
- "Colts Sign Veteran Cornerbacks Chris Culliver, Corey White". Colts.com. August 21, 2017. Archived from the original on August 22, 2017. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
- Eisen, Michael (November 28, 2017). "Giants sign DB Darryl Morris, promote DB Brandon Dixon". Giants.com.
- Michael Rothstein, Seth Wickersham (June 13, 2019). "Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 12, 2019.