Deshon Foxx

Deshon Foxx (born November 27, 1992) is a former American football wide receiver who is currently the wide receivers and tight ends coach at Washington and Lee University. He played college football at Connecticut.

Deshon Foxx
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1992-11-27) November 27, 1992
Lynchburg, Virginia
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:177 lb (80 kg)
Career information
High school:Brookville (Lynchburg, Virginia)
College:Connecticut
Undrafted:2015
Career history
As player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As coach:
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Early years

Foxx attended Brookville High School in Lynchburg, Virginia where he graduated in 2011.[1]

College career

Foxx signed his letter of intent to play for Connecticut on February 2, 2011.[1] Foxx played all four years for the Huskies, playing in 36 games over that span.[2]

Professional career

Seattle Seahawks

On May 18, 2015 Foxx was signed by the Seattle Seahawks after a three-day rookie mini-camp after running a 4.29 forty yard dash at his pro day.[3] On August 13, 2015, the Seahawks waived Foxx to make room for Alex Singleton.[4] On August 24, 2015 Foxx was re-signed by the Seahawks to replace Jeremy Crayton who had just been waived.[5] On August 31, 2015, Foxx was waived as the Seahawks cut their roster to 75 players.[6] On December 1, 2015 Foxx was signed by the Seahawks to their practice squad.[7] On December 8, 2015 Foxx was waived from the practice squad.[8] On December 22, 2015, the Seahawks re-signed Foxx to their practice squad.[9] On January 18, 2016 Foxx was signed to a futures contract by the Seahawks.[10] On August 29, 2016, Foxx was waived/injured by the Seahawks and placed on injured reserve after clearing waivers.[11] He was released by the Seahawks on September 6, 2016 with an injury settlement.[12]

New York Jets

On January 11, 2017, Foxx signed a reserve/future contract with the Jets.[13] He was waived by the Jets on May 9, 2017.[14] He was re-signed by the Jets on May 22, 2017.[15] He was waived on August 14, 2017.[16]

Coaching career

As of fall of 2018, Foxx is the wide receivers coach for the Loomis Chaffee varsity football team, a prep school in Windsor, Connecticut. He received his masters of science in Sports Management from the University of Connecticut in 2019 and now serves as the Wide Receivers and Tight-ends coach at Washington and Lee University.

References
  1. "Deshon Foxx". 247.com. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  2. "4 - Deshon Foxx". UCONN Athletics. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  3. "Seahawks Sign WR Deshon Foxx, Waive/Injured RB Demitrius Bronson". Seahawks.com. Archived from the original on May 20, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  4. "Seahawks waive WR Deshon Foxx, re-sign LB Alex Singleton". The Seattle Times. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  5. "Seahawks sign Deshon Foxx, bring Samson Satele in for a visit". SBNation. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  6. "Seahawks roster cuts 2015: Seattle releases Lemuel Jeanpierre, waive Greg Scruggs, others". SBNation. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  7. "Seahawks Make Roster Moves". Seahawks.com. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  8. "Seahawks waive TE Chase Coffman, have two open roster spots". The Seattle Times. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  9. "Seahawks add receivers Deshon Foxx and Antwan Goodley to practice squad". The Seattle Times. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  10. "Seattle Seahawks sign 12 players to reserve/future contracts". 247sports.com. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  11. "Seahawks Make Roster Moves". Seahawks.com. August 29, 2016. Archived from the original on March 28, 2018.
  12. "Seahawks round out practice squad, waive Deshon Foxx off of injured reserve".
  13. Lange, Randy (January 11, 2017). "Jets Sign 3 More to Reserve/Future Deals". NewYorkJets.com.
  14. Lange, Randy (May 9, 2017). "Jets Acquire WR KD Cannon on Waivers". NewYorkJets.com.
  15. Greenberg, Ethan (May 22, 2017). "Jets Re-Sign WR Deshon Foxx, Waive Devin Smith". NewYorkJets.com.
  16. "Jets Sign WR Daniel Williams". NewYorkJets.com. August 14, 2017.
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