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Dennard in the 2017 NFL season.Free agentPosition:Personal informationBorn:( 1991-10-10) October 10, 1991 (age 28)Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)Weight:200 lb (91 kg)Career informationHigh school:College:NFL Draft:/ Round: 1 / Pick: 24Career history. (–)Career highlights and awards. (, ). (2013).
Jul 01, 2018 Cornerback Darqueze Dennard called it a confidence boost when the Bengals picked up the option on his contract for the 2018 season more than a.
(2013). Unanimous. First Team All- (2012, 2013). Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year (2013). (2013)Career NFL statistics as of 2019:274:3.0:2:22:3:1Player stats atDarqueze Derrell Dennard (born October 10, 1991) is an who is a free agent.
He was drafted by the Bengals in the first round of the. He played at. Dennard won the in 2013 as the best defensive back in college football. Contents.Early years Dennard attended in, where he was a letterman in football, and track.
In, he played. As a senior, he had 40 receptions for 502 yards and 11 on offense and 50 tackles and nine with two touchdowns on defense.In, Dennard competed as a. He was the runner-up in the at the 2010 GHSA 1A State Championships, where he took silver recording a personal-best time of 10.72 seconds.Considered a two-star recruit by, Dennard was listed as the #166 wide receiver in the nation in 2010. College career Dennard accepted an athletic scholarship to attend, where he played for coach 's team from to.As a true freshman in 2010, Dennard played in six games with two starts, missing five games due to injury. As a sophomore in 2011, he played in 11 games, missing two due to injury, he finished the season with 42 tackles and three interceptions, two which came against in the.
As a junior in 2012, he started all 13 games, recording 52 tackles and three interceptions. He was a first team All- selection. As a senior in 2013, he recorded 62 tackles and four interceptions and won the. Professional career Coming out of Michigan State, Dennard was a projected consensus first round pick by NFL draft experts and scouts. He received an invitation to the NFL combine as a top prospect and chose to only run the 40-yard dash, 20-yard dash, 10-yard dash, and perform the bench press. His time in the 40-yard dash (4.51) was the 13th best among all qualifying cornerbacks.
NFL draft analyst stated that Dennard would have to run a 4.45 or lower in the 40 to be considered a top ten overall pick. Dennard said that he was unable to complete all the combine drills due to unforeseen circumstances that limited him. On March 7, 2014, Dennard chose to participate at Michigan State's pro day, along with, and nine other teammates. He opted to perform the vertical jump, broad jump, short shuttle, three-cone, and positional drills. He was ranked the top cornerback prospect in the draft by NFLDraftScout.com, CBSSports.com,. He was also ranked the second best cornerback by NFL analyst Mike Mayock. Pre-draft measurablesHeightWeightArm lengthHand size10-yd split20-yd split5 ft 11 in(1.80 m)199 lb(90 kg)30 1⁄ 4 in(0.77 m)9 in(0.23 m)4.51 s1.63 s2.65 s4.41 s7.07 s36 in(0.91 m)11 ft 2 in(3.40 m)15 repsAll values from /The selected Dennard in the first round (24th overall) of the.
He was the third cornerback taken in the 2014 NFL Draft, behind (8th overall, ) and (14th overall, ).2014 On June 12, 2014, the Cincinnati Bengals signed Dennard to a four-year, $7.97 million contract that includes $6.47 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $4.12 million.Dennard joined a deep position group upon his arrival at training camp and competed with, and for the job as the starting cornerback. Kirkpatrick, Newman, Hall, and Jones were all first round picks in the NFL draft themselves.
Head coach named Dennard the Cincinnati Benagls' fifth cornerback on their depth chart behind Newman, Hall, Jones, and Kirkpatrick to start the regular season.On September 14, 2014, Dennard made his professional regular season debut for the and made one tackle during their 24–10 over the. The next game, he recorded a season-high three solo tackles and made the first sack of his career on during the Bengals' 33–7 victory. He saw limited playing time behind the host of a talented veteran core during his rookie season and finished with only 17 combined tackles (14 solo), one pass deflection, and one sack in 14 games and zero starts. He was limited to only 41 defensive snaps as a rookie in.The Cincinnati Bengals finished the 2014 season second in the with a 10-5-1 record. On January 4, 2015, Dennard appeared in his first career playoff game and collected two solo tackles and forced a fumble to set up a touchdown during a 10–26 AFC Wildcard loss to the. 2015 Dennard returned to the Cincinnati Bengals' training camp in and competed with Leon Hall, Dre Kirkpatrick, Adam Jones, and for the position as one of the starting cornerbacks. He was named the fourth cornerback on their depth chart to begin the season, behind Jones, Kirkpatrick, and Hall.In the season-opener against the, Dennard recorded five solo tackles and defended a pass in a 33–13 victory.
During a Week 4 matchup against the, he earned a season-high six combined tackles and deflected a pass, as the Bengals won their fourth consecutive game 36–21. On October 18, 2015, Dennard made a tackle and his first career interception after picking off a pass attempt by during the Bengals' 34–21 victory. On November 22, 2015, he earned the first start of his career and made two solo tackles in a 31-34 loss to the. He started in place of Adam Jones who was unable to play due to a foot injury, but was unable to finish the contest after suffering a shoulder injury. On November 27, 2015, the Cincinnati Bengals officially placed him on injured reserve for the remainder of the season after discovering he had torn in his right shoulder that would require surgery.
Dennard finished the 2015 season with 20 combined tackles (14 solo), three pass deflections, and an interception in ten games and one start.2016 Dennard recovered from his shoulder surgery in time for Cincinnati Bengals' training camp and competed with Adam Jones, Dre Kirkpatrick, Josh Shaw, and rookie. Head coach Marvin Lewis named Dennard the third cornerback on the Bengals' depth chart to begin the season.In Week 4, he made his first start of the season and recorded four combined tackles during a 22–7 win against the. On November 27, 2016, Dennard made a season-high eight combined tackles, as the Bengals 14–19 loss at the.
He finished the season with 47 combined tackles (32 solo) and a pass deflection in 15 games and three starts. 2017 On April 28, 2017, the Cincinnati Bengals picked up the fifth-year option on Dennard's rookie contract that will pay him a salary of $8.52 million for.He competed with Adam Jones, Dre Kirkpatrick, Josh Shaw, and William Jackson III in training camp for the job as a starting cornerback. Dennard was named the Bengals' third cornerback on their depth chart behind Jones and Kirkpatrick for the second consecutive season.He started the season-opener against the and collected four combined tackles and deflected a pass during their 0–20 loss. On September 24, 2017, Dennard recorded a career-high ten combined tackles and sacked during a 24–27 loss to the.
During a Week 4 matchup against the, he recorded four combined tackles and a sack on as the Bengals earned a 31–7 victory. On October 29, 2017, Dennard tied his career-high with ten combined tackles and defended a pass during a 24–23 win over the He finished the season playing in all 16 games, starting six, recording a career-high 85 tackles, six passes defensed, and two interceptions. 2019 On March 21, 2019, Dennard re-signed with the Bengals. He was placed on the reserve/ (PUP) on August 31, 2019. He was activated from the PUP list on October 18, 2019. Personal life Dennard's last name is pronounced as de-NARD.
This pronunciation differs from that of his, due to a family dispute between Darqueze's mother and father. Alfonzo, who is a cornerback in the Arena Football League, pronounces his last name DENN-erd. References. Kyle Meinke (February 25, 2014). Retrieved November 8, 2017.
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GettyFormer Bengals CB Darqueze Dennard signed an offer sheet with Jacksonville but they couldn't work out the financials.The Eagles previously missed out on a prized free-agent cornerback. Fate be damned.
He’s back on the market.When agreed on a three-year, $13.5 million deal ($6 million guaranteed) with the Jaguars last week, it was seen as a minor-yet-affordable move for an under-the-radar cornerback. Dennard was a free agent heavily linked to the Eagles but Jacksonville swooped in early and sought to make him the heir apparent to one of the spots vacated by A.J.
Bouye and Jalen Ramsey. It seemed to be a done deal, Like a bad magician’s trick, the offer had vanished.
The two sides couldn’t come to a final agreement on a contract that pleased both player and team. The Jaguars say that CB Darqueze Dennard, who had intended to sign a three-year deal with them, will not be signing with the team after they were unable to agree to final terms on the deal. He's back to the open market.— Field Yates (@FieldYates)Dennard is now currently a free agent and the Eagles could use his services. Yes, they signed stud cornerback to lock down the opposition’s No. Yes, they added Nickell Robey-Coleman and Will Parks for depth in the secondary. Yes, they are bringing back Jalen Mills as a cornerback-safety hybrid. Yes, they could use one more big name to solidify one of the worst defensive passing units in football.
His name is Darqueze Dennard.Dennard: Big, Physical CB Back on Free-Agent Market, a physical and unrelenting corner, would provide an imposing force in the Eagles’ secondary and then some. There is a reason why the Bengals took Dennard in the first round (24th overall) of the 2014 draft out of Michigan State.
The signing Darqueze Dennardfor 3 years/$13.5M was one of the best value deals this off-season— Billy M (@BillyM91)“He plays cover four and press corner and it’s pretty much man to man the whole game,” Michigan State teammate. “Darqueze had an outstanding year.
He can guard anybody whether they’re big, small, fast, long — he’s proven it. His ability to lock down any type of receiver is what’s going to help him at the next level.”The 28-year-old has started 24 games (played in 66 games) over the past six seasons and has accumulated three interceptions and 22 passes defensed. According to, Dennard had the 15th best coverage grade among cornerbacks with 290 coverage snaps in 2019.
He allowed only four catches of 10-plus yards. QB Marcus Mariota threw a pick to Darqueze Dennard but what a take-down tackle he made to bring him down afterwards just short of the endzone— Dov Kleiman (@NFLDovKleiman)Eagles’ Secondary Very Much Work in ProgressThe Eagles have greatly improved their secondary this offseason, mainly thanks to the additions of Darius Slay, Will Parks. How it all plays out remains anyone’s guess.
The consensus seems to be that Slay will start on the outside, along with Avonte Maddox on the other side.The slot corner job will most likely be a competition between Cre’Von LeBlanc and Robey-Coleman, with Sidney Jones (hopefully) giving Maddox a run for his money on the outside. Jalen Mills was re-signed on a one-year deal with the intention he would take over Malcolm Jenkins’ spot at strong safety. He’ll likely be on a short leash there as Parks looks over his shoulder.
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