| No. 22, 31 | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
| Born: | April 8, 1980 Humble, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||
| High school: | Humble (TX) | ||||||||||
| College: | Texas A&M | ||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2003 / Round: 1 / Pick: 30 | ||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||||||
Sammy James Davis, Jr. (born April 8, 1980) is a former American football cornerback. He is a businessman and owner of the Austin Capitals, an American Basketball Association franchise. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the first round with the 30th overall pick in the 2003 NFL Draft.[1] He played college football at Texas A&M. Davis also played for the San Francisco 49ers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Career
After a collegiate career at Texas A&M, Davis played for the San Diego Chargers for three seasons. He then spent single seasons with the San Francisco 49ers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Davis started 16 games in his rookie season, but he never started more than ten games in a season between 2004 and 2007.[2]
During his NFL career, Davis was involved in the development of a system that allowed football players to drink water while on the playing field, utilizing water pouches stored under the shoulder pads.[3]
NFL career statistics
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2003 | SDG | 16 | 16 | 58 | 45 | 13 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 48 | 0 | 41 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | SDG | 12 | 10 | 38 | 32 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | SDG | 16 | 4 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | SFO | 13 | 1 | 30 | 23 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | TAM | 14 | 1 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | 32 | 179 | 147 | 32 | 1.0 | 4 | 3 | 52 | 0 | 41 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
References
- ↑ "2003 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
- ↑ "Sammy Davis, DB". NFL.com. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
- ↑ "The Daily Grind". St. Petersburg Times. August 14, 2007. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
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