Derrick Hamilton
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| Free Agent — No. -- | |
| Wide receiver | |
| Date of birth: November 30, 1981 | |
| Place of birth: Dillon, South Carolina | |
| Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | Weight: 207 lb (94 kg) |
| National Football League debut | |
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| 2004 for the San Francisco 49ers | |
| Career history | |
| College: Clemson | |
| NFL Draft: 2004 / Round: 3 / Pick: 77 | |
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| Stats at NFL.com | |
Derrick T. Hamilton (born on November 30, 1981 in Dillon, South Carolina) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was originally drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the third round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at Clemson.
Hamilton has also been a member of the Atlanta Falcons, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Houston Texans and Denver Broncos.
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[edit] Early years
Hamilton played his high school football at Dillon High School. His senior season in high school, Hamilton had more interceptions returned for touchdowns than receptions returned for touchdowns. His high school career totals were 36 catches for 745 yds and 9 TD's. This was mainly due to the fact that his high school team mostly ran the ball. He had eight kickoffs returned for scores (plus eight more returned for touchdowns that were called back for penalties), and eight INT's with 3 returned for scores. His nickname in high school was "Scrap Iron". There are several different theories of how he obtained that nickname.
[edit] Professional career
[edit] San Francisco 49ers
Hamilton never caught a pass in his time with the 49ers and played in only the final two games of his rookie season (2004). Hamilton tore a ligament in his left knee during a summer workout and did not play a down in his second year in the NFL (2005).
While supposedly nursing his damaged knee, Hamilton did not participate in summer training activities. During this time, he was seen dunking in a charity basketball game. Early in training camp, Hamilton injured his hamstring and barely participated in workouts.
On August 11, 2006, Hamilton was waived without ever catching a single pass.
[edit] Atlanta Falcons
After being signed by the Atlanta Falcons on March 15, 2007, he was waived on June 12, 2007.
[edit] Tampa Bay Buccaneers
On October 24, 2007, Hamilton was signed to the practice squad of the ppTampa Bay Buccaneers]] following a season-ending injury to wide receiver Mark Jones. Hamilton was released a week later.
[edit] Houston Texans
On November 21, 2007, Hamilton was signed to the Houston Texans' practice squad and remained there through the end of the 2007 season before becoming a free agent.
[edit] Denver Broncos
On February 11, 2008, Hamilton was signed by the Denver Broncos. He was waived on April 15, just one day after the team added receiver Samie Parker.
