Don Davis (American football)
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Don Davis | |
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Date of birth | December 17, 1972 |
Place of birth | Olathe, Kansas |
Position(s) | Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach Linebacker |
College | Kansas |
Stats | |
Playing Stats | CBS.com |
Playing Stats | NFL.com |
Team(s) as a player | |
1996-1998 1998-2000 2001-2002 2003-2006 |
New Orleans Saints Tampa Bay Buccaneers St. Louis Rams New England Patriots |
Team(s) as a coach/administrator | |
2007-present | New England Patriots (Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach) |
Donald Earl Davis Jr. (born December 17, 1972 in Olathe, Kansas) is a current American football assistant strength and conditioning coach for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. He is also a former linebacker who last played for the Patriots in 2006, prior to his retirement.
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[edit] High school years
Davis attended Olathe South High School in Olathe, Kansas, and was a student and a letterman in football, basketball, and track&field. In football, as a senior, he was a first team All-League selection and a second team All-Metroplitan selection.
[edit] College years
Davis was a three-year starter for the University of Kansas, and finished his superb career with 238 tackles (20 tackles for loss) and 9.5 sacks. Don Davis graduated with a degree in Human Development in 1995.
[edit] NFL playing career
He was signed as a free agent in 1996 season by the New Orleans Saints. Davis played with the Saints until the middle of the 1998 season when he was traded to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He would remain with Tampa Bay through the 2000 season. In 2001 Davis began play for the St. Louis Rams, where he would remain through 2002. Then in 2003 Davis was signed by his final team, the New England Patriots, who he would stay with for four seasons.
[edit] Coaching career
Following the 2006 season, Davis retired and joined the Patriots' strength and conditioning coaches as an assistant coach.
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