Ben DeLuca explained

Ben DeLuca
Current Team:St. Louis Battlehawks
Number:28
Position:Safety
Birth Date:April 9, 1998
Birth Place:Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lb:202
High School:Bishop Moore
(Orlando, Florida)
College:Charlotte
Undraftedyear:2021
Pastteams:
Status:Active
Statlabel1:Games played
Statvalue1:3
Statlabel2:Pass deflections
Statlabel3:Interceptions
Statlabel4:Forced fumbles
Statlabel5:Fumble recoveries
Statlabel6:Defensive touchdowns
Pfr:D/DeLuBe00

Stephen Benito DeLuca Jr. (born April 9, 1998) is an American football safety for the St. Louis BattleHawks of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at Charlotte.

College career

DeLuca was a member of the Charlotte 49ers for five seasons. He suffered a shoulder injury in the second game of his senior season and utilized a medical redshirt.[1] DeLuca finished his college career with 313 tackles, nine forced fumbles, six fumble recoveries, and 17 passes broken up, all of which are school records, and had four interceptions.[2]

Professional career

Los Angeles Chargers

DeLuca signed with the Los Angeles Chargers as an undrafted free agent on May 3, 2021.[3] He was waived on August 31, 2021, during final roster cuts and was re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[4] DeLuca was elevated to the active roster on December 12, 2021, for the team's Week 14 game against the New York Giants.[5] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Chargers on January 11, 2022.[6]

On August 30, 2022, DeLuca was waived by the Chargers.[7]

St. Louis BattleHawks

On November 17, 2022, DeLuca was drafted by the St. Louis BattleHawks of the XFL.[8] He was placed on the team's reserve list on March 23, 2023.[9] He re-signed with the team on January 29, 2024.[10] He was placed on injured reserve on April 18, 2024.[11] He was activated on May 30.[11]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Charlotte 49ers counting on Ben DeLuca and Tyriq Harris. The Charlotte Observer. August 12, 2020. December 12, 2021.
  2. Web site: 3 Charlotte 49ers sign with NFL teams as undrafted free agents. Charlotte Weekly. May 2, 2021. December 12, 2021.
  3. Web site: Undrafted Ben DeLuca of Bishop Moore to sign with Los Angeles Chargers. Orlando Sentinel. May 3, 2021. December 12, 2021.
  4. Web site: Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, Martez Ivey released; Adrian Killins on IR; Ben DeLuca to Chargers practice squad. Orlando Sentinel. August 31, 2021. December 12, 2021.
  5. Web site: Derwin James questionable (hamstring) for Chargers vs. Giants. Los Angeles Times. December 11, 2021. December 12, 2021.
  6. Web site: Los Angeles Chargers Re-Sign 11 Players to Contracts. Chargers.com. January 11, 2022. January 14, 2022. May 12, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220512030534/https://www.chargers.com/news/chargers-re-sign-11-players-to-contracts. dead.
  7. Web site: Los Angeles Chargers Reduce Roster to 53 Players. Chargers.com. August 30, 2022.
  8. Web site: 2022-11-18 . Rosters for all eight XFL teams: Full draft results and where Vic Beasley, Martavis Bryant landed . 2022-12-30 . ESPN.com . en.
  9. Web site: XFL Transactions . XFL.com . March 28, 2023.
  10. UFL_PR . The United Football League has announced the following transactions . 1752119438571425845 . January 29, 2024 . January 29, 2024.
  11. Web site: UFL Transactions . 2024-04-23 . UFLBoard.com . en-US.