| DaShaun Amos | |
| Current Team: | Toronto Argonauts |
| Number: | 8 |
| Position: | Defensive back |
| Birth Date: | 20 September 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Midlothian, Virginia, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 0 |
| Weight Lbs: | 190 |
| High School: | Manchester High |
| College: | East Carolina |
| Undraftedyear: | 2017 |
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| Status: | Active |
| Cflstatus: | American |
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| Cfl: | dashaun-amos/163933/ |
| Pfr: | AmosDa00 |
DaShaun Amos (born September 20, 1994) is an American professional football defensive back for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the East Carolina Pirates.
A member of the 2012 recruiting class, Amos redshirted his first season at ECU. He appeared in 49 games, recording 116 tackles and 11 passes defended.
Amos was signed as an undrafted free agent by the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL) on May 3, 2017.[1] [2] He played in all four pre-season games for the Giants but was released with the final roster cuts on September 2, 2017.
On October 3, 2018, Amos signed with the Calgary Stampeders of the CFL to a practice roster agreement.[3] He played in his first professional regular season game on October 13, 2018, against the BC Lions in place of the injured Brandon Smith.[3] He played in one other regular season game before returning to the practice roster for the remainder of the season while the Stampeders won the 106th Grey Cup championship.
Amos was re-signed by the Stampeders in the off-season on December 10, 2018, and made the team's active roster following the team's 2019 training camp.[4] He played and started in 17 regular season games, recording 42 defensive tackles and five interceptions. He scored his first professional career touchdown after returning a Logan Kilgore interception 79 yards for the score on September 7, 2019, against the Edmonton Eskimos.[5] He was named a West Division All-Star in his first full CFL season.[6]
On January 15, 2020, Amos signed a reserve/future contract with the Green Bay Packers of the NFL.[7] He was waived on September 5, 2020.[8] Amos was selected by the Aviators of The Spring League during its player selection draft on October 12, 2020.[9]
On February 1, 2021, it was announced that Amos had re-signed with the Stampeders to a one-year contract.[10]
On February 8, 2022, it was announced that Amos had signed with the Toronto Argonauts.[11] In 2022, he played and started in 17 regular season games where he had 49 defensive tackles, two special teams tackles, four pass knockdowns, and four interceptions.[12]
In the 2023 season, Amos played and started in the first nine regular season games where he had 15 defensive tackles, three pass knockdowns, and two interceptions, including one returned for a touchdown.[12] He suffered an injury in the team's ninth game of the season, against the Calgary Stampeders, and was on the injured list for the rest of the season.[12] [13]