Deiontrez Mount Explained
Deiontrez Mount (born February 26, 1993) is a former American football linebacker. He was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the sixth round of the 2015 NFL draft.[1] He played college football for Louisville.
Professional career
Tennessee Titans
Mount was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the sixth round, 177th overall, in the 2015 NFL draft.[2] On August 28, 2016, Mount was waived by the Titans.[3]
Indianapolis Colts
On September 19, 2016, Mount was signed to the practice squad of the Indianapolis Colts.[4] He was promoted to the active roster on December 15, 2016.[5]
On August 18, 2017, Mount was waived/injured by the Colts and placed on injured reserve.[6] He was released on August 25, 2017.
Denver Broncos
On August 29, 2017, Mount signed with the Denver Broncos.[7] He was waived on September 2, 2017, and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[8] [9] He was promoted to the active roster on November 15, 2017.[10]
On May 30, 2018, Mount suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon during the Broncos' organized team activities (OTAs), and was ruled out the entire 2018 season.[11] He was waived/injured on June 11, 2018, and officially placed on injured reserve after clearing waivers.[12]
Tampa Bay Vipers
Mount was selected by the Tampa Bay Vipers of the XFL in round two of phase three of the 2020 XFL Draft.[13] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[14]
External links
Notes and References
- News: Wyatt. Jim. Titans reach deal with rookie LB Deiontrez Mount. . May 12, 2015 . May 12, 2015.
- Web site: 2015 NFL Draft Listing . 2023-05-15 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
- Web site: Titans Make First Round of Roster Cuts. https://web.archive.org/web/20170807022912/http://www.titansonline.com/news/article-4/Titans-Make-First-Round-of-Roster-Cuts/5cc39654-c023-4d06-9e37-336a50536431. dead. August 7, 2017. TitansOnline.com. August 28, 2016.
- Web site: Indianapolis Colts Make Practice Squad Moves. Blogs.Colts.com. September 19, 2016. September 20, 2016. September 27, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160927073424/http://blogs.colts.com/2016/09/19/indianapolis-colts-make-practice-squad-moves-11/. dead.
- Web site: Indianapolis Colts Make Roster Moves. Blogs.Colts.com. December 15, 2016. December 16, 2016. July 2, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220702204324/https://blogs.colts.com/2016/12/15/indianapolis-colts-make-roster-moves-181/. dead.
- Web site: Colts Sign Guard Terran Vaughn. Colts.com. August 18, 2017.
- Web site: Broncos sign LB Deiontrez Mount, waive DL Jimmy Bean. Swanson, Ben. DenverBroncos.com. August 29, 2017.
- Web site: Broncos trim roster at deadline. https://web.archive.org/web/20171130182211/http://www.denverbroncos.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Broncos-trim-roster-at-deadline/234c49ac-2b09-496b-9175-b8fdc28f39dd. dead. November 30, 2017. Mason, Andrew. DenverBroncos.com. September 2, 2017.
- Web site: Broncos announce initial practice-squad roster. https://web.archive.org/web/20180210213128/http://www.denverbroncos.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Broncos-announce-initial-practice-squad-roster/a612ad8b-44a1-49b7-801a-a4ee46bb39bb. dead. February 10, 2018. DiLalla, Aric. DenverBroncos.com. September 4, 2017.
- Web site: Broncos sign LB Deiontrez Mount, add two practice squad players. DiLalla, Aric. DenverBroncos.com. November 15, 2017.
- News: O'Halloran, Ryan . Broncos lose linebacker Deiontrez Mount to torn Achilles . The Denver Post . May 30, 2018 . May 30, 2018.
- Web site: Broncos waive Deiontrez Mount. Williams, Charean. ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com. June 11, 2018.
- Web site: XFL Draft 2019 Results: Rosters, Day 1 Selections for Each Team. Tim. Daniels. Bleacher Report. October 15, 2019. October 16, 2019.
- News: Condotta, Bob . XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue . SeattleTimes.com . April 10, 2020 . July 17, 2020.