Demetrius Rhaney Explained

Demetrius Rhaney
Number:65, 61, 74, 62, 59
Position:Center
Birth Date:June 22, 1992
Birth Place:Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lbs:300
Draftyear:2014
Draftround:7
Draftpick:250
Pastteams:
Statlabel1:Games played
Statvalue1:33
Statlabel2:Games started
Statvalue2:1
Pfr:RhanDe00

Demetrius Rhaney (born June 22, 1992) is an American former professional football center. He was selected by the St. Louis Rams in the seventh round of the 2014 NFL draft. He played college football at Tennessee State, having also played at Ellsworth Community College.

Early life

A native of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Rhaney lost his mother, Veronica Dixon to a sudden illness when he was in seventh grade.[1] He attended Academy High School in Coral Springs, Florida, before it was shut down, and later Stranahan High School.

College career

Because his transcript from Academy was lost, he could not meet NCAA requirements to accept a scholarship offer from Alabama A&M University. Instead, he enrolled at Ellsworth CC, and later Tennessee State.

Professional career

St. Louis / Los Angeles Rams

Rhaney was selected by the St. Louis Rams in the seventh round, 250th overall, of the 2014 NFL draft.[2] On June 20, 2017, Rhaney was waived by the Rams.[3]

Jacksonville Jaguars

On June 21, 2017, Rhaney was claimed off waivers by the Jacksonville Jaguars.[4] He was released on September 1, 2017.[5]

Washington Redskins

On November 21, 2017, Rhaney signed with the Washington Redskins.[6]

On September 1, 2018, Rhaney was waived for final roster cuts before the start of the 2018 season.[7] He was re-signed on December 5, 2018, but was waived six days later.[8] [9]

Memphis Express

In 2019, Rhaney joined the Memphis Express of the Alliance of American Football (AAF).[10]

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

After the AAF ceased operations in April 2019, Rhaney signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League on May 23, 2019.

Buffalo Bills

On August 10, 2019, Rhaney was signed by the Buffalo Bills.[11] He was waived on August 31, 2019.[12]

Houston Roughnecks

Rhaney was drafted in the 2020 XFL Draft by the Houston Roughnecks.[13] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[14]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Missing high school transcript nearly derailed shot at college and NFL for offensive lineman Demetrius Rhaney . Yahoo! Sports . March 24, 2014 .
  2. Web site: Cole . Nick . May 10, 2014 . TSU's Kadeem Edwards to Bucs, Demetrius Rhaney to Rams . 2024-01-10 . The Tennessean . en-US.
  3. Web site: Rams Waive Four Players. Simmons, Myles. TheRams.com. June 20, 2017.
  4. Web site: Jaguars claim offensive lineman Demetrius Rhaney. Williams, Charean. ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com. June 21, 2017.
  5. Web site: Roster at 75: Notable names among transactions. https://web.archive.org/web/20170904105807/http://www.jaguars.com/news/article-JaguarsNews/Roster-at-75-Notable-names-among-transactions/2052c97a-5b4b-49f6-a846-b4bc1622c399. dead. September 4, 2017. Oehser, John. Jaguars.com. September 1, 2017.
  6. Web site: Czarda. Stephen. Redskins Place Four On Injured Reserve, Sign Four To Active Roster. Redskins.com. November 21, 2017.
  7. Web site: Redskins.com. 9/1: Redskins Make Roster Moves. September 1, 2018. September 1, 2018. September 2, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180902052302/https://www.redskins.com/news/9-1-redskins-make-roster-moves. dead.
  8. Web site: Redskins Sign Josh Johnson, Three Others; Place Quinton Dunbar, Trey Quinn And Jonathan Cooper On Injured Reserve. Redskins.com. December 5, 2018.
  9. Web site: Redskins Sign Guard Kyle Fuller, Waive Demetrius Rhaney. Redskins.com. December 11, 2018.
  10. News: Munz. Jason. AAF: The Memphis Express set their initial 52-man roster. Who made the cut?. The Commercial Appeal. January 30, 2019. February 6, 2019.
  11. Web site: Bills sign CB Captain Munnerlyn, OL Demetrius Rhaney and, DT Roderick Young. Brown, Chris. BuffaloBills.com. August 10, 2019.
  12. Web site: Bills cut roster down to 53 players. Brown, Chris. BuffaloBills.com. August 31, 2019.
  13. Web site: Bender. Bill. XFL Draft picks 2019: Complete results, rosters, players for new football league. Sporting News. October 21, 2019. October 22, 2019.
  14. 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.

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