Devante Bond Explained

Devante Bond
Number:59, 53
Position:Linebacker
Birth Date:3 July 1993
Birth Place:Sacramento, California, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lbs:236
High School:Sacramento (CA) Foothill
College:Oklahoma
Draftyear:2016
Draftround:6
Draftpick:183
Pastteams:
Statlabel1:Total tackles
Statvalue1:39
Pfr:BondDe00

Devante Bond (born July 3, 1993) is an American former football linebacker. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the sixth round of the 2016 NFL draft, and also played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Bears. He played college football at Oklahoma.

Professional career

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Bond was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the sixth round, 183rd overall, in the 2016 NFL draft.[1] On September 23, 2016, he was placed on injured reserve with a hamstring injury.[2]

On September 24, 2017, he made his NFL debut in a Week 3 game against Minnesota Vikings. On October 5, 2017, he recorded his first career tackle in a game against the New England Patriots.[3]

On September 1, 2018, Bond was placed on injured reserve.[4] On September 11, 2018, Bond was waived from the Buccaneers with an injury settlement.[5] On October 17, 2018, Bond was re-signed by the Buccaneers.[6]

On March 5, 2019, Bond re-signed with the Buccaneers.[7] On October 15, 2019, Bond was released by the Buccaneers.[8] He was suspended four weeks by the NFL for violating the league's performance-enhancing drugs policy on October 18, 2019.[9] He was reinstated from suspension on November 12, 2019.

Chicago Bears

On December 9, 2019, Bond was signed by the Chicago Bears.[10]

On February 22, 2020, Bond re-signed with the Bears.[11] He was released on July 26.[12] He was re-signed to their practice squad on September 18.[13] He was elevated to the active roster the next day for the team's week 2 game against the New York Giants, and reverted to the practice squad after the game.[14] He was elevated again on October 8 for the team's week 5 game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and reverted to the practice squad again following the game.[15] He was placed on the practice squad/injured list on October 9,[16] and restored to the practice squad on December 9.[17] His practice squad contract with the team expired after the season on January 18, 2021.[18]

Dallas Cowboys

On December 30, 2021, Bond was signed to the Dallas Cowboys practice squad.[19] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Cowboys on January 18, 2022. He was placed on injured reserve on July 8, 2022, after suffering a season-ending knee injury in organized team activities.[20] He was waived on April 24, 2023, with a failed physical designation.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: April 30, 2016 . Bucs Draft Devante Bond in Round 6 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20171224144207/http://www.buccaneers.com/news/article-1/Bucs-Draft-Devante-Bond-in-Round-6/60e47959-099a-4228-9471-a4707bb28447 . December 24, 2017 . October 28, 2017 . Buccaneers.com.
  2. Web site: Smith . Scott . September 23, 2016 . Bucs Lose Bond to IR, Re-Sign Keyes . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180126000918/http://www.buccaneers.com/news/article-smith/Bucs-Lose-Bond-to-IR-Re-Sign-Keyes/2cf11c42-f25b-4f3c-90cf-40549b7f67a8 . January 26, 2018 . Buccaneers.com.
  3. Web site: Devante Bond Career Game Log . October 28, 2017 . Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  4. Web site: Smith, Scott . September 1, 2018 . Robinson, Tandy Among Cuts as Bucs Get to 53 . Buccaneers.com.
  5. Web site: Smith, Scott . September 11, 2018 . Bucs Add CB Marcus Williams, Release G Adam Gettis . Buccaneers.com.
  6. Web site: Williams . Charean . October 17, 2018 . Bucs re-signing Devante Bond . Pro Football Talk . NBCSports.com.
  7. Web site: Smith, Scott . March 5, 2019 . Bucs Re-Sign LB Devante Bond . Buccaneers.com.
  8. Web site: Smith, Scott . October 15, 2019 . Bucs Fill Practice Squad Openings with Three Offensive Players . Buccaneers.com.
  9. News: Easterling, Luke . October 18, 2019 . Former Bucs LB Devante Bond Suspended 4 Games . October 21, 2019 . SI.com.
  10. Web site: December 9, 2019 . Bears place LB Roquan Smith on IR, sign LB Devante Bond to active roster . Bears Wire . USA Today.
  11. Web site: Mayer, Larry . February 22, 2020 . Roster move: Bears re-sign LB Devante Bond . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20200225191437/https://www.chicagobears.com/news/roster-move-bears-re-sign-lb-devante-bond . February 25, 2020 . February 22, 2020 . ChicagoBears.com.
  12. News: Mayer . Larry . July 26, 2020 . Roster Moves: Bears trade Shaheen, release 3 . July 26, 2020 . Chicago Bears.
  13. News: Perez, Bryan . September 18, 2020 . Bears Roster Moves: Linebacker Devante Bond added to practice squad . October 5, 2020 . USAToday.com.
  14. News: Mayer . Larry . September 19, 2020 . Roster Moves: Bond promoted from practice squad . September 19, 2020 . Chicago Bears.
  15. News: Williams, Charean . October 8, 2020 . Bears promote Devante Bond from practice squad . October 26, 2020 . NBCSports.com.
  16. News: Mayer, Larry . October 9, 2020 . Roster Moves: Bears sign Kai Forbath to practice squad . October 26, 2020 . ChicagoBears.com.
  17. News: December 10, 2020 . Devante Bond: Comes off injured list . January 17, 2021 . CBSSports.com.
  18. News: January 18, 2021 . Six players no longer under contract . February 18, 2021 . FantasyGuru.com.
  19. Web site: December 30, 2021 . Cowboys Bring In Additional Special Teams and Linebacker Depth with Practice Squad Signing . Inside the Star.
  20. Web site: Phillips . Rob . July 8, 2022 . Cowboys Sign Kicker; Add LB Christian Sam . July 15, 2022 . DallasCowboys.com . en-US.

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