Demetrice Morley

Demetrice Morley
No. 28     Saskatchewan Roughriders
Date of birth (1987-07-23) July 23, 1987
Place of birth Miami, Florida
Career information
CFL status International
Position(s) DB
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg)
College Tennessee
Career history
As player
20112013 Calgary Stampeders
2013 Toronto Argonauts
2016 – present Saskatchewan Roughriders
*Offseason and/or practice roster member only
Career stats

Demetrice Morley (born July 23, 1987 in Miami, Florida) is an American football defensive back who plays professional football for the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the Canadian Football League.

High school career

Morley played football at Miami Killian High School in Miami, Florida. He was a standout at defensive back, and was ranked by Rivals.com and Scout.com recruiting services at the number one cornerback in the 2005 recruiting class. Morley was a part of a Tennessee class that was ranked Top 3 nationally, also featuring Jonathan Crompton, LaMarcus Coker, Rico McCoy, Josh McNeil, among others.[1]

College career

Freshman season: 2005

Morley played for the Vols as a reserve in 2005, backing up Jason Allen.

Sophomore season: 2006

Morley started for the Vols following an injury to Inquoris Johnson in the 2nd game of the season against Air Force. Morley spent the majority of the time as a strong safety. Morley ended the year with 51 total tackles, 2 interceptions and one blocked kick.[2]

2007

Morley was dismissed[3] from the football team and left school for academic reasons following the 2006 season. He spent the 2007 season at Pellissippi State Technical Community College in an attempt to be readmitted at Tennessee.

Junior season: 2008

D-Mo

After sitting out the 2007 season, Morley was readmitted to the University in January 2008 and rejoined the team.[4] The birth of his son motivated him to return.[5]

Senior Season: 2009

On April 7, 2009 Head Coach Lane Kiffin announced that Morley has been dismissed from the squad. He did not state specifically why the rising senior was dismissed, but Morley had missed many workouts, meetings, and practices since Kiffin became head coach in December. <http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/ncaa/04/07/Morley.dismissed.ap/>

Professional football

Calgary Stampeders

In 2011, Morley signed with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League. In his rookie season, Morley played in 16 games, recording 40 tackles and 4 sacks. In 2012, Morley recorded 10 tackles and 1 sack in only 2 games, missing most of the season due to a shoulder injury. In 2013, Morley recorded 13 tackles and 1 interception in 6 games before being released by the Stampeders on September 5, 2013.

Toronto Argonauts

On September 6, 2013, Morley signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. On May 16, 2014, Morley was released by the Argonauts.

References

  1. Scout.com (30 October 2006). "Scout.com Demetrice Morley Profile". Scout.com. Retrieved 2008-01-22.
  2. UT Sports Information (2 January 2007). "Tennessee - Cumulative Season Statistics". UTSports.com. Retrieved 2008-01-22.
  3. Michael Casasanta (2007). "Demetrice Morley dismissed from football team". University of Tennessee Journalism.
  4. Drew Edwards (2008). "Fulmer says Morley will return to Tennessee". Knoxville News Sentinel.
  5. Drew Edwards (2008). "Birth of son spurred Morley to return to UT". Knoxville News Sentinel.
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