:DeQuincy Scott

{{Short description|American football player (born 1978)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| image =

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| number = 78

| position = Defensive tackle

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|03|05}}

| birth_place = LaPlace, Louisiana, U.S.

| death_date =

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| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lbs = 260

| high_school = East St. John (LA)

| college = Southern Mississippi

| undraftedyear = 2001

| pastteams =

| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 59

| statlabel2 = Games started

| statvalue2 = 2

| statlabel3 = Sacks

| statvalue3 = 14.5

| statlabel4 = Tackles

| statvalue4 = 49

| pfr = ScotDe20

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DeQuincy Scott (born March 5, 1978) is an American former professional football defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL).{{cite web|title=DeQuincy Scott |url=http://www.nfl.com/players/dequincyscott/profile?id=SCO231371|work=NFL.com|access-date=December 22, 2010}} He was originally signed as an undrafted free agent in 2001 out of The University of Southern Mississippi by the San Diego Chargers.{{cite web|url=https://southernmiss.com/news/2001/4/23/Southern_Miss_Football_Has_Four_Sign_NFL_Free_Agent_Contracts.aspx|title=Southern Miss Football Has Four Sign NFL Free Agent Contracts|publisher=University of Southern Mississippi|date=April 23, 2001|access-date=September 20, 2020}} He has also played for the Tennessee Titans.

High school

Scott attended East St. John High School in Reserve and was a letterman in baseball and football.

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