:Lamar Divens

{{Short description|American football player (born 1985)}}

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

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| name = Lamar Divens

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| number = 96

| position = Nose tackle

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|11|12}}

| birth_place = Fayetteville, Tennessee, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lbs = 340

| high_school = Fayetteville (TN) Lincoln Co.

| college = Tennessee State

| undraftedyear = 2008

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| pfr = DiveLa20

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Lamar Divens (born November 12, 1985) is a former American football nose tackle. He played college football first at Vanderbilt, but later transferred to Tennessee State.

He was signed by the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2008. His five appearances in National Football League (NFL) games were all with the Baltimore Ravens: three in 2008 and two in 2010.{{cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/D/DiveLa20.htm |title=Lamar Divens |publisher=Pro-Football-Reference.com}} He was also a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers practice squad in 2011. Divens spent the 2012 offseason with the Tennessee Titans, but did not make the team when they cut down to 53 players for the regular season.{{cite web|last=Walker|first=Teresa|title=Titans place veteran DE Dave Ball on injured reserve, cut DL Lamar Divens in trimming to 53|url=http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/football/nfl/titans-place-veteran-de-dave-ball-on-injured-reserve-cut-dl-lamar-divens-in-trimming-to-53-168225866.html|publisher=Winnipeg Free Press|accessdate=September 5, 2012}} He then spent the 2013 offseason with the San Francisco 49ers before getting injured and being released with an injury settlement.{{cite web |url=http://blogs.sacbee.com/49ers/archives/2013/09/49ers-settle-with-divens-okoye-to-injured-reserve.html |title=49ers settle with Divens; Okoye to injured reserve |author=Matt Barrows |date=September 3, 2013 |publisher=The Sacramento Bee |accessdate=September 5, 2012}}

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