DaShaun Amos
{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1994)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = DaShaun Amos
| image = 2024, 08, DaShaun Amos.jpg
| caption = Amos with the Toronto Argonauts in 2024
| current_team = Hamilton Tiger-Cats
| number =
| position = Defensive back
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|9|20}}
| birth_place = Midlothian, Virginia, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lbs = 190
| high_school = Manchester High
| college = East Carolina
| undraftedyear = 2017
| pastteams =
- New York Giants ({{NFL Year|2017}})*
- Calgary Stampeders ({{CFL Year|2018|2019}})
- Green Bay Packers ({{NFL Year|2020}})*
- Calgary Stampeders ({{CFL Year|2021}})
- Toronto Argonauts ({{CFL Year|2022|2024}})
- Hamilton Tiger-Cats ({{CFL Year|2025}}–present)
| status = Active
| cflstatus = American
| highlights =
- 3× Grey Cup champion (2018, 2022, 2024)
- CFL West All-Star (2019)
- CFL East All-Star ({{CFL Year|2024}})
| cfl = dashaun-amos/163933/
| pfr = AmosDa00
}}
DaShaun Amos (born September 20, 1994) is an American professional football defensive back for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a two-time CFL Divisional All-Star and a three-time Grey Cup champion, having won the championship with the Calgary Stampeders in 2018 and with the Toronto Argonauts in 2022 and 2024.
College career
After using a redshirt season in 2012, Amos played college football for the East Carolina Pirates. He appeared in 49 games, recording 116 tackles and 11 passes defenses.{{citation |url= https://247sports.com/college/east-carolina/article/dashaun-amos-green-bay-packers-east-carolina-pirates-142282808/amp/| title= Former ECU defensive back DaShaun Amos signs with Packers|publisher= 247Sports}}
Professional career
=New York Giants=
Amos signed as an undrafted free agent with the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL) on May 12, 2017.{{cite web |title=New York Giants 2017 Roster Transactions |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/team/transactions/_/name/nyg/season/2017 |website=ESPN |access-date=14 December 2024 |language=en}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/giants/2017/07/giants_roster_countdown_no_74_cb_dashaun_amos.html|title=Will DaShaun Amos provide much-needed cornerback depth?|work=The Star-Ledger|access-date=November 8, 2019}} He played in all four pre-season games for the Giants but was released during the final roster cuts on September 2, 2017.
=Calgary Stampeders (first stint)=
On October 3, 2018, Amos signed with the Calgary Stampeders of the CFL under a practice roster agreement.{{cite web|url=https://calgarysun.com/sports/football/cfl/calgary-stampeders/veteran-brandon-smith-out-rookie-amos-in-for-stamps|title=Veteran Brandon Smith out, rookie Amos in for Stamps|publisher=calgarysun.com|date=October 12, 2019|access-date=November 7, 2019}} He played in his first professional regular season game on October 13, 2018, against the BC Lions, playing in place of the injured Brandon Smith. He played in one other regular season game before returning to the practice roster for the remainder of the season, which the Stampeders won the 106th Grey Cup championship.
Amos was re-signed by the Stampeders during the off-season on December 10, 2018, and made the team's active roster following the team's 2019 training camp.{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/2018/12/10/stamps-bring-back-four-including-renfrow-kasitati/|title=Stamps bring back four including Renfrow, Kasitati|date=December 10, 2018|publisher=cfl.ca}} He played and started in 17 regular season games, recording 42 defensive tackles and five interceptions. He scored his first professional career touchdown by returning a Logan Kilgore interception for a 79 yards score on September 7, 2019, against the Edmonton Eskimos.{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/games/2610/calgary-stampeders-vs-edmonton-eskimos/|title=Calgary Stampeders vs Edmonton Eskimos|publisher=cfl.ca|date=September 7, 2019|access-date=November 8, 2019}} He was named a West Division All-Star in his first full CFL season.{{cite web|url=https://www.stampeders.com/2019/11/06/famous-amos/|title=Famous Amos|date=November 6, 2019|publisher=stampeders.com}}
=Green Bay Packers=
On January 15, 2020, Amos signed a reserve/future contract with the Green Bay Packers of the NFL.{{cite web|title=Packers sign CB DaShaun Amos to reserve/future contract|url=https://www.packers.com/news/packers-sign-cb-dashaun-amos-to-reserve-future-contract|website=Packers.com|date=January 15, 2020|access-date=January 16, 2020|archive-date=January 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200116034404/https://www.packers.com/news/packers-sign-cb-dashaun-amos-to-reserve-future-contract|url-status=dead}} However, h was waived on September 5, 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.packers.com/news/green-bay-packers-announce-roster-moves-2020-roster-reduction|title=Packers announce roster moves|date=September 5, 2020|work=Packers.com}} Later, Amos was selected by the Aviators during The Spring League's player selection draft on October 12, 2020.{{cite tweet |user=TheSpringLeague |title=The #TSL2020 Aviators secondary! |number=1315800278298435586 |date=October 12, 2020 |accessdate=November 3, 2020}}
=Calgary Stampeders (second stint)=
On February 1, 2021, it was announced that Amos re-signed with the Stampeders for a one-year contract.{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/2021/02/01/stampeders-sign-db-dashaun-amos/ |title=Stampeders sign DB DaShaun Amos |publisher=Canadian Football League |date=February 1, 2021|access-date=February 1, 2021}}
=Toronto Argonauts=
On February 8, 2022, it was announced that Amos had signed with the Toronto Argonauts.{{cite web|url=https://www.argonauts.ca/2022/02/08/argos-sign-2019-west-star-dashaun-amos/ |title=Argos sign 2019 West All-Star DaShaun Amos |publisher=Toronto Argonauts |date=February 8, 2022}} In 2022, he played and started in 17 regular season games, where he recorded 49 defensive tackles, two special teams tackles, four pass knockdowns, and four interceptions.{{cite web|url=https://static.cfl.ca/wp-content/uploads/2050/11/2024-CFL-Guide-Digital.pdf |title=2024 CFL Guide |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=June 9, 2024}}
In the 2023 season, Amos played and started in the first nine regular season games, recording 15 defensive tackles, three pass knockdowns, and two interceptions, including one returned for a touchdown. He suffered an injury in the team's ninth game of the season against the Calgary Stampeders and was on the injured list for the rest of the season.{{cite web|url=https://3downnation.com/2023/09/03/argos-place-db-dashaun-amos-on-six-game-injured-list-ahead-of-labour-day-clash-with-ticats/ |title=Argos place DB DaShaun Amos on six-game injured list ahead of Labour Day clash with Ticats |publisher=3DownNation |date=September 3, 2023}}
In the 2024 season, Amos played in all 18 regular season games, starting in 17, as he was a backup in the meaningless final regular season game.{{cite web|url=https://static.cfl.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024-GN-Gm-95-Wpg-vs-Tor-GC111-1.pdf |title=111th Grey Cup notes |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=November 25, 2024}} He recorded 25 defensive tackles, five interceptions, three pass knockdowns, and two fumble recoveries. Amos started in all three post-season games, including the 111th Grey Cup, where he recorded two defensive tackles and one interception in the Argonauts' 41–24 victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.{{Cite news |url=https://www.cfl.ca/games/6486/winnipeg-blue%20bombers-vs-toronto-argonauts/#playbyplay |title=Play-by-Play, 111th Grey Cup |publisher=Canadian Football League |date=November 17, 2024}} He became a free agent upon the expiry of his contract on February 11, 2025.{{Cite news |url=https://www.cfl.ca/transactions/2025/ |title=Transactions – Football Player Trades and Signings |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=February 11, 2025}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.cfl.ca/fa25/ |title=Official 2025 Free Agent Tracker |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=February 11, 2025}}
=Hamilton Tiger-Cats=
On February 11, 2025, Amos signed a one-year contract with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.{{Cite news |url=https://www.ticats.ca/2025/02/11/east-all-cfl-db-dashaun-amos-joins-tiger-cats-secondary/ |title=East All-CFL DB DaShaun Amos Joins Tiger-Cats Secondary |publisher=Hamilton Tiger-Cats |date=February 11, 2025}}
References
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External links
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- [https://www.ticats.ca/players/dashaun-amos/163933/ Hamilton Tiger-Cats bio]
- [https://ecupirates.com/sports/football/roster/dashaun-amos/645 East Carolina bio]
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