Damon Gibson

{{Short description|American football player (born 1975)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{BLP sources|date=May 2011}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Damon Gibson

| image =

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| number = 84, 81, 85, 87

| position = Wide receiver
Return specialist

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|2|25}}

| birth_place = Houston, Texas, U.S.

| death_date =

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| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 9

| weight_lb = 180

| high_school = Forest Brook
(Houston, Texas)

| college = Iowa (1994–1997)

| undraftedyear = 1998

| expansiondraftyear = 1999

| expansiondraftround = 1

| expansiondraftpick = 4

| pastteams =

• Cincinnati Bengals ({{NFL Year|1998}})
• Cleveland Browns ({{NFL Year|1999}})
• Scottish Claymores (2000)
• Los Angeles Xtreme (2001)
• Jacksonville Jaguars ({{NFL Year|2001|2002}})
• Atlanta Falcons (2002)

| highlights =

| statlabel1 = Receptions

| statvalue1 = 21

| statlabel2 = Receiving yards

| statvalue2 = 271

| statlabel3 = Receiving touchdowns

| statvalue3 = 3

| statlabel4 = Return yards

| statvalue4 = 1,468

| statlabel5 = Return touchdowns

| statvalue5 = 1

| pfr = G/GibsDa00

}}

Damon O'Keith Gibson (born February 25, 1975) is an American former football wide receiver and return specialist who played in the National Football League (NFL). He played four seasons in the league, 1998 with the Cincinnati Bengals 1999 with the Cleveland Browns, 2001 with the Jacksonville Jaguars, and 2002 with both Jaguars and the Atlanta Falcons. He was released by the Jaguars two days after he fumbled a punt return that led to the Indianapolis Colts winning by 3 points.[https://archive.today/20120717043323/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/news/2002/09/10/jaguars_gordon_ap/ Jags' Coughlin cuts Gibson after punt-return mistake] He also played for the Los Angeles Xtreme of the XFL in 2001.[http://www.all-xfl.com/losangelesxtreme/team/roster/DamonGibson.htm XFL profile]

He was used primarily on special teams, as he had a 65-yard touchdown return in his first game for the Bengals. He had 218 punt return yards on 27 returns in his rookie year.{{citation needed|date=October 2016}}