Deiontrez Mount

{{Short description|American football player (born 1993)}}

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

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Deiontrez Mount

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| number = 48, 53

| position = Linebacker

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|02|26}}

| birth_place = Pensacola, Florida, U.S.

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| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 5

| weight_lbs = 253

| high_school = Fort Walton Beach
(Fort Walton Beach, Florida)

| college = Louisville

| draftyear = 2015

| draftround = 6

| draftpick = 177

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| statlabel1 = Total tackles

| statvalue1 = 7

| statlabel2 = Interceptions

| statvalue2 = 1

| pfr = MounDe00

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Deiontrez Mount (born February 26, 1993) is a former American football linebacker. He was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the sixth round of the 2015 NFL draft.{{cite news |last=Wyatt|first=Jim|title=Titans reach deal with rookie LB Deiontrez Mount|url=http://www.tennessean.com/story/titansinsider/2015/05/12/titans-deiontrez-mount-loousville/27169705/ |work=The Tennessean |date=May 12, 2015 |accessdate=May 12, 2015}} He played college football for Louisville.

Professional career

{{NFL predraft

| height ft = 6

| height in = 4 3/4

| weight = 249

| dash = 4.66

| ten split = 1.59

| twenty split = 2.71

| shuttle = 4.32

| cone drill = 7.07

| vertical = 31.0

| broad ft = 9

| broad in = 11

| bench = 28

| arm span = 33 1/8

| hand span = 9 5/8

| note = All values from Pro Day{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=119965&DraftYear=2015 |title=Deiontrez Mount College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=June 7, 2024}}

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=Tennessee Titans=

Mount was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the sixth round, 177th overall, in the 2015 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=2015 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2015/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-15 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} On August 28, 2016, Mount was waived by the Titans.{{cite web|title=Titans Make First Round of Roster Cuts|url=http://www.titansonline.com/news/article-4/Titans-Make-First-Round-of-Roster-Cuts/5cc39654-c023-4d06-9e37-336a50536431|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807022912/http://www.titansonline.com/news/article-4/Titans-Make-First-Round-of-Roster-Cuts/5cc39654-c023-4d06-9e37-336a50536431|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 7, 2017|website=TitansOnline.com|date=August 28, 2016}}

=Indianapolis Colts=

On September 19, 2016, Mount was signed to the practice squad of the Indianapolis Colts.{{cite web|title=Indianapolis Colts Make Practice Squad Moves|url=http://blogs.colts.com/2016/09/19/indianapolis-colts-make-practice-squad-moves-11/|website=Blogs.Colts.com|date=September 19, 2016|access-date=September 20, 2016|archive-date=September 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160927073424/http://blogs.colts.com/2016/09/19/indianapolis-colts-make-practice-squad-moves-11/|url-status=dead}} He was promoted to the active roster on December 15, 2016.{{cite web|title=Indianapolis Colts Make Roster Moves|url=http://blogs.colts.com/2016/12/15/indianapolis-colts-make-roster-moves-181/|website=Blogs.Colts.com|date=December 15, 2016|access-date=December 16, 2016|archive-date=July 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702204324/https://blogs.colts.com/2016/12/15/indianapolis-colts-make-roster-moves-181/|url-status=dead}}

On August 18, 2017, Mount was waived/injured by the Colts and placed on injured reserve.{{cite web|title=Colts Sign Guard Terran Vaughn|url=https://www.colts.com/news/colts-sign-guard-terran-vaughn-19213639|website=Colts.com|date=August 18, 2017}} He was released on August 25, 2017.

=Denver Broncos=

On August 29, 2017, Mount signed with the Denver Broncos.{{cite web|title=Broncos sign LB Deiontrez Mount, waive DL Jimmy Bean|url=https://www.denverbroncos.com/news/broncos-sign-lb-deiontrez-mount-waive-dl-jimmy-bean-19279379|author=Swanson, Ben|website=DenverBroncos.com|date=August 29, 2017}} He was waived on September 2, 2017, and was signed to the practice squad the next day.{{cite web|title=Broncos trim roster at deadline|url=http://www.denverbroncos.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Broncos-trim-roster-at-deadline/234c49ac-2b09-496b-9175-b8fdc28f39dd|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171130182211/http://www.denverbroncos.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Broncos-trim-roster-at-deadline/234c49ac-2b09-496b-9175-b8fdc28f39dd|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 30, 2017|author=Mason, Andrew|website=DenverBroncos.com|date=September 2, 2017}}{{cite web|title=Broncos announce initial practice-squad roster|url=http://www.denverbroncos.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Broncos-announce-initial-practice-squad-roster/a612ad8b-44a1-49b7-801a-a4ee46bb39bb|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210213128/http://www.denverbroncos.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Broncos-announce-initial-practice-squad-roster/a612ad8b-44a1-49b7-801a-a4ee46bb39bb|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 10, 2018|author=DiLalla, Aric|website=DenverBroncos.com|date=September 4, 2017}} He was promoted to the active roster on November 15, 2017.{{cite web|title=Broncos sign LB Deiontrez Mount, add two practice squad players|url=https://www.denverbroncos.com/news/broncos-sign-lb-deiontrez-mount-add-two-practice-squad-players-19774767|author=DiLalla, Aric|website=DenverBroncos.com|date=November 15, 2017}}

On May 30, 2018, Mount suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon during the Broncos' organized team activities (OTAs), and was ruled out the entire 2018 season.{{cite news |author=O'Halloran, Ryan |title=Broncos lose linebacker Deiontrez Mount to torn Achilles |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2018/05/30/deiontrez-mount-denver-broncos-torn-achilles/ |newspaper=The Denver Post |date=May 30, 2018 |accessdate=May 30, 2018}} He was waived/injured on June 11, 2018, and officially placed on injured reserve after clearing waivers.{{cite web|title=Broncos waive Deiontrez Mount|url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/06/11/broncos-waive-deiontrez-mount/|author=Williams, Charean|website=ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com|date=June 11, 2018}}

=Tampa Bay Vipers=

Mount was selected by the Tampa Bay Vipers of the XFL in round two of phase three of the 2020 XFL Draft.{{cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2858156-xfl-draft-2019-results-rosters-day-1-selections-for-each-team|title=XFL Draft 2019 Results: Rosters, Day 1 Selections for Each Team|first=Tim|last=Daniels|website=Bleacher Report|date=October 15, 2019|access-date=October 16, 2019}} He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.{{cite news |author=Condotta, Bob |title=XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/xfl-suspends-operations-terminates-all-employees/ |website=SeattleTimes.com |date=April 10, 2020 |accessdate=July 17, 2020}}

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