Dimitri Flowers
{{Short description|American football player (born 1996)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
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| number = 38, 35
| position = Fullback
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|1|20}}
| birth_place = San Antonio, Texas
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lb = 248
| high_school = Winston Churchill
(San Antonio, Texas)
| college = Oklahoma
| undraftedyear = 2018
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- New York Jets ({{NFL Year|2018}})*
- Jacksonville Jaguars ({{NFL Year|2018}})
- Dallas Renegades ({{XFL Year|2020}})
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Dimitri A. Flowers (born January 20, 1996) is a former American football fullback. He played college football at Oklahoma.
College career
Flowers was an early enrollee at Oklahoma and was injured in the spring game but was healthy for his freshman season.{{cite news |last1=Bailey |first1=Eric |title=Countdown to fall camp: OU's Dimitri Flowers |url=https://www.tulsaworld.com/sports/college/ou/countdown-to-fall-camp-ous-dimitri-flowers/article_9a0e5aa3-b45b-52d0-b0e1-05b791192686.html |accessdate=May 11, 2020 |work=Tulsa World |date=August 1, 2014}} On November 3, 2016, Flowers had 22 carries for 115 yards in a 34-24 win against Iowa State.{{cite news |last1=Trampel |first1=Barry |title=Former fullback leads Oklahoma past Iowa State |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=49586183&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjQ1Mjc2Nzg2NywiaWF0IjoxNTg5MjExMTY0LCJleHAiOjE1ODkyOTc1NjR9.c44lX3LCptLgb8xqcKl3YCKmDxGaIotQP2MSgfm-ngk |accessdate=May 11, 2020 |work=The Oklahoman |date=November 4, 2016 |page=13|via=Newspapers.com}} As a senior in 2017, Flowers started 13 of 14 games and made 26 catches for 464 yards and five touchdowns, in addition to 22 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns. He was a First-team All-Big 12 selection.{{cite news |last1=Reneau |first1=Kegan |title=OU football: Dimitri Flowers released by New York Jets |url=http://www.oudaily.com/sports/ou-football-dimitri-flowers-released-by-new-york-jets/article_0c055fda-ad45-11e8-a2fd-ff53d73ecda7.html |accessdate=May 11, 2020 |work=OU Daily |date=August 31, 2018}} In his career, Flowers had 36 rushes for 151 yards and four touchdowns, as well as 54 receptions for 886 yards and 13 touchdowns.{{cite news |last1=Lange |first1=Randy |title=FB Dimitri Flowers Feeling Right at Home |url=https://www.newyorkjets.com/news/fb-dimitri-flowers-feeling-right-at-home |accessdate=May 11, 2020 |work=New York Jets.com |date=May 7, 2018}}
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 1 7/8
| weight = 248
| dash = 4.83
| ten split = 1.62
| twenty split = 2.79
| shuttle = 4.53
| cone drill = 7.45
| vertical = 30.5
| broad ft = 9
| broad in = 1
| bench = 17
| wonderlic =
| arm span = 30 3/4
| hand span = 9 1/4
| note = All values from NFL Combine{{Cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/dimitri-flowers/3200464c-4f32-4441-8258-b15c28a7be35 |title=Dimitri Flowers Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |website=NFL.com |access-date=July 5, 2018}}{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=131306&DraftYear=2018 |title=Dimitri Flowers College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=January 22, 2025}}
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=New York Jets=
Flowers was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent on May 4, 2018.{{cite web|title=Jets Sign Seven Undrafted Free Agents|url=https://www.newyorkjets.com/news/jets-sign-seven-undrafted-free-agents|author=Greenberg, Ethan|website=NewYorkJets.com|date=May 4, 2018|accessdate=July 5, 2018}}{{cite web|title=More than a fullback: Jets' Dimitri Flowers ready to showcase versatility as UDFA|url=http://www.nj.com/jets/index.ssf/2018/05/more_than_a_fullback_jets_flowers_ready_to_showcas.html|website=NJ.com|date=May 5, 2018}} He was waived on August 31, 2018.{{cite web|title=Jets Cut 18 Players on Their Way to 53-Player Active Roster|url=https://www.newyorkjets.com/news/jets-cut-18-players-on-their-way-to-53-player-active-roster|author=Lange, Randy|website=NewYorkJets.com|date=August 31, 2018}}
=Jacksonville Jaguars=
On October 10, 2018, Flowers was signed to the Jacksonville Jaguars practice squad, but was released the next day.{{cite web|title=OU football: Dimitri Flowers joins Jaguars' practice squad|url=http://www.oudaily.com/sports/ou-football-dimitri-flowers-joins-jaguars-practice-squad/article_058309c2-ccae-11e8-a0b2-d3a7de5dd176.html|website=OUDaily.com|date=October 10, 2018}} He was re-signed on December 18, 2018.{{cite web|title=Allen Lazard and Bo Scarbrough signed off Jaguars practice squad by other teams|url=https://www.bigcatcountry.com/2018/12/18/18147098/allen-lazard-and-bo-scarbrough-signed-off-jaguars-practice-squad-by-other-teams|website=BigCatCountry.com|date=December 18, 2018}} He was promoted to the active roster on December 28, 2018.{{cite web|title=Payne, Lee, Flowers to active roster|url=https://www.jaguars.com/news/jaguars-make-roster-moves-x5851|website=Jaguars.com|date=December 28, 2018|access-date=December 28, 2018|archive-date=April 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420122949/https://www.jaguars.com/news/jaguars-make-roster-moves-x5851|url-status=dead}} He was waived on May 9, 2019.
=Dallas Renegades=
Flowers was picked in the tenth round of the 2020 XFL Draft by the Dallas Renegades.{{cite web|last=Bender|first=Bill|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/xfl-draft-tracker-results-picks-list-rosters-football-league/jahz8p84e4i61hb8lajqs4a22|title=XFL Draft picks 2019: Complete results, rosters, players for new football league|website=Sporting News|date=October 21, 2019|accessdate=October 22, 2019}} He was placed on injured reserve on January 13, 2020.{{cite web |title=XFL Injured Reserve |url=https://www.xfl.com/en-US/xfl-injured-reserve |website=XFL.com |accessdate=February 6, 2020}} 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}}
Personal life
Dimitri is the son of Erik Flowers, a former NFL defensive end who was a first round pick of the Buffalo Bills in 2000. His cousin, Tre Flowers, is a former Oklahoma State safety who was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the 2018 draft.{{cite web|author=Josh Weinfuss|url=http://www.espn.com/blog/arizona-cardinals/post/_/id/29844/tre-and-dimitri-flowers-take-competitive-relationship-to-nfl-draft|title=Tre and Dimitri Flowers take their competition to the NFL draft|date=April 13, 2018|website=ESPN.com}} His brother, Braeden Flowers, is a current defensive end for the SMU Mustangs.{{Cite web |title=Braeden Flowers, SMU Mustangs, Edge |url=https://247sports.com/player/braeden-flowers-46111810/ |access-date=2024-01-17 |website=247Sports |language=en-US}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.jaguars.com/team/players-roster/dimitri-flowers/ Jacksonville Jaguars bio]
- [http://www.soonersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=31000&ATCLID=209396451 Oklahoma Sooners bio]
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