Leger Douzable
{{Short description|American football player (born 1986)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Leger Douzable
| image =
| caption =
| current_team =
| number = 69, 78, 91, 92
| position = Defensive end
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|5|31}}
| birth_place = Tampa, Florida, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lbs = 284
| high_school = Braulio Alonso (Tampa, Florida)
| college = UCF
| undraftedyear = 2008
| pastteams =
- Minnesota Vikings ({{NFL Year|2008}})*
- New York Giants ({{NFL Year|2008}}–{{NFL Year|2009}})
- St. Louis Rams ({{NFL Year|2009}})
- Detroit Lions ({{NFL Year|2010}})*
- Jacksonville Jaguars ({{NFL Year|2010}}–{{NFL Year|2011}})
- Tennessee Titans ({{NFL Year|2012}})
- New York Jets ({{NFL Year|2013}}–{{NFL Year|2015}})
- Buffalo Bills ({{NFL Year|2016}})
- San Francisco 49ers ({{NFL Year|2017}})
| status =
| highlights =
- Third-team All-Conference USA (2006)
| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 178
| statlabel2 = Sacks
| statvalue2 = 8.5
| statlabel3 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue3 = 1
| statlabel4 = Pass deflections
| statvalue4 = 2
| pfr = DouzLe00
}}
Leger Douzable Jr. (born May 31, 1986) is an American former professional football defensive end and sports commentator. He was signed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at UCF. Douzable was also a member of the New York Giants, St. Louis Rams, Detroit Lions, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, New York Jets, Buffalo Bills, and San Francisco 49ers.
Early life
He was a 2-year letter winner at Alonso High School in Tampa. As a senior, he finished with 50 tackles and 10 sacks and also returned an interception for a touchdown along with blocking two field goals and forcing two fumbles. He was a second-team All-County selection as a senior.
College career
Douzable ended his 2007 season with 49 tackles and seven sacks, bringing his career totals to 102 tackles and 14 sacks and was awarded first-team All-Conference USA. In 2006, he made nine starts and saw action in all 12 games, splitting time between defensive tackle and defensive end. He was third-team All-Conference USA after leading the team with seven sacks and 10½ tackles for loss. In 2005, he played in 12 games, including one start as a sophomore, and ended the season with 17 tackles and two tackles for loss. In 2004, he played in all 11 games as a true freshman at defensive tackle and ended the season with four total tackles.
Professional career
=Minnesota Vikings=
Douzable began his rookie season on the Minnesota practice squad until being waived on September 8, 2008.
=New York Giants=
He signed to the New York Giants practice squad on September 11, 2008, and spent the majority of the season there before joining the Giants’ active roster (12/3) and inactive for the Giants over the final four games of the 2008 regular season and the NFC Divisional Playoff. He was released in September 2009.
=St. Louis Rams=
On September 17, 2009, Douzable was signed to the practice squad by St. Louis and thirteen days later was called up to the active roster. For the 2009 season, he played in 12 games (started 1) posting 16 tackles (11 solo), including five tackles for loss to tie for second-most on the team and also had four quarterback hits.
The St. Louis Rams waived Douzable on June 28, 2010.[http://www.globe-democrat.com/news/2010/jun/28/rams-noteboo-rams-officially-announce-signing-draf/ Rams sign eight of their 11 draft picks and release five players] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100706185517/http://www.globe-democrat.com/news/2010/jun/28/rams-noteboo-rams-officially-announce-signing-draf/ |date=July 6, 2010 }} St. Louis Globe-Democrat June 28, 2010
=Detroit Lions=
Douzable was claimed off waivers by the Detroit Lions on June 29, 2010.[http://www.prideofdetroit.com/2010/6/30/1545109/lions-claim-dt-leger-douzable Lions Claim DT Leger Douzable] PrideofDetroit.com June 30, 2010 He was waived by the Lions on August 4.
=Jacksonville Jaguars=
Douzable was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars on August 8, 2010, and made the Jaguars 53-man opening day roster.{{cite web |title=Jaguars make roster moves |publisher=Jaguars.com |date=August 8, 2010 |url=http://www.jaguars.com/news/article.aspx?id=9130 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130104000344/http://www.jaguars.com/news/article.aspx?id=9130 |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 4, 2013 |accessdate=August 8, 2010 }} In 15 games of the 2010 season, Douzable made 8 tackles. He played 16 games (started 6) in 2011 with 38 tackles, 1 sack, and 1 pass defended.
=New York Jets=
Douzable was signed by the New York Jets on July 25, 2013.{{cite web|title=Braylon Edwards Back for 3rd Hitch with Jets |url=http://www.newyorkjets.com/news/article-1/Braylon-Edwards-Back-for-3rd-Hitch-with-Jets/b7f556db-8cd4-4bb4-a16e-185af2f3c1f9 |publisher=New York Jets |date=July 25, 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728025533/http://www.newyorkjets.com/news/article-1/Braylon-Edwards-Back-for-3rd-Hitch-with-Jets/b7f556db-8cd4-4bb4-a16e-185af2f3c1f9 |archivedate=July 28, 2013 |accessdate=July 25, 2013 |url-status=dead }} Douzable played in every game for the Jets over three seasons and saw a good amount of playing time as a reserve on the team's defensive line doing most of his work as a run-stopper and recording 59 tackles and four sacks over those 48 games with the Jets.{{Cite web|url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2016/06/13/bills-visiting-with-former-jet-leger-douzable/|title=Bills visiting with former Jet Leger Douzable|date=June 13, 2016 |access-date=June 13, 2016}}
=Buffalo Bills=
Douzable was signed by the Buffalo Bills on June 13, 2016.{{cite web|title=Bills sign DL Douzable, OT Martin|url=http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-1/Bills-sign-DL-Douzable-OT-Martin/443635e2-efab-4c50-a75b-ae2c34193dd5|author=Brown, Chris|website=BuffaloBills.com|date=June 13, 2016|accessdate=March 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160614114937/http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-1/Bills-sign-DL-Douzable-OT-Martin/443635e2-efab-4c50-a75b-ae2c34193dd5|archive-date=June 14, 2016|url-status=dead}}
=San Francisco 49ers=
Douzable was signed by the San Francisco 49ers on August 14, 2017{{cite web|title=49ers Announce Roster Moves|url=http://www.49ers.com/news/article-2/49ers-Announce-Roster-Moves/eebac11f-22f9-48a2-b490-1f940d4f636f?sf106079497=1|website=49ers.com|date=August 14, 2017}} He was released on September 1, 2017.{{cite web|title=49ers Announce Several Roster Moves|url=http://www.49ers.com/news/article-2/49ers-Announce-Several-Roster-Moves/f2f5edf1-1065-4caa-9ce5-c92f7c168b55|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180302202415/http://www.49ers.com/news/article-2/49ers-Announce-Several-Roster-Moves/f2f5edf1-1065-4caa-9ce5-c92f7c168b55|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 2, 2018|website=49ers.com|date=September 1, 2017}} He was re-signed on October 17, 2017.{{cite web|title=49ers Announce a Pair of Roster Moves|url=http://www.49ers.com/news/article-2/49ers-Announce-a-Pair-of-Roster-Moves/4d4713bd-01b7-4e48-971c-c3734005ed9a?sf122884096=1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226031556/http://www.49ers.com/news/article-2/49ers-Announce-a-Pair-of-Roster-Moves/4d4713bd-01b7-4e48-971c-c3734005ed9a?sf122884096=1|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 26, 2017|website=49ers.com|date=October 17, 2017}}
NFL career statistics
| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! colspan="2"| Legend |
| Bold
| Career high |
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team !colspan="2"| Games !colspan="5"| Tackles !colspan="5"| Interceptions !colspan="4"| Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | |
| 2009 | STL
| 12 || 1 || 11 || 11 || 0 || 0.0 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2010 | JAX
| 15 || 0 || 8 || 5 || 3 || 0.0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2011 | JAX
| 16 || 6 || 38 || 22 || 16 || 1.0 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2013 | NYJ
| 16 || 0 || 20 || 5 || 15 || 1.5 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2014 | NYJ
| 16 || 0 || 25 || 14 || 11 || 2.5 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2015 | NYJ
| 16 || 2 || 14 || 10 || 4 || 0.0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2016 | BUF
| 16 || 5 || 43 || 24 || 19 || 1.5 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2017 | SFO
| 5 || 5 || 19 || 17 || 2 || 2.0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| Total | 112 | 19 | 178 | 108 | 70 | 8.5 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Broadcasting career
Douzable first started reporting for SportsNet New York from 2013 to 2022 and also worked for Madison Square Garden Entertainment from 2016 to 2017. In May 2018, CBS Sports hired him to work as a broadcaster and sports analyst. He has made several appearances on NFL on CBS as well as a color commentator for games on ESPN and CBS Sports. He is the host of "I Am Athlete Tonight" on Mad Dog Sports Radio Channel 82 on SiriusXM.{{cite web | last=Shpigel | first=Ben | title=Jets Lineman Prepares for Shift From Interviewee to Interviewer | website=The New York Times | date=2014-08-02 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/03/sports/football/jets-lineman-prepares-for-shift-from-interviewee-to-interviewer.html | access-date=2025-05-18}}
Personal life
Douzable's biological father is of Haitian descent.{{cite web|url=http://m.stltoday.com/sports/football/professional/spags-adds-another-d-lineman-to-his-collection/article_42119966-220c-5322-b523-a19ebe3927b3.html?mobile_touch=true |title=Spags Adds Another D-Lineman to His Collection |author=Thomas, Jim |accessdate=February 25, 2015}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20101221231545/http://www.legerdouzable.com/ Official website]
- [http://ucfathletics.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/douzable_leger00.html UCF Knights bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080512041701/http://ucfathletics.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/douzable_leger00.html |date=May 12, 2008 }}
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