Ronald Flemons
{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1979)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox CFL biography
| name = Ronald Flemons
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|10|20}}
| birth_place = San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| team =
| number = 99
| status =
| import = yes
| position1 = Defensive end
| position2 = Defensive tackle
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 6
| weight_lb = 265
| college = Texas A&M
| high_school = John Marshall
| NFLDraftedYear = 2001
| NFLDraftedRound = 7
| NFLDraftedPick = 226
| NFLDraftedTeam = Atlanta Falcons{{cite web |title=Ronald Flemons |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/F/FlemRo20.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |access-date=13 September 2024}}
| playing_years1 = 2001–2002
| playing_team1 = Atlanta Falcons
| playing_years2 = 2002
| playing_team2 = New Orleans Saints*
| playing_years3 = 2002
| playing_team3 = Atlanta Falcons
| playing_years4 = 2004
| playing_team4 = Miami Dolphins
| playing_years5 = 2005
| playing_team5 = Seattle Seahawks*
| playing_years6 = {{CFL Year|2006}}–{{CFL Year|2007}}
| playing_team6 = Toronto Argonauts
| playing_years7 = {{CFL Year|2008}}
| playing_team7 = Saskatchewan Roughriders
| playing_years8 = {{CFL Year|2008}}–{{CFL Year|2012}}
| playing_team8 = Toronto Argonauts
| career_highlights =
| CFL-archive = https://web.archive.org/web/20120216090403/http://www.cfl.ca/roster/show/id/1947
| career_footnotes =
}}
Ronald L. Flemons{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/F/FlemRo20.htm|title = Ronald Flemons Stats|website = Pro-Football-Reference.com}} (born October 20, 1979) is an American former professional football defensive lineman. He attended John Marshall High School and Texas A&M University. Flemons was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the seventh round of the 2001 NFL draft. He spent brief stints with several National Football League (NFL) teams before signing on in the Canadian Football League (CFL) in 2006.
Professional career
After being selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the seventh round of the 2001 NFL draft, Flemons dressed for one game that season.{{Cite web |title=2001 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2001/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-17 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} In 2002, he briefly joined the New Orleans Saints before returning to Atlanta and appearing in four games. He did not make the regular season squad for Atlanta in 2003, and he signed with the Miami Dolphins the following year, playing in one game. He was traded to the Seattle Seahawks in 2005, but he was placed on waivers before making an appearance.{{cite web|title=Former Falcon Flies Aboard Good Ship Argo|date = 6 January 2006|url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3255879|publisher=Our Sports Central|access-date=May 7, 2013}}
Flemons was signed as a free agent with the Toronto Argonauts on January 6, 2006, and released as a final training camp cut on June 10 but returned in Week 5, making his CFL regular season debut dressing as backup defensive end and playing special teams. He was traded to the Saskatchewan Roughriders on March 5, 2008, along with Glenn January, Toronto's first round selection in the 2008 CFL Draft and Toronto's second round selection in the 2010 CFL Draft in exchange for Kerry Joseph and Saskatchewan's third round pick in the 2010 Canadian Draft.{{Cite web| url=https://www.cfl.ca/index.php?module=transact&func=display&tid=1882| title=Roughriders Transactions| date=2008-03-05| publisher=CFL.ca}} On July 7, 2008, Flemons was traded back to the Argonauts along with a 5th round pick in the 2011 Canadian College Draft for receiver T. J. Acree, the rights to Brian Smith, and a 3rd round pick in the 2011 draft.{{Cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/article/ronald-flemons-returns-to-argos |title=Ronald Flemons returns to Argos | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League |access-date=2017-09-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006112141/http://www.cfl.ca/article/ronald-flemons-returns-to-argos |archive-date=2014-10-06 |url-status=dead }}
On January 25, 2013, Flemons was released by the Argonauts.http://www.argonauts.ca/article/argos-release-ron-flemons {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}
Notes
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150929044022/https://www.cfl.ca/roster/show/id/3221 CFL.ca profile] (archived)
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20170326174233/http://www.nfl.com/player/ronaldflemons/2504541/profile Ronald Flemons at NFL.com] (archived)
{{Atlanta Falcons 2001 draft navbox}}
{{100th Grey Cup}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Flemons, Ronald}}
Category:Atlanta Falcons players
Category:Canadian football defensive linemen
Category:Miami Dolphins players
Category:Players of American football from San Antonio
Category:Players of Canadian football from San Antonio
Category:Saskatchewan Roughriders players
Category:Texas A&M Aggies football players