Deshon Foxx
| Shenandoah University | |
|---|---|
| Position: | Assistant athletics director |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | November 27, 1992 Lynchburg, Virginia, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight: | 177 lb (80 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Brookville (Lynchburg, Virginia) |
| College: | Connecticut |
| Undrafted: | 2015 |
| Career history | |
| As a player: | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| As an administrator: | |
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| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |
Deshon Foxx (born November 27, 1992) is a former American football wide receiver that played college football at Connecticut. Deshon Foxx is currently the Assistant Athletics Director at Shenandoah University.
Early years[edit]
Foxx attended Brookville High School in Lynchburg, Virginia where he graduated in 2011.[1]
College career[edit]
Foxx signed his letter of intent to play for Connecticut on February 2, 2011.[1] Foxx played all four years for the Huskies, playing in 36 games over that span.[2]
Professional career[edit]
Seattle Seahawks[edit]
On May 18, 2015 Foxx was signed by the Seattle Seahawks after a three-day rookie mini-camp after running a 4.29 forty yard dash at his pro day.[3] On August 13, 2015, the Seahawks waived Foxx to make room for Alex Singleton.[4] On August 24, 2015 Foxx was re-signed by the Seahawks to replace Jeremy Crayton who had just been waived.[5] On August 31, 2015, Foxx was waived as the Seahawks cut their roster to 75 players.[6] On December 1, 2015 Foxx was signed by the Seahawks to their practice squad.[7] On December 8, 2015 Foxx was waived from the practice squad.[8] On December 22, 2015, the Seahawks re-signed Foxx to their practice squad.[9] On January 18, 2016 Foxx was signed to a futures contract by the Seahawks.[10] On August 29, 2016, Foxx was waived/injured by the Seahawks and placed on injured reserve after clearing waivers.[11] He was released by the Seahawks on September 6, 2016 with an injury settlement.[12]
New York Jets[edit]
On January 11, 2017, Foxx signed a reserve/future contract with the Jets.[13] He was waived by the Jets on May 9, 2017.[14] He was re-signed by the Jets on May 22, 2017.[15] He was waived on August 14, 2017.[16]
Assistant Athletics Director[edit]
In 2018, Foxx served as the assistant offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach for the Loomis Chaffee varsity football team, a prep school in Windsor, Connecticut. He received his masters of science in Sports Management from the University of Connecticut in 2019 and served as the Wide Receivers and Tight-ends coach at Washington and Lee University for the 2020 season. Foxx is currently the Assistant Athletics Director at Shenandoah University located in Winchester, VA.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Deshon Foxx". 247.com. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
- ^ "4 - Deshon Foxx". UCONN Athletics. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
- ^ "Seahawks Sign WR Deshon Foxx, Waive/Injured RB Demitrius Bronson". Seahawks.com. Archived from the original on May 20, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
- ^ "Seahawks waive WR Deshon Foxx, re-sign LB Alex Singleton". The Seattle Times. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
- ^ "Seahawks sign Deshon Foxx, bring Samson Satele in for a visit". SBNation. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
- ^ "Seahawks roster cuts 2015: Seattle releases Lemuel Jeanpierre, waive Greg Scruggs, others". SBNation. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
- ^ "Seahawks Make Roster Moves". Seahawks.com. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
- ^ "Seahawks waive TE Chase Coffman, have two open roster spots". The Seattle Times. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
- ^ "Seahawks add receivers Deshon Foxx and Antwan Goodley to practice squad". The Seattle Times. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
- ^ "Seattle Seahawks sign 12 players to reserve/future contracts". 247sports.com. Archived from the original on January 20, 2016. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
- ^ "Seahawks Make Roster Moves". Seahawks.com. August 29, 2016. Archived from the original on March 28, 2018.
- ^ "Seahawks round out practice squad, waive Deshon Foxx off of injured reserve".
- ^ Lange, Randy (January 11, 2017). "Jets Sign 3 More to Reserve/Future Deals". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on January 13, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- ^ Lange, Randy (May 9, 2017). "Jets Acquire WR KD Cannon on Waivers". NewYorkJets.com.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan (May 22, 2017). "Jets Re-Sign WR Deshon Foxx, Waive Devin Smith". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on May 23, 2017. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
- ^ "Jets Sign WR Daniel Williams". NewYorkJets.com. August 14, 2017.
External links[edit]
- Assistant Athletics Director - Shenandoah University Archived November 28, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
- Washington and Lee Generals football coaching bio[permanent dead link]
- Seattle Seahawks bio Archived July 27, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- UConn Huskies bio Archived March 10, 2016, at the Wayback Machine