Jayson DiManche

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Jayson Dimanche
No. 50, 51
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1990-09-22) September 22, 1990 (age 33)
Trenton, New Jersey, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:232 lb (105 kg)
Career information
High school:Hamilton West (Hamilton, NJ)
College:Southern Illinois
Undrafted:2013
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:28
Forced fumbles:1
Player stats at NFL.com

Jayson Dimanche (born September 22, 1990) is a Haitian former American football linebacker. He was originally signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 2013. He played college football at Southern Illinois.

Early years[edit]

He attended Hamilton High School West in Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey.[1] He was selected to the first-team Trentonian all-area and Trenton Times all-county, and second-team Asbury Park Press all-state during his senior season in high school.[1] He was selected as the Hamilton West High School defensive MVP and Hardest Hitter Award.[1] In 2006, he was selected to the Second-team all-area and all-county teams while at high school.[1] He had a total of 253 tackles and 30 sacks in three prep seasons while at high school.[1]

College career[edit]

In his freshman season, Dimanche was selected to the MVFC Academic Honor Roll.[1] In his sophomore season, he was selected as a Honorable Mention All-MVFC.[2] He was selected as the MVFC Defensive Player of the Week after his outstanding regular season performance when he recorded a career-high three sacks in a regular season win over No. 21 Western Illinois during his sophomore season.[3] During his junior season, Dimanche was among the student-athletes that were named to the MVFC Academic Honor Roll.[4] In his last season at Southern Illinois, he was selected as team captain on August 25, 2012.[5] He was selected to the CFPA linebacker award watch list during preseason.[6][7] He was named to the second-team All-MVFC following the conclusion of his senior season.[8] He recorded 49 Tackles, 8 Sacks, 2 pass deflections, and a fumble recovery in his senior season.[9] He finished college with a total of 145 tackles, 19 sacks, three forced fumbles, six pass deflections, and one interception.[1]

Professional career[edit]

Cincinnati Bengals[edit]

On April 27, 2013, he signed with the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent following the 2013 NFL Draft.[10] Dimanche recorded his first NFL career forced fumble against the New Orleans Saints on November 16, 2014.[11] He was waived-injured by the Bengals on September 5, 2015.[12] He cleared waivers and was reverted to the Bengals' injured reserve list. On September 11, 2015, Dimanche was released by the Bengals with an injury settlement.

Kansas City Chiefs[edit]

The Kansas City Chiefs signed Dimanche to their practice squad on October 13, 2015.[13]

Cleveland Browns[edit]

On October 20, 2015, the Cleveland Browns signed Dimanche off the Chiefs' practice squad.[14] On December 23, 2015, the Cleveland Browns promoted Dimanche to the 53-man roster and placed wide receiver Andrew Hawkins to the injured reserve.[15] On December 31, 2015, the Cleveland Browns waived Dimanche.[16]

Second stint with the Bengals[edit]

On January 5, 2016, the Bengals signed Dimanche to their practice squad.[17] On August 29, 2016, Dimanche was waived by the Bengals.[18]

Detroit Lions[edit]

On August 30, 2016, Dimanche was claimed off waivers by the Detroit Lions.[19] On September 3, 2016, he was waived by the Lions.[20]

San Francisco 49ers[edit]

On April 7, 2017, Dimanche signed with the San Francisco 49ers.[21] On May 2, 2017, Dimanche was waived by the 49ers.[22] He was re-signed on August 5, 2017.[23] He was waived/injured on August 16, 2017, and placed on injured reserve.[24] On August 21, 2017, the 49ers waived Dimanche from IR with an injury settlement.[25]

Personal life[edit]

He is the son of Haitian immigrants, Jude and Martine Dimanche.[1] His father is a truck driver while his mother is a manager.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Southern Illinois Salukis Profile". siusalukis.com. Archived from the original on March 11, 2013.
  2. ^ "Two football Bears named first-team all-MVFC". blogs.news-leader.com. Retrieved November 29, 2010.
  3. ^ "Dimanche named MVFC Defensive Player of the Week". siusalukis.com. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
  4. ^ "MVFC Announces 2011-12 Academic Awards". valley-football.org. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
  5. ^ "Hamilton West grad Jayson Dimanche named captain for Southern Illinois" (PDF). fishforscores.com. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
  6. ^ "Dothard Named to CFPA Linebackers Preseason Watch List". gomocs.com. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
  7. ^ "Craig Wilkins Named to CFPA Linebacker Watch List". odusports.com. Archived from the original on June 30, 2013. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
  8. ^ "Boatright, Pruitt earn first-team All-MVFC honors". siusalukis.com. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
  9. ^ "College Football Reference". cfbreference.com. Archived from the original on May 2, 2014.
  10. ^ "Bengals Agreed To Terms With Southern Illinois University OLB Jayson Dimanche". cincyjungle.com. April 27, 2013. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
  11. ^ "Watch Cincinnati Bengals vs. New Orleans Saints [11/16/2014] - NFL.com". www.nfl.com. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
  12. ^ Harvey, Coley (September 5, 2015). "Cincinnati Bengals cut 21 players, put Vontaze Burfict on PUP". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
  13. ^ Paylor, Terez (October 13, 2015). "Chiefs sign Spencer Ware from the practice squad, make a host of other moves". KansasCity.com. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
  14. ^ "Browns sign Jayson Dimanche from Kansas City's practice squad". ClevelandBrowns.com. October 20, 2015.
  15. ^ "Browns sign Jayson Dimanche to active roster; place Andrew Hawkins on injured reserve". ClevelandBrowns.com. Archived from the original on December 25, 2015. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  16. ^ "Browns sign QB Pat Devlin". ClevelandBrowns.com. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
  17. ^ Marcum, Jason (January 5, 2016). "Bengals add Jayson Dimanche to practice squad, sign 3 players to futures contracts". CincyJungle.com.
  18. ^ Hobson, Geoff. "Dimanche, Hocker among first Bengals cuts". Bengals.com.
  19. ^ "Lions awarded LB Jayson Dimanche via waivers, waive LB Dominique Tovell". DetroitLions.com.
  20. ^ "Lions establish 53-man roster". DetroitLions.com. September 3, 2016. Archived from the original on October 15, 2017.
  21. ^ "49ers Sign LB Jayson Dimanche". 49ers.com. April 7, 2017.
  22. ^ "49ers Announce Several Roster Moves". 49ers.com. May 2, 2017. Archived from the original on December 16, 2017.
  23. ^ Fann, Joe (August 5, 2017). "49ers Sign LB Jayson Dimanche". 49ers.com.
  24. ^ "49ers Announce Two Roster Moves". 49ers.com. August 16, 2017.
  25. ^ Bouda, Nate (August 21, 2017). "49ers Waive LB Jayson DiMache From I.R. With Settlement".

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