He went on to play at Central Junior High and Gulfport High School where he played for the Admirals, before he went to for Southern Mississippi. In 2002, he won the Conerly Trophy as the best college football player in the state of Mississippi.
College careeredit
While at Southern Mississippi, Davis recorded four interceptions. Was selected as a First-team All-CUSA as a sophomore and junior. During his junior year, he had career-highs with 122 tackles and 10.5 sacks, he was also selected as the Conference USA defensive player of the year and a Third-team All-American. He finished his college career with 526 tackles and 18.5 sacks.
In 2004, he played in 14 games and had nine tackles. In 2005 Davis played in 16 games and had 21 tackles and one forced fumble. Davis joined the Panthers and began 2006, with Carolina playing in one game and recording one tackle. He then re-joined the Vikings and played in nine games and recorded 12 tackles.
Davis signed with the Edmonton Eskimos on May 6, 2009 and played through the 2011 season. His first start came on August 13, 2009, following injuries to Mark Restelli and to Maurice Lloyd.[2]
After becoming a free agent on February 15, 2012, Davis signed with the Montreal Alouettes on February 16, 2012.[3] After playing only one season with the Alouettes, he was released on February 13, 2013.[4]
ESPN: Chat with Philadelphia Soul LB Rod Davis - SportsNation
Notes
^"2004 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
^Moddejonge, Gerry (August 13, 2009). "Debut time for Davis". Edmonton Sun. Archived from the original on July 19, 2012. Retrieved August 13, 2009.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^. Archived from the original on February 19, 2012. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
^. Archived from the original on May 10, 2013. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
^. Archived from the original on October 5, 2015. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
External linksedit
Munz, Jason (June 23, 2009). "Former Eagles given a shot in CFL". Hattiesburg American. Retrieved June 24, 2009.[dead link]
davis, gridiron, football, davis, born, april, 1981, former, professional, gridiron, football, linebacker, selected, fifth, round, 2004, draft, minnesota, vikings, played, college, football, southern, mississippi, golden, eagles, davisno, 57position, linebacke. Rod Davis born April 2 1981 is a former professional gridiron football linebacker He was selected in the fifth round of the 2004 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings 1 He played college football for the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles Rod DavisNo 58 50 57Position LinebackerPersonal informationBorn 1981 04 02 April 2 1981 age 42 Gulfport Mississippi U S Height 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m Weight 239 lb 108 kg Career informationHigh school Gulfport MS College Southern MississippiNFL draft 2004 Round 5 Pick 155Career historyMinnesota Vikings 2004 2006 Carolina Panthers 2006 Philadelphia Soul 2008 Edmonton Eskimos 2009 2011 Montreal Alouettes 2012 Calgary Stampeders 2013 CFL status InternationalCareer highlights and awardsArenaBowl XXII champion 2008 Second team All American 2003 Third team All American 2002 C USA Defensive Player of the Year 2002 Conerly Trophy 2002 Career NFL statisticsTackles 43Forced fumbles 1Fumble recoveries 1Player stats at NFL com PFR CFL ca archive ArenaFan comDavis has played for the Carolina Panthers Philadelphia Soul Edmonton Eskimos Montreal Alouettes and Calgary Stampeders Contents 1 Early years 2 College career 3 Professional career 3 1 National Football League 3 2 Arena Football League 3 3 Canadian Football League 4 References 5 External linksEarly years editHe went on to play at Central Junior High and Gulfport High School where he played for the Admirals before he went to for Southern Mississippi In 2002 he won the Conerly Trophy as the best college football player in the state of Mississippi College career editWhile at Southern Mississippi Davis recorded four interceptions Was selected as a First team All CUSA as a sophomore and junior During his junior year he had career highs with 122 tackles and 10 5 sacks he was also selected as the Conference USA defensive player of the year and a Third team All American He finished his college career with 526 tackles and 18 5 sacks Professional career editNational Football League edit Davis has played in 40 career NFL games with the Minnesota Vikings and Carolina Panthers recording 43 tackles with one forced fumble In 2004 he played in 14 games and had nine tackles In 2005 Davis played in 16 games and had 21 tackles and one forced fumble Davis joined the Panthers and began 2006 with Carolina playing in one game and recording one tackle He then re joined the Vikings and played in nine games and recorded 12 tackles Arena Football League edit Davis joined the Philadelphia Soul of the Arena Football League in 2008 and won his first professional championship when the Soul won ArenaBowl XXII over the San Jose SaberCats Canadian Football League edit Davis signed with the Edmonton Eskimos on May 6 2009 and played through the 2011 season His first start came on August 13 2009 following injuries to Mark Restelli and to Maurice Lloyd 2 After becoming a free agent on February 15 2012 Davis signed with the Montreal Alouettes on February 16 2012 3 After playing only one season with the Alouettes he was released on February 13 2013 4 On February 25 2013 Davis signed with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League 5 References editSourcesESPN Chat with Philadelphia Soul LB Rod Davis SportsNationNotes 2004 NFL Draft Listing Pro Football Reference com Retrieved May 6 2023 Moddejonge Gerry August 13 2009 Debut time for Davis Edmonton Sun Archived from the original on July 19 2012 Retrieved August 13 2009 a href Template Cite news html title Template Cite news cite news a CS1 maint unfit URL link Als make their move sign All Star Rod Davis Archived from the original on February 19 2012 Retrieved September 11 2017 Deslauriers Green Cox agree to two year deals with Als Archived from the original on May 10 2013 Retrieved September 11 2017 Rod Davis joins Stamps Stewart Armstead released Archived from the original on October 5 2015 Retrieved September 11 2017 External links editMunz Jason June 23 2009 Former Eagles given a shot in CFL Hattiesburg American Retrieved June 24 2009 dead link Profile at NFL com Minnesota Vikings profile at Yahoo Sports Minnesota Vikings profile at ESPN com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rod Davis gridiron football amp oldid 1212489721, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
