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DeAngelo Willingham No. 39 Virginia Destroyers Cornerback Personal information Date of birth: January 15, 1987 Place of birth: Calhoun, South Carolina Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Weight: 200 lb (91 kg) Career information College: Tennessee Undrafted in 2009 No regular season or postseason appearances Career history - Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2009)*
- Dallas Cowboys (2009)*
- New England Patriots (2009)*
- Seattle Seahawks (2009–2010)*
- Cincinnati Bengals (2010)*
- New England Patriots (2010)*
- Virginia Destroyers (2011–present)
- *Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Active Career highlights and awards - None
Career NFL statistics as of 2009 Tackles 0 INTs 0 Pass deflections 0 Stats at NFL.com DeAngelo Lamond Willingham (born January 15, 1987) is an American football cornerback for the Virginia Destroyers of the United Football League. He was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at Tennessee.
Willingham has also been a member of the Dallas Cowboys, Seattle Seahawks, Cincinnati Bengals, and New England Patriots.
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Early years
Willingham attended Calhoun County High School in St. Matthews, South Carolina, where he was a three-year starter at defensive back, wide receiver, and kick returner. He was a PrepStar All-American selection in 2004. He also played basketball, where he was a three-year starter at guard. In track and field, Willingham was a regional finalist in the 4x100 meter relay.
College career
Junior college
Following high school, Willingham attended the College of the Desert in Palm Desert, California, where he was a two-year starter at cornerback. He was a two-time all-conference selection. As a freshman, he had three interceptions, while as a sophomore he had five interceptions and one forced fumble.
University of Tennessee
After junior college, Willingham attended the University of Tennessee. In 2007, he started eight games, recording 38 tackles. As a senior in 2008, he started 10 games and had three interceptions.
Professional career
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
After going undrafted in the 2009 NFL Draft, Willingham signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He was waived by the team on August 29, 2009.
Dallas Cowboys
Willingham was claimed off waivers by the Dallas Cowboys on August 30, 2009; however, he was waived during the team's final cuts six days later.
First stint with the Patriots
On September 6, 2009, Willingham was signed to the practice squad of the New England Patriots. He was released on September 21, 2009.
Seattle Seahawks
On November 3, 2009, the Seattle Seahawks signed Willingham to their practice squad, where he spent the remainder of the season. He was re-signed to a future contract on January 6, 2010 but was waived by the team on April 28, 2010.
Cincinnati Bengals
Willingham was claimed off waivers by the Cincinnati Bengals on April 29, 2010. He was later waived on June 18, 2010.
Second stint with the Patriots
Willingham was signed again by the Patriots on August 9, 2010. He was waived during final cuts on September 4, 2010.
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Virginia Destroyers current roster Active roster 1 Matt Henry | 3 Derek Devine | 4 Delbert Alvarado | 8 Mike McMahon | 14 Chris Greisen | 15 Huey Whittaker | 16 Aundrae Allison | 22 Clifton Smith | 23 Jerome Carter | 24 Darius Vinnett | 25 Wynel Seldon | 26 Aaron Rouse | 28 Ahmad Carroll | 29 Adrian N. Peterson | 31 Reggie Jones | 33 Dominic Rhodes | 35 Kyle Whitehurst | 36 Tra Battle | 39 DeAngelo Willingham | 42 Billy Latsko | 47 Jason Davis | 49 Ryan Senser | 50 Tony Taylor | 51 Darnell Bing | 52 Savion Frazier | 53 Mike Balogun | 54 Marques Murrell | 55 Terrence Melton | 58 Joe Clermond | 59 Diyral Briggs | 61 Brett Helms | 63 Adrien Clarke | 66 Anthony Davis | 68 McKinley Boykin | 69 Orien Harris | 70 Shane Olivea | 72 Kyle Young | 73 Clint Oldenburg | 76 Na'Shan Goddard | 79 Jonathan Palmer | 80 Jamarko Simmons | 81 Cortez Hankton | 82 John Standeford | 86 Ronnie Ghent | 88 Calvin Russell | 89 Michael Matthews | 91 Jay Alford | 92 Maurice Fountain | 93 Antwon Burton | 94 Stylez G. White | 96 Eric Moore | -- Simeon Castille
Reserve lists 20 Keiwan Ratliff (IR) | 53 Neal Howey (IR) | 92 Quentin Moses (IR) | 99 Jonathan Lewis (IR)
Categories:- 1987 births
- Living people
- People from Calhoun County, South Carolina
- Players of American football from South Carolina
- American football cornerbacks
- American football safeties
- Tennessee Volunteers football players
- Undrafted National Football League players
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers players
- Dallas Cowboys players
- New England Patriots players
- Seattle Seahawks players
- Cincinnati Bengals players
- Virginia Destroyers players
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