Dominique Byrd

Dominique Byrd

No. --     Free Agent
Tight end
Personal information
Date of birth: February 7, 1984 (1984-02-07) (age 27)
Place of birth: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Weight: 255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
College: Southern California
NFL Draft: 2006 / Round: 3 / Pick: 93
Debuted in 2006 for the St. Louis Rams
Career history
St. Louis Rams (2006–2007) Arizona Cardinals (2009–2010)* Seattle Seahawks (2011) Washington Redskins (2011) *Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Honorable mention All-Pac-10 (2004)
Career NFL statistics as of 2009
Receptions	6
Receiving yards	83
Receiving TDs	1
Stats at NFL.com

Dominique Montiel Byrd (born February 7, 1984) is an American football tight end who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the third round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at Southern California.

He has also been a member of the Arizona Cardinals, Seattle Seahawks, and Washington Redskins.

Early years

Following his high school career at Breck School in Golden Valley, Minnesota, Byrd played in the 2002 U.S. Army All-American Bowl.

College career

Byrd went to Southern California where he made a 2004 All-Pac-10 honorable mention, and was best known for catching two one-handed touchdown passes, one of which was in the Orange Bowl victory against University of Oklahoma.[1]

Professional career

Pre-draft

Pre-draft measureables
Ht	Wt	40-yard dash	10-yd split	20-yd split	20 ss	3-cone	Vert	Broad	BP	Wonderlic
6-2⅝ **	255 **	4.79 *	x	x	4.44 **	x	36"	9'8" **	16 **	x

(* represents USC Pro Day ^[1])

St. Louis Rams

Byrd was taken in the third round of the 2006 NFL Draft at pick #93 overall. He played 5 games in the 2006 season, catching 2 balls for 39 yards and one touchdown.^[2]

Arizona Cardinals

After spending the 2008 season out of football, Byrd was signed by the Arizona Cardinals on May 5, 2009. He was waived on November 24, 2009. On January 21, 2010, Byrd was re-signed to a future contract by the Cardinals. But his stay with the Cardinals ended on August 30, 2010, when he was released by the team.

Seattle Seahawks

On January 21, 2011, the Seahawks signed Byrd to a future contract.^[3] He was released on September 13.

Washington Redskins

On October 26, 2011 the Redskins signed Byrd to a 1 year deal as a back up to replace Chris Cooley, who was placed on injured reserve. He was waived on November 8.

References

1. ^ Dom Bryd NFl Scout.com
2. ^ NFL Players
3. ^ "Seahawks sign 5 players to future contracts". www.seattlepi.com. http://blog.seattlepi.com/football/2011/01/21/seahawks-sign-5-players-to-future-contracts/. 

External links

• Arizona Cardinals bio
• St. Louis Rams bio
• USC Trojans bio

Persondata
Name	Byrd, Dominique
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	February 7, 1984
Place of birth	Minneapolis, Minnesota
Date of death
Place of death