Don Davis (American football)

For other persons, see Don Davis (disambiguation).

Don Davis

Date of birth	December 17, 1972 (1972-12-17) (age 38)
Place of birth	Olathe, Kansas
Position(s)	Linebacker
College	Kansas
Stats
Playing stats	CBS.com
Playing stats	NFL.com
Team(s) as a player
1996-1998 1998-2000 2001-2002 2003-2006	New Orleans Saints Tampa Bay Buccaneers St. Louis Rams New England Patriots
Team(s) as a coach/administrator
2007 2008-present	New England Patriots (Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach) New England Patriots (Team Chaplain)

Donald Earl Davis Jr. (born December 17, 1972 in Olathe, Kansas) is a former American football player and the current Team Chaplain for the New England Patriots.^[1]

High school years

Davis attended Olathe South High School in Olathe, Kansas, and was a student and a letterman in football, basketball, and track & field. In football, as a senior, he was a first team All-League selection and a second team All-Metropolitan selection.

College years

Davis was a three-year starter for the University of Kansas, and finished his superb career with 238 tackles (20 tackles for loss) and 9.5 sacks. Don Davis graduated with a degree in Human Development in 1995.

NFL playing career

He was signed as a free agent in 1996 season by the New Orleans Saints. Davis played with the Saints until the middle of the 1998 season when he was traded to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He would remain with Tampa Bay through the 2000 season. In 2001 Davis began play for the St. Louis Rams, where he would remain through 2002. Then in 2003 Davis was signed by his final team, the New England Patriots, who he would stay with for four seasons. He earned 2 super bowl rings with the New England Patriots.

Coaching career

Following the 2006 season, Davis retired and joined the Patriots' strength and conditioning coaches as an assistant coach. He left the organization prior to the 2008 season to pursue Christian ministry.^[2] He remained with the Patriots as the team chaplain.^[3]

References

1. ^ http://www.dondavisministry.com/bio.htm
2. ^ Reiss, Mike (2008-08-11). "Media guide nuggets". The Boston Globe. http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/reiss_pieces/2008/08/media_guide_nug.html. Retrieved 2008-08-11. 
3. ^ http://www.dondavisministry.com/bio.htm

External links

• New England Patriots profile

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Name	Davis, Don
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Date of birth	December 17, 1972
Place of birth	Olathe, Kansas
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