| Buster Davis | |
| Number: | 55, 52 |
| Position: | Linebacker |
| Birth Date: | 20 October 1983 |
| Birth Place: | Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 9 |
| Weight Lbs: | 251 |
| High School: | Mainland (Daytona Beach, Florida) |
| College: | Florida State |
| Draftyear: | 2007 |
| Draftround: | 3 |
| Draftpick: | 69 |
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| Statlabel1: | Total tackles |
| Statvalue1: | 24 |
| Pfr: | DaviBu99 |
James "Buster" Davis (born October 20, 1983) is an American former professional football linebacker. He was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the third round of the 2007 NFL draft. He played college football at Florida State. Davis was also a member of the Detroit Lions, Indianapolis Colts, Houston Texans, Hartford Colonials, Las Vegas Locomotives, and Jacksonville Sharks.[1]
Buster Davis played for Mainland High School in Daytona Beach. Davis played in the 2002 U.S. Army All-American Bowl alongside fellow Florida State Seminoles Kamerion Wimbley and Lorenzo Booker.
Davis was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the third round in the 2007 NFL Draft out of Florida State University.[2] Davis signed a three-year, $1.7 million contract with a $610,000 signing bonus with the Cardinals, but was later released on September 1, 2007.
On September 4, 2007, he joined the practice squad of the Detroit Lions. He was promoted to the active roster on December 19. Davis was waived by the Lions during final cuts on August 30, 2008.
A day after being let go by the Lions, Davis was claimed off waivers by the Indianapolis Colts on August 31, 2008. An exclusive-rights free agent in the 2009 offseason, Davis was re-signed by the Colts on March 17.[3] However, he was waived by the team two weeks later on March 31.[4]
Davis signed a one-year deal with the Houston Texans on April 3, 2009.[5] He was waived on September 5. He was re-signed to the practice squad and released on September 15. On October 8 he was re-signed to the practice squad, he was released on October 13.