Dez Stewart Explained

Dez Stewart
Current Team:San Diego Strike Force
Position:Wide receiver
Birth Date:18 April 1993
Birth Place:Owensboro, Kentucky, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lbs:200
High School:Cincinnati (OH) Walnut Hills
College:Ohio Dominican
Undraftedyear:2016
Pastteams:
Status:Active

Dez Stewart (born April 18, 1993) is an American professional football wide receiver for the San Diego Strike Force of the Indoor Football League (IFL). He was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent after the 2016 NFL draft. He played college football at Ohio Dominican University.

Professional career

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

On May 2, 2016, Stewart was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent.[2] He was waived on May 12, 2016.[3]

Washington Redskins

On July 18, 2016, Stewart was signed by the Washington Redskins.[4] He was waived on August 27, 2016.[5]

Green Bay Packers

On October 24, 2016, Stewart was signed to the Green Bay Packers' practice squad.[6] He was released on December 2, 2016.[7]

Pittsburgh Steelers

On January 24, 2017, Stewart was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers to a reserve/future contract.[8] He was waived/injured on May 5, 2017 and placed on injured reserve.[9] On May 11, he was waived with an injury settlement.[10]

Detroit Lions

On August 8, 2017, Stewart signed with the Detroit Lions.[11] He was waived/injured on September 1, 2017 and placed on injured reserve.[12] He was released on September 8, 2017.

Albany Empire

On March 4, 2019, Stewart was assigned to the Albany Empire. He was placed on recallable reassignment on April 12, 2019, and became a free agent.

Arizona Rattlers

In April, 2019, Stewart signed with the Arizona Rattlers of the Indoor Football League (IFL). Stewart finished the season with the Rattlers; they competed in the 2019 Indoor Football League Championship game against the Sioux Falls Storm. Stewart recovered a fumble during the game.[13]

Green Bay Blizzard

On January 27, 2022, Stewart signed with the Green Bay Blizzard of the IFL.[14] On October 12, 2022, Stewart was released by the Blizzard.[15]

San Diego Strike Force

On October 19, 2022, Stewart signed with the San Diego Strike Force of the IFL.

Personal life

Stewart's cousin Bo Smith, played a few seasons in the NFL and the CFL as a cornerback.[16] Along with professional sports, Dez is an entrepreneur, owning a digital media business (Unorthodoxs Media, LLC), a clothing line (Humalien Clothing), and a social networking app he built and published (Fonebook App).[17] He also writes and publishes music for the well known TikTok artist TuFou XoMu.[18]

Notes and References

  1. https://arizonasports.com/story/1970555/rattlers-edge-tucson-in-overtime-to-continue-undefeated-season/
  2. Web site: Smith . Scott . May 2, 2016 . Buccaneers Land 19 Rookie Free Agents . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180303164623/http://www.buccaneers.com/news/article-1/Buccaneers-Land-19-Rookie-Free-Agents/e49fcb5e-de33-492a-8e0e-dabc9c770b26 . March 3, 2018 . August 15, 2017 . Buccaneers.com.
  3. Web site: Smith . Scott . May 12, 2016 . Bucs Claim Lowdermilk, Tweak Roster . August 15, 2017 . Buccaneers.com . August 15, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170815103123/http://www.buccaneers.com/news/article-smith/Bucs-Claim-Lowdermilk-Tweak-Roster/76b3e8ae-8805-41a7-b265-5c56cdfe5629 . dead .
  4. News: Czarda . Stephen . July 18, 2016 . Redskins Sign Wide Receiver Dez Stewart . Redskins.com . August 15, 2017 . August 15, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170815102702/http://www.redskins.com/news-and-events/article-1/Redskins-Sign-Wide-Receiver-Dez-Stewart/87db38f5-ac78-4f2b-966a-83737cc8c4ae . dead .
  5. News: August 27, 2016 . 8/27: Redskins Make Roster Moves . Redskins.com . dead . August 15, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170815135109/http://www.redskins.com/news/article-1/827-Redskins-Make-Roster-Moves/e4be777f-8f09-4d44-8f65-838eea50eafc . August 15, 2017.
  6. Web site: October 24, 2016 . Packers promote WR Allison, S Whitehead to active roster . August 15, 2017 . Packers.com.
  7. Web site: December 2, 2016 . Packers sign QB Joe Callahan to the practice squad . August 15, 2017 . Packers.com . August 12, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170812060317/http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-roster-moves/article-1/Packers-sign-QB-Joe-Callahan-to-the-practice-squad-/08f4b6b2-5716-4fcb-8e51-7d89df964b44 . dead .
  8. News: January 24, 2017 . 11 players signed to Reserve/Future contracts . Steelers.com . dead . August 15, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170912004234/http://www.steelers.com/news/transactions/article-1/11-players-signed-to-ReserveFuture-contracts/a171abb2-df36-4b4e-a52c-370eaec85887 . September 12, 2017.
  9. Web site: Bryan . Dave . May 5, 2017 . Steelers Waive LS Kameron Canaday, WR Dez Stewart On Friday . August 15, 2017 . SteelersDepot.com.
  10. Web site: Bryan . Dave . May 11, 2017 . Steelers Waive WR Dez Stewart From IR With Injury Settlement . August 15, 2017 . SteelersDepot.com.
  11. Web site: August 8, 2017 . Lions sign free agents CB Tramain Jacobs and WR Dez Stewart . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170808195038/http://www.detroitlions.com/news/article-1/Lions-sign-free-agents-CB-Tramain-Jacobs-and-WR-Dez-Stewart/eccd6054-84b5-4550-9260-59674cb8618f . August 8, 2017 . August 15, 2017 . Detroit Lions.
  12. Web site: September 1, 2017 . Lions announce roster moves . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170902003830/http://www.detroitlions.com/news/news-short/article-1/Lions-announce-roster-moves/b57443b3-eaf9-45f0-9f9b-80017a665f01 . September 2, 2017 . September 1, 2017 . DetroitLions.com.
  13. https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/ifl/rattlers/2019/07/13/arizona-rattlers-fall-short-perfection-united-bowl-sioux-falls-storm-ifl-indoor-football-league/1727326001/
  14. News: Green Bay Blizzard Re-sign (DB) Momodou Mbye and Sign (WR) Dez Stewart. greenbayblizzard.com . January 27, 2022 . April 6, 2022.
  15. News: 2022 IFL Transactions . goifl.com . October 12, 2022 . November 17, 2022.
  16. Web site: Kania . Joe . May 2, 2016 . Things to Know: Bucs' Rookie Free Agents . August 15, 2017 . Buccaneers.com . August 15, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170815104639/http://www.buccaneers.com/news/article-1/Things-to-Know-Bucs-Rookie-Free-Agents/29329fe8-dbfa-4653-b934-2790a2411b93 . dead .
  17. Web site: Ayesha . Muskaan . Eudaimonia Magazine: August, 2022 . Issuu.com . Eudaimonia Publishing Press . 4 February 2023.
  18. Web site: Ayesha . Muskaan . Eudaimonia Magazine: August, 2022 . Issuu.com . Eudaimonia Publishing Press . 4 February 2023.

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