Or else, the new Giants coaching staff sees something in Downs that others missed.“No, I don’t really have an answer,’’ said Downs, 24, when asked what has held him back. The following browsers are supported: Chrome, Edge (v80 and later), Firefox and Safari. Michael Thomas, DeVante Parker tussle on Instagram NBC Sports; Vikings Select California LB Devante Downs In Round 7 Minnesota Vikings; Daryl … How impressive was Bears linebacker Roquan Smith?

Downs hit him shoulder to shoulder, sending the rookie running back to the ground. Beside him, the Giants had Ryan Connelly coming off a strong although injury-shorted rookie year, and also David Mayo, a 27-year-old with stops with the Panthers and 49ers before playing well against the run for the Giants in 2019.Connelly has not yet made it all the way back from knee surgery and was the Giants’ most surprising cut. I’m not saying he didn’t have confidence. User icon Audio icon Tickets icon Add to calendar icon NFC icon AFC icon NFL icon Carousel Icon List View Website Instagram Twitter Facebook Snapchat Shop Icon Profile Overlay Avatar Add Airplay Arrow Left Arrow Right Arrow Up Arrow Down Audio Back 5s Back 10s Back 30s Calendar Chart Check Down Left Right Up … Thanks for contacting us.

Downs had three tackles in 2018 in 11 games with the Vikings and one in nine games last season filling a special teams role for the Giants. Devante Downs LB #52 Experience: 3 years . The worst? Do you know you can do this? Giants’ Andrew Thomas, Darnay Holmes set for debut vs. Steelers . Breaking news and exclusive content direct to your inbox.The Giants have promoted linebacker Devante Downs from the practice squad and waived Garrett Dickerson.© 2018 New York Giants. He was signed in late October last season to the Giants’ active roster off their practice squad.

68.1k Followers, 736 Following, 39 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Devanté Denzel Walden (@devantedw) Downs was on watch lists for the Chuck Bednarik Award and the Lott IMPACT Trophy both honoring the nation's top defensive player as well as The Butkus Award given annually to the nation's best linebacker. Professional career Minnesota Vikings. Downs was the Pac-12's Defensive Player of the Week twice in the first three games of the campaign to give the Golden Bears their first two-time winner of the award since Mike Mohamed in 2010. It is highly recommended that you use the latest versions of a supported browser in order to receive an optimal viewing experience. Downs was on watch lists for the Chuck Bednarik Award and the Lott IMPACT Trophy … Give him his due. Devante Downs (born October 18, 1995) is an American football inside linebacker for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). All other NFL-related trademarks are trademarks of the National Football League. We've received your submission.He is asked why he has such confidence in himself, given that in his two NFL seasons, he played sparingly and managed to get a total of only three tackles.Devante Downs, suddenly a Giants starting inside linebacker, paused for just a moment.“Um, that just comes from learning the playbook, watching reps, watching film, it’s all a culmination of things,’’ he said. 2,340 Followers, 493 Following, 599 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Bertis Downs (@bertisdowns) Jeremy Bergman and Nick Shook teamed up to rank every single group, from 1 to 32.Did the Packers' secondary-heavy strategy pay off? He was claimed off waivers by the Vikings. Downs wound up in Saquon Barkley's vicinity a lot throughout the day. Despite missing the final five-plus games due to injury, Downs was named Cal's Defensive Bear Backers MVP and earned honorable mention All-Pac-12 honors as a senior when he finished his senior campaign second on the team with 65 tackles while adding 5.5 tackles for loss (-29 yards), 3.0 sacks (-14 yards), a team-high-tying two interceptions that he returned for 39 yards, a team-high four quarterback hurries, a team-high-tying two fumble recoveries that he returned for four yards and a team-high-tying two forced fumbles. Activity. Downs was also selected by the coaches as one of the team's game captains three times in the first six contests (Weber State, Oregon, Washington) and then voted on by his teammates between the sixth and seventh game of the campaign to be a team captain for the remainder of the season.