Jachai Dacuan Polite (born March 30, 1998) is an American former professional

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. He played

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. Polite was a member of the

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and

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Early life

Polite attended

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. He recorded four sacks his senior season and 13 his junior year. He committed to the

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to play

College career

As a freshman at Florida in 2016, Polite played in 12 games and had 11 tackles and two sacks. As a sophomore in 2017, he played in seven games with four starts before suffering a season ending shoulder injury. He finished the year with 22 tackles and two sacks. He returned to Florida in 2018. On December 31, 2018, Polite announced that he would declare for the

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College statistics

Professional career

New York Jets

Polite was selected by the

in the third round of the 2019 NFL Draft, with the 68th overall pick. In May 2019, he signed a four-year contract worth $3.64 million, with a $1.12 million signing bonus. On August 31, 2019, Polite was waived by the Jets.

Seattle Seahawks

On September 2, 2019, Polite was signed to the

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of the

. He was released on September 23, 2019.

Los Angeles Rams

On September 25, 2019, Polite was signed to the

practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Rams on December 31, 2019. In Week 5 of the 2020 season against the

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, Polite recorded his first career sack on

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during the 30–10 win. Polite was waived by the Rams on December 3, 2020, and re-signed to the practice squad two days later. He was placed on the practice squad/

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list by the team on December 12, 2020, and restored to the practice squad on December 22. He was released from the practice squad on January 12, 2021.

Toronto Argonauts

On March 1, 2022 Polite signed with the

of the

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(CFL). He was released on August 3. Polite played in three games for the Argos, contributing with one defensive tackle, and one

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tackle.

Edmonton Elks

On August 10, 2022, the

of the CFL announced the signing of Polite to the practice roster. He was released by the Elks less than one month later on September 7, 2022.

References

External links

College statistics
at

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Polite, Jachai 1998 births Living people Players of American football from Daytona Beach, Florida American football defensive ends Florida Gators football players New York Jets players Seattle Seahawks players Los Angeles Rams players Toronto Argonauts players Edmonton Elks players Canadian football defensive linemen Players of Canadian football from Florida