Demetris Summers (born October 12, 1983) is a former
Canadian football
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running back
A running back (RB) is a member of the offensive backfield in gridiron football. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback to rush the ball, to line up as a receiver to catch the ball,
and block. The ...
who played for the
Calgary Stampeders
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of the
Canadian Football League
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. He was released by the team in April 2010.
He was signed by the
Dallas Cowboys
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as an
undrafted free agent in 2006. He played
college football at
South Carolina
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before being expelled from the team March 1, 2005 after the
coaching change and did not play anywhere in the 2005 season before entering early for the 2006 NFL draft, where he was undrafted.
Summers won the
96th Grey Cup as a member of the Stampeders.
Early years
Summers was a record setting running back at
Lexington High School and was recruited as the No. 2 running back in the nation. He also was a four-year starter in basketball, his freshman year he tipped in a missed shot with 0.6 seconds left to defeat
Dorman High School 46-45 in the Upper State Championship. Lexington would go on to win the state championship over
Marlboro County High School. On October 10 of 2014, Summers became a new member of the Lexington Wildcat Hall of Fame.
External links
Calgary Stampeders bio
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1983 births
Living people
People from Lexington, South Carolina
American football running backs
American players of Canadian football
Canadian football running backs
South Carolina Gamecocks football players
Dallas Cowboys players
Calgary Stampeders players