Diamond M. Ferri (born August 6, 1981) is a former

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and

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and

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who played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and

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. He played college football at

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College career

In four years at

he had 140 tackles, six interceptions, seven tackles for losses, one sack, six forced fumbles and five recovered fumbles. As a running back he carried the ball 88 times for 429 yards and four touchdowns. Ferri displayed one of the most impressive two-way performances of the modern football era, playing for Syracuse on offense at running back and on defense at safety in a victory against

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during the final game of 2004. Playing on nearly every down, he ran the ball 28 times for 141 yards and two touchdowns on offense, and sealed the upset victory with an

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return for a touchdown late in the game.

Professional career

He signed with the

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as an undrafted free agent before the 2005 season and in December, joined the

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. After being allocated by the Falcons, he played in

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. He temporarily joined the

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’ developmental roster. After being release from the Argonauts he played one game for the Lowell NorEaster

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had 8 carries for 88 yards and a touchdown versus the Medford Mustangs. Also played three games with the

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, registering one tackle. He signed with the

Montreal Alouettes The Montreal Alouettes (Canadian French, French: ''Les Alouettes de Montréal'') are a professional Canadian football team based in Montreal, Quebec. Founded in 1946, the team has disbanded twice and been re-established thrice. The Alouettes compe ...

in May of

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. On September 12, 2007, the Alouettes confirmed Ferri was suffering from acute

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. He was released by the Alouettes on June 15, 2012 ...Winning the 2009 and 2010 Grey cup with Montreal.... On August 29, 2012, he signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Ferri would eventually win the

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with the Roughriders in 2013. On February 10, 2014, Ferri was released by the Roughriders. On February 12, 2014, Ferri was signed by the

and was released after training camp. He was signed to the Saskatchewan Roughriders' practice roster on October 9, 2014.

References

External links

Saskatchewan Roughriders bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ferri, Diamond 1981 births Living people American football running backs Syracuse Orange football players Arizona Cardinals players New York Giants players Atlanta Falcons players Toronto Argonauts players Amsterdam Admirals players Montreal Alouettes players Players of American football from Everett, Massachusetts Players of Canadian football from Massachusetts