Dimitri A. Flowers (born January 20, 1996) is a former

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fullback. He played

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College career

Flowers was an early enrollee at Oklahoma and was injured in the spring game but was healthy for his freshman season. On November 3, 2016, Flowers had 22 carries for 115 yards in a 34-24 win against

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. As a senior in 2017, Flowers started 13 of 14 games and made 26 catches for 464 yards and five touchdowns, in addition to 22 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns. He was a First-team All-

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selection. In his career, Flowers had 36 rushes for 151 yards and four touchdowns, as well as 54 receptions for 886 yards and 13 touchdowns.

Professional career

New York Jets

Flowers was signed by the

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as an undrafted free agent on May 4, 2018. He was waived on August 31, 2018.

Jacksonville Jaguars

On October 10, 2018, Flowers was signed to the

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practice squad, but was released the next day. He was re-signed on December 18, 2018. He was promoted to the active roster on December 28, 2018. He was waived on May 9, 2019.

Dallas Renegades

Flowers was picked in the tenth round of the 2020 XFL Draft by the

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. He was placed on

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on January 13, 2020. He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.

Personal life

Dimitri is the son of Erik Flowers, a former NFL defensive end who was a first round pick of the

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. His cousin, Tre Flowers, is a former Oklahoma State safety who was drafted by the

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in the 2018 draft. His brother, Braeden Flowers, is a current defensive end for the

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References

External links

Jacksonville Jaguars bioOklahoma Sooners bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Flowers, Dimitri 1996 births Living people Dallas Renegades players Jacksonville Jaguars players Oklahoma Sooners football players Players of American football from San Antonio New York Jets players