Quintin Lamon Demps (born June 29, 1985) is an American

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coach and former

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. He is the head football coach for

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, a position he has held since 2023. He played college football at Texas-El Paso, and was selected by the

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in the fourth round of the

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. Demps was also a member of the

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and

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Early life

Demps was born in

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. He attended Theodore Roosevelt High School in San Antonio and was a student and a

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and track. In football, as a junior, he led his team to the District Title and was a second-team All-District 26-5A selection. As a senior, he was named as an All-District 26-5A selection, an All-

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selection, and as an All-State Honorable Mention selection. Demps graduated from Theodore Roosevelt High School in 2003.

College career

Demps earned first-team All-Conference USA honors as a senior at UTEP in 2007, when he had a pair of 100-yard interception returns. Demps ranks second in school history with 17 interceptions.

Professional career

Philadelphia Eagles

Demps was selected by the

in the fourth round (117th overall) of the

. He signed a four-year contract with the team on May 30, 2008. Demps proved to be a very good kick returner for the Eagles in 2008, finishing fourth in the NFL in kick return yards. He averaged 25.3 yards per kick return. He scored his first career touchdown in week 13 against the

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with a 100-yard kickoff return touchdown. In his rookie season, Demps had 18 tackles and one sack. According to former Eagles

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Jim Johnson, Demps was the favorite to start at free safety for the Eagles in 2009. However, Macho Harris beat Demps for the starting job. Demps was waived by the Eagles on September 4, 2010.

Hartford Colonials

Demps was signed by the

of the United Football League on November 8, 2010.

Houston Texans (first stint)

Demps was signed by the

on December 7, 2010, after the team placed defensive end Jesse Nading on

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. On September 3, 2011, Demps was cut from the team. Demps re-signed with the Texans on October 25, 2011, after Danieal Manning was lost for 4–6 weeks due to a broken leg injury. Demps was again resigned on April 4, 2012, to a multi-year contract.

Kansas City Chiefs

Demps was signed by the

on May 22, 2013.

New York Giants

Demps was signed by the

on March 16, 2014. Demps intercepted 4 passes in his 2014 year with the Giants.

Houston Texans (second stint)

On August 19, 2015, Demps signed with the

for a one-year contract. On April 7, 2016, the Texans re-signed Demps to a one-year deal.

Chicago Bears

On March 10, 2017, Demps signed a three-year contract with the

. On September 29, 2017, Demps was placed on injured reserve after suffering a fractured forearm in Week 3. On February 26, 2018, Demps was released by the Bears.

NFL career statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

Coaching career

Demps was named the head football coach at

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on January 24, 2023. Demps served as the safeties coach at Judson in 2022. In 2021 he was on staff at

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and Grayslake Central High School in

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Head coaching record

References

External links

Judson profile
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