O’montae Devondre Daley (born October 8, 1998) is an American professional

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. He played

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at Vanderbilt and

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. He has been a member of the

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of the

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(NFL) and the

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of the

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(CFL).

Early life

O’montae Devondre Daley was born in

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. He played

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at Northside High School in

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. He recorded 84 tackles, five interceptions, eight pass breakups and four forced fumbles his senior year. He also lettered in soccer in high school.

College career

Daley played

at Vanderbilt from 2017 to 2019. In 2017, he received a non-critical gunshot wound to the leg after trying to help his teammate recover a stolen cell phone. He played in 11 games in 2017, totaling five tackles. Daley appeared in 13 games, starting eight, in 2018, accumulating 45 tackles, and three pass breakups. Daley played in nine games, all starts, in 2019, recording 57 tackles, three interceptions and one forced fumble. He opted out of the 2020 season due to the

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. Daley transferred to play at

in 2021. He appeared in 13 games, starting 10, recording 73 tackles, one pass breakup and one forced fumble. He was invited to the 2022 Tropical Bowl.

Professional career

Daley signed with the

of the

(NFL) on May 16, 2022, after going undrafted in the

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. He was

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on August 30, and reverted to

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on August 31. He was waived from injured reserve on November 29, 2022. Daley was signed by the

of the

(CFL) on May 26, 2023. He was moved between the

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and active roster several times during the 2023 season before being placed on injured reserve on July 29, 2023. Overall, he dressed in three games, starting two, in 2023, recording five tackles on defense and one special teams tackle.

References

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