Antone Davis

Quick Facts

Full Name	Antone Davis
Occupation	American Football Player
Date Of Birth	Feb 28, 1967(1967-02-28)
Age	57
Birthplace	Fort Valley
Country	United States
Birth City	Georgia
Horoscope	Aquarius

Antone Davis Biography

Antone Davis is one of the most popular and richest American Football Player who was born on February 28, 1967 in Fort Valley, Georgia, United States. Antone Eugene Davis (born February 28th in 1967) is an American former professional footballer who played offensive guard and tackle for the National Football League (NFL) for seven years during the 1990s. He played one season of football at Peach County High School located in Fort Valley, Georgia, and was then enlisted from High School by Tennessee Military Institute, for which he played a season of football in college. He received an all-inclusive scholarship in Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee Volunteers the following year and was drafted as a left guard in the second year of his senior season in 1988. He was promoted into the right side of offensive line prior to his junior year, and was awarded unanimous All-American distinction when he was a senior in 1990. He was an official finalist in the competition for 1990’s Outland Trophy as well, and was selected in the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles as the eighth overall pick during the 1991 NFL Draft.

The NFL Scouting Combine in February 1991, Davis arrived weighing 338 pounds (153 kg) (25 pounds (11 kg) overweight). Davis was able to run an 5.2-second 40-yard race however, he was criticized for his weight issues and temperamental up-and-down behavior. He did 26 repetitions on his bench press. Prior to the draft, an analyst Mel Kiper, Jr. declared, “Davis has slipped a bit. He’s still a Top 10 pick, but his recent workouts haven’t been good.” John Butler, the Buffalo Bills head of personnel for players,, claimed that Davis had the qualities of “a blueprint tackle, with size and everything else.”

Davis played for five seasons with the Eagles, who traded two first-round draft picks to pick Davis. In his rookie season in 1991, he started in fifteen games, missing one start in week seven due to his benching. He started in fifteen games again in 1992, missing one game due to a knee sprain. Davis started in every game for the Eagles in 1993 at right tackle, but was moved inside to left guard in 1994 following the team’s pick of tackle Bernard Williams in the 1994 NFL Draft. Davis struggled at his new position and was benched again for the final two games of the season. He began the 1995 season as a backup, but injuries forced him to start in the final thirteen games of the season. Considered a draft bust in Philadelphia, Davis signed with the Atlanta Falcons in 1996 and spent two seasons with the team. After his retirement from football, he worked in the food industry as a restaurant owner and manager. He finished as the runner-up on the twelfth season of The Biggest Loser.

Davis improved as a blocker in his second season with the Eagles. At the start of training camp in 1992, Davis vowed to refuse all requests for interviews by the media in an attempt to focus on getting better. In the season-opener against the New Orleans Saints, Davis helped the Eagles lead the NFC in rushing for the week with 186 yards. Against the Washington Redskins in week seven on October 18, 1992, he suffered a knee sprain after quarterback Randall Cunningham ran into him. He was listed as doubtful before the following game against the Phoenix Cardinals, and did not play in the game. He was listed as doubtful again before the game against the Dallas Cowboys in week nine. Otho Davis, the team’s head athletic trainer, said Davis was not working hard enough to rehabilitate his knee. Antone Davis was upgraded to questionable two days before the game, and started against the Cowboys on November 1. In the wild card playoff game against the Saints on January 3, 1993, Davis gave up a sack against Rickey Jackson, which caused a Cunningham fumble. Davis started in all 15 games he played during the regular season, and started in both of the team’s playoff games. Pro Football Weekly rated Davis as the 26th-best offensive tackle in the league for the season.

After being out for more than 21 days Davis agreed to sign a first contract that was intended as a temporary compromise order to let him enter training camp on the 5th of August the 5th of August, 1991. There was speculation that the main reason for Davis’s holdout and the compromise that was made was because Davis along with his lawyer wanted to know what McRae who was also out for the Buccaneers was signed to initially. Davis could not play in his team until after he had signed a agreement, so the compromise agreement allowed Davis to continue practicing while continuing to working to get an agreement for a long-term one. The deal was a one-year contract with the option of an additional year. Davis was awarded $600,000 when he signed the initial contract. Davis was able to take on Cincinnati Bengals Cincinnati Bengals in the Eagles the third preseason game of the 10th of August. Davis was expected as the Eagles offensive right starting tackle for the season of 1991. Davis had a sprained ankle while running around JFK Stadium and tripping over the goal post’s support on the 19th of August. Because of the injury, Davis was removed from his preseason match in which the Colts were playing the Indianapolis Colts on August 23 at halftime by Kotite. They Eagles and Davis agreed to a five-year agreement that was worth $4.6 million on September 6, after the start in the preseason. Davis altered his team’s jersey numbers from 77 having signed the agreement. He played his best game during week 4, against The Pittsburgh Steelers on September 22 at the time that Kotite made more runs towards the right side towards the close to the contest. Davis played a crucial block on the Jim McMahon quarterback sneak touchdown and McMahon offered Davis the ball straight away after the spike to celebrate. The Eagles were handed an additional five yards penalty in the event of a spike but. In a game in week five in which they played Washington Redskins Washington Redskins on September 30, Davis gave up two sacks to defensive end Charles Mann, who received Pro Bowl honors after the season. Davis had to give up an average of ten scores in the initial five contests of the year.

Antone Davis Net Worth

Antone Davis is one of the richest American Football Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Antone Davis 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Davis was awarded his University of Tennessee’s Chancellor Citation for his community volunteer efforts throughout his college years, including his involvement to”Just Say No,” the “Just Say No” campaign and The American Cancer Society, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America as well as the Knoxville Community Parks Association. Davis graduated from University of Tennessee with a degree in urban studies in December of 1990.

When playing in the game against Buccaneers at the end of week 6, on October 6, Davis was benched in the third quarter following a call. Davis was penalized with three holding penalties. He was substituted with Bruce Collie. Collie had a knee injury during his second game, and Davis returned to the game. The next day, following the match, Kotite said about Davis: “He certainly played poorly yesterday without question. If you’ve got eyes you could see that.” Ron Heller moved from left tackle to take over Davis as right-hand tackle the following week, against the New Orleans Saints. Daryle Smith, after being exiled from training camp, was signed as a left-handed tackle. Because of a groin injury caused from Smith, Davis regained his start at right tackle with Heller returning to left tackle against San Francisco 49ers in week nine. Davis allowed two sacks to Charles Haley in the game and was penalized for holding one time, but Kotite noted that Davis had improved since his previous performance. Davis was in the starting lineup for every game as a right tackle following his suspension in 1991. Kotite has praised Davis following his performance in the Giants match on the 4th of November, stating that Davis “played very well.”

Davis played college football for one season in 1986 at the Tennessee Military Institute, a preparatory school near Sweetwater, Tennessee, that recruited him out of high school after graduation. He received a full scholarship to the University of Tennessee the next year. Following the 1987 season and the graduation of the Volunteers’ two starting offensive guards, Harry Galbreath and John Bruhin, Davis was expected to start for the Volunteers at left guard in 1988 as a sophomore. An ankle injury suffered during the season-opener against Georgia on September 3 caused him to miss the next four games, before he was able to return against Alabama on October 15. Before the start of the 1989 season, Davis was moved to right offensive tackle. In the 1990 season, he helped running back Tony Thompson lead the Southeastern Conference (SEC) in rushing with 1,261 yards. He was named as a finalist for the Outland Trophy in November 1990 as a senior, but lost out to defensive tackle Russell Maryland from Miami. Davis earned unanimous All-America honors, receiving first-team honors from the Associated Press, United Press International, Walter Camp Football Foundation, American Football Coaches Association, Football Writers Association of America, Scripps–Howard Newspapers, Football News, and The Sporting News. He also earned All-SEC honors. Following the 1990 season, Davis won the Jacobs Blocking Trophy in January 1991, as the best blocker in the SEC. He played in the Hula Bowl on January 18, 1991, for the East squad.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Davis was not re-signed by the Eagles following the 1995 season and became an unrestricted free agent. He worked out for the Atlanta Falcons on April 25,

1996. After initially disagreeing on the terms of the contract, Davis signed with the Falcons on May 13 and agreed to a two-year contract worth $1.9 million. The contract contained a $200,000 signing bonus and a $300,000 workout bonus to go along with a $1.4 million base salary, and up to $300,000 in incentives based on playing time. He began the 1996 season as a backup behind David Richards at right tackle. Davis started in place of the injured Richards for a week five game against the San Francisco 49ers on September 29. Richards came back from his injury in week six, but he and Davis split playing time in weeks seven and eight against the Houston Oilers and Dallas Cowboys, respectively. Richards was waived on October 23 by the Falcons, who decided to go with Davis at right tackle for the remainder of the year. Davis suffered a right ankle sprain in a week sixteen game against the St. Louis Rams on December 15.

Facts & Trivia

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The Falcons proposed a restructured contract to Davis, reportedly worth $3 million for three years in March 1997. After starting the first three games at right tackle in 1997, Davis was benched in favor of backup Matt Willig on September 18. Davis did not play in the remaining thirteen games of the season, and was waived by the team on February 11, 1998.

Where is Antone Davis now?

Since 2012, Davis has been back on the University of Tennessee campus where he is the football team’s Vol For Life coordinator.

How old is Antone Davis?

55 years (February 28, 1967)