Demario Davis, New Orleans Saints Linebacker

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🗓️ 5 October 2018

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

Episode 164

Demario Davis is a linebacker with the New Orleans Saints. He was selected in the third round of the 2012 by the New York Jets where he played 4 seasons before signing a deal with the Browns. In 2017, he was dealt back to the Jets where he had a career year with 135 combined tackles and 5 sacks in starting all 16 games.

In March of 2018, Davis became an unrestricted free agent and signed a 4-year deal to come to Louisiana and play with the Saints. In Week 4 of the season against the Giants, Demario's 11 tackles and 2 sacks helped the Saints to a 33-18 win over New York. For his efforts, he was named NFC Defensive Player of the Week.

On this episode of the podcast, we talk with Demario about his transition to New Orleans, faith in the Saints locker room, social justice and why he's a part of the Players Coalition.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Sports Spectrum, the Sports and Faith podcast that brings Jesus back into the conversation.
0:17.5	Here's your host, Jason Romano.
0:20.0	This episode of the Sports Spectrum podcast with New Orleans Saints linebacker, DeMario Davis,
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0:55.2	Today's guest on the podcast, NFC defensive player of the week.
0:59.2	New Orleans Saints linebacker DeMario Davis joins us here on the podcast.
1:03.6	And yes, DeMario was named NFC defensive player of the week just this past week
1:08.2	for his performance on the field with the Saints in their big
1:11.9	win over the Giants, where DeMario had 11 tackles and two sacks on Eli Manning, helping New
1:17.7	Orleans to the victory over the G-Men. And it was done back in his old stomping grounds at the
1:23.1	Meadowlands, MetLife Stadium, where DeMario was a linebacker for many years with the New York Jets.
1:28.5	And just this offseason, DeMario left the Jets.
1:31.5	He was a free agent and signed a four-year deal with the Saints.
1:35.1	DeMario has been on this podcast before, and we talked to him about a year ago during his time
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