DeShawn Shead
36-Year-Old
Free Agent
2024 Defense Stats
TCKL
0
SACKS
0.0
INT
0
FF
0
TD
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
Retiring from NFL
Shead announced his retirement Friday and will transition into a coaching role with the Seahawks, John Boyle of the team's official site reports.
ANALYSIS
Shead spent six seasons with the Seahawks, during which he played 54 games at safety and cornerback. The last time the 32-year-old saw the field was in 2019 with the Lions, a season in which he tallied 18 tackles and a forced fumble. The veteran will now aim to impart his defensive knowledge through his new coaching role.
Shead spent six seasons with the Seahawks, during which he played 54 games at safety and cornerback. The last time the 32-year-old saw the field was in 2019 with the Lions, a season in which he tallied 18 tackles and a forced fumble. The veteran will now aim to impart his defensive knowledge through his new coaching role.
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Measurables Review
How do DeShawn Shead's measurables compare to other safeties?
This section compares his draft workout metrics with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average.
* All metrics are from his Pro Day (not the combine).
Height
6' 2"Weight
212 lbs40-Yard Dash
4.53 secShuttle Time
4.23 secCone Drill
6.76 secVertical Jump
38.0 inBroad Jump
121 inBench Press
24 reps
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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2014
Released by Seattle after missing all but two games in 2017, Shead was a 15-game starter for the Seahawks in 2016 who cranked out 56 tackles, 15 pass breakups and one interception working alongside the vaunted Richard Sherman. Now in Detroit, Shead again finds himself in the mix for a No. 2 role behind another blue-chip corner in 2018 first-team All-Pro Darius Slay. However, Shead will need to fend off both Nevin Lawson and Teez Tabor for snaps in 2018, and more than likely he'll split playing time with them throughout the season, making it hard to justify any of them as IDP options from the get-go.
More Fantasy News
Let go by Saints
The Saints waived Shead on Saturday, Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle reports.
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Gets deal with Saints
Shead signed with New Orleans on Tuesday, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
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Done in Seattle
The Seahawks released Shead on Friday, Brady Henderson of ESPN.com reports.
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Rejoins Seahawks
Shead signed a contract with the Seahawks on Saturday, Field Yates of ESPN reports.
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Placed on injured reserve
Shead (knee) was placed on injured reserve Saturday.
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