1. Bud Dupree played college football for the Kentucky Wildcats, and was selected in the first round of the 2015 NFL draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
35 Facts About Bud Dupree
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Bud Dupree has played for the Tennessee Titans and Atlanta Falcons.
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Bud Dupree was a three-year starter at defensive end and four-year starter at tight end.
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Bud Dupree was voted First-team all state by the Georgia Sports-writer Association and Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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Bud Dupree played basketball for his high school, was on the honor roll, and a member of the Future Business Leaders of America.
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Bud Dupree finished the season with 21 tackles, 2.5 sacks, and one fumble recovery.
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Bud Dupree recorded a season high 12 tackles against Western Kentucky.
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Bud Dupree returned as a starter at defensive end his senior season in 2014 and was voted team captain for the Wildcats that year.
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Bud Dupree received an invitation to the NFL combine and completed the majority of combine drills.
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Bud Dupree was unable to perform the bench due to a pectoral injury and opted to not run the short shuttle and three-cone drill after suffering a groin injury.
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Bud Dupree was ranked the top defensive end out of the 148 available by NFLDraftScout.
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Bud Dupree was the first University of Kentucky player taken in the first round since defensive tackle Dewayne Robertson went with the fourth overall pick to the New York Jets in the 2003 NFL draft.
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Bud Dupree was the second linebacker selected in the draft, behind Vic Beasley who was selected with the eighth overall pick.
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Bud Dupree began his rookie season as the backup left outside linebacker behind veteran Arthur Moats.
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Bud Dupree finished his rookie season with 26 combined tackles, four sacks, and a pass deflection while playing in all 16 regular-season games and five starts.
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Bud Dupree was named the starting left outside linebacker ahead of Moats to begin the 2016 regular season.
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On September 4,2016, Bud Dupree was placed on injured reserve after suffering a groin injury.
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Bud Dupree was activated off injured reserve on November 19,2016, prior to Week 11.
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Bud Dupree played in his first game of the season the following game.
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Head coach Mike Tomlin named Dupree the left outside linebacker to begin the season, opposite T J Watt.
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Bud Dupree was unable to play in the season-opener against the Cleveland Browns due to a shoulder injury.
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Bud Dupree finished the 2018 season with 42 tackles, 5.5 sacks, 3 passes defended, and 1 interception returned for a touchdown.
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Bud Dupree received an overall grade of 60.5 from Pro Football Focus in 2018, which ranked as the 78th highest grade among all qualifying edge defenders.
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Bud Dupree had a career year in 2019 recording 11.5 sacks, 4 forced fumbles, and 68 combined tackles.
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Bud Dupree signed the one-year tender on April 23,2020.
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Bud Dupree's sack forced Lock to fumble the football and it was recovered by the Steelers.
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In week 12, against the Baltimore Ravens, Bud Dupree tore his ACL and was placed on season-ending injured reserve the following day.
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Bud Dupree signed a five-year, $82.5 million contract with the Tennessee Titans on March 19,2021.
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Bud Dupree was activated off the list on August 6,2021, playing in his first practice the same day.
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Bud Dupree suffered an abdominal injury in Week 10 and was placed on injured reserve on November 20,2021.
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Bud Dupree started 16 games and tied for the team-lead with 6.5 sacks.
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On May 11,2024, Bud Dupree signed a two-year contract with the Los Angeles Chargers.
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The nickname "Bud Dupree" was given to him by his godmother.
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Bud Dupree said while his mother was pregnant with him she had a dream of people calling him Bud and him playing football.
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Allegedly, Bud Dupree had been "heckled and threatened" before the incident occurred.