1. Damontae Tyron Kazee was born on June 5,1993 and is an American professional football safety who is a free agent.
48 Facts About Damontae Kazee
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Damontae Kazee was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the fifth round of the 2017 NFL draft.
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Damontae Kazee accepted a football scholarship from San Diego State, following in the footsteps of his older brother Walter, who was a running back with the Aztecs.
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Damontae Kazee made 41 tackles, one interception, 2 pass breakups, one sack, 4 forced fumbles and one blocked kick.
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Damontae Kazee had 4 and one tackle against the Eastern Illinois University.
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Damontae Kazee made 6 tackles and one interception against Ohio State University.
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Damontae Kazee had 5 tackles and one forced fumble against Oregon State University.
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Damontae Kazee had four tackles and 3 pass breakups against UNLV.
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Damontae Kazee had 5 tackles and 2 pass breakups against the University of New Mexico.
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Damontae Kazee had 7 tackles, one pass breakup and one quarterback pressure against Boise State University.
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Damontae Kazee had 3 tackles and 3 interceptions against the University of San Diego.
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Damontae Kazee made 7 tackles and one pass breakup against the University of California.
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Damontae Kazee had 11 tackles, one pass breakup and one forced fumble against the University of South Alabama.
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Damontae Kazee made 8 tackles against Penn State University.
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Damontae Kazee made 9 tackles and one interception against San Jose State University.
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Damontae Kazee had 7 tackles, one interception returned for a touchdown and one forced fumble against Colorado State University.
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Damontae Kazee set a school record for career interceptions and became the first player in school history with 6 or more interceptions in consecutive seasons.
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Damontae Kazee had 6 tackles, 3 pass breakups and one interception against the University of California.
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Damontae Kazee made 5 tackles, one interception and one quarterback hurry against Northern Illinois University.
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Damontae Kazee had 5 tackles and one interception at Fresno State University.
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On November 14,2016, it was announced that Damontae Kazee accepted his invitation to appear in the 2017 Senior Bowl.
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Damontae Kazee was one of 35 collegiate cornerbacks to receive an invitation to the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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Damontae Kazee performed the majority of combine drills, but opted to skip the short shuttle and three-cone drill.
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Damontae Kazee was ranked as the 22nd best cornerback prospect in the draft by NFLDraftScout.
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Damontae Kazee was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the fifth round of the 2017 NFL draft.
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Damontae Kazee entered training camp competing against Brian Poole for the starting nickel back role.
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Damontae Kazee was named the backup free safety to Ricardo Allen to start the 2017 season.
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On October 1,2017, Damontae Kazee earned his first career start after Ricardo Allen was unable to play after suffering a concussion the previous week.
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Damontae Kazee finished the season with 23 combined tackles and two forced fumbles in one start and 16 games.
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Damontae Kazee entered the 2018 season as the backup strong safety to Keanu Neal.
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Damontae Kazee was named the starter following a season-ending injury to Neal in Week 1.
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Damontae Kazee ended the 2018 season third on the team with 82 combined tackles, and tied for the league lead with seven interceptions with Kyle Fuller and Xavien Howard.
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Damontae Kazee finished the 2019 season with 74 combined tackles, three interceptions, and one forced fumble.
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In week 4 of the 2020 NFL season against the Green Bay Packers, Damontae Kazee tore his Achilles' tendon, ending his season.
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Damontae Kazee finished the season with 20 tackles and 1 forced fumble.
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Damontae Kazee was placed on injured reserve on October 7,2020.
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Damontae Kazee finished his career with the Falcons with 199 tackles, 10 interceptions, 13 pass breakups and 5 forced fumbles.
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On March 29,2021, Damontae Kazee signed as a free agent with the Dallas Cowboys, reuniting with defensive coordinator Dan Quinn, who was his head coach with the Falcons.
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Damontae Kazee was able to recover from his Achilles injury and begin participating in the organized team activities.
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Damontae Kazee appeared in 17 games with 15 starts at free safety, making 54 defensive tackles, 2 interceptions, 2 passes defensed, 2 forced fumbles and 2 special teams tackles.
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Damontae Kazee started in the playoff game against the San Francisco 49ers, collecting 9 tackles.
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On May 3,2022, Damontae Kazee signed a one-year contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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Damontae Kazee suffered a fractured forearm in the preseason and was placed on the injured reserve on September 1,2022.
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Damontae Kazee was suspended three games for a violation of the NFL's substance abuse policy on September 21,2022.
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Damontae Kazee appeared in 9 games with 4 starts, while registering 19 tackles, 2 interceptions and 2 passes defensed.
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On March 14,2023, Damontae Kazee signed a two-year contract extension with the Steelers.
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On December 18, the NFL announced that Damontae Kazee would be suspended for the remainder of the 2023 season.
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On October 19,2021, Damontae Kazee was arrested and charged with driving while under the influence after he was pulled over for a traffic violation in The Colony, Texas.