1. Darian Stewart was born on August 4,1988 and is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League.
42 Facts About Darian Stewart
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Darian Stewart played college football for the South Carolina Gamecocks.
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Darian Stewart was signed by the St Louis Rams as an undrafted free agent after the 2010 NFL draft.
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Darian Stewart played for the Baltimore Ravens, Denver Broncos, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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Darian Stewart was named to his first Pro Bowl in 2017.
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Darian Stewart was selected as the Huntsville Times Super All-Metro Most Valuable Player as a senior and was named finalist for the 5A Back of the Year Award.
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Darian Stewart was all-city and all-metro honoree in 2004 and 2005.
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Darian Stewart enrolled at South Carolina in 2006 and immediately saw action in 12 out of 13 games, both on defense and on special teams.
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Darian Stewart earned the Joe Morrison Award as the Defensive Player of the Spring.
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Darian Stewart made 68 tackles and three were for losses.
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Darian Stewart intercepted 2 passes, broke up 7 passes, recovered 2 fumbles and forced 2 fumbles.
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Darian Stewart finished his rookie season in 2010 with 17 combined tackles, two pass deflections, and a sack in 13 games and zero starts.
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Darian Stewart entered training camp competing in a competition to name a starting free safety after it was left vacant by the departure of Oshiomogho Atogwe.
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Darian Stewart competed against Craig Dahl, James Butler, and rookie Jermale Hines.
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On September 25,2011, Darian Stewart earned his first career start after surpassing Craig Dahl on the depth chart.
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Darian Stewart remained in concussion protocol and missed the Rams' Week 13 matchup at the San Francisco 49ers.
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Darian Stewart finished the 2011 season with a career-high 84 combined tackles, 11 pass deflections, a career-high three sacks, two forced fumbles, an interception, and a touchdown in 15 games and 13 starts.
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Darian Stewart was slated to retain his starting role and competed against Craig Dahl, Matt Daniels, and Rodney McLeod throughout training camp.
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Darian Stewart suffered a hamstring injury during training camp and missed the majority of the preseason and the first two games of the regular season.
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Darian Stewart entered training camp slated as the starting strong safety after Craig Dahl and Quintin Mikell departed in free agency.
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Darian Stewart missed a period of training camp after he sustained a soft tissue injury.
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Darian Stewart garnered competition for his starting role during his absence from Rodney McLeod, Matt Daniels, and rookie T J McDonald.
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Darian Stewart was sidelined for the entire preseason and was inactive for the first three regular season games.
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Darian Stewart finished the 2013 season with 36 combined tackles, five pass deflections, and a forced fumble in 13 games and six starts.
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Darian Stewart became an unrestricted free agent after the 2013 season and was not offered a contract to return to the St Louis Rams.
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Darian Stewart attended meetings with the Carolina Panthers and Baltimore Ravens.
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Darian Stewart was the favorite to earn the starting job at free safety entering camp and competed against Jeromy Miles and Terrence Brooks.
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Head coach John Harbaugh named Darian Stewart the starting free safety, along with strong safety Matt Elam, to begin the regular season.
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Darian Stewart finished his only season as part of the Baltimore Ravens with 53 combined tackles, six pass deflections, an interception, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery in 16 games and 14 starts.
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Darian Stewart played in all 16 regular season games for the first time in his first five seasons.
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Darian Stewart became an unrestricted free agent after the 2014 season and did not receive an offer to return to the Baltimore Ravens.
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On March 12,2015, Darian Stewart attended a visit with the Denver Broncos and received a contract offer after he met with team representatives.
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Defensive coordinator Wade Phillips named Stewart the starting free safety with T J Ward at strong safety.
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Darian Stewart finished his first season with the Broncos with 63 combined tackles, ten pass deflections, one interception, two fumble recoveries, and a forced fumble in 15 games and 13 starts.
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Darian Stewart finished the season with 68 combined tackles, six pass deflections, three interceptions, and a forced fumble in 16 games and 16 starts.
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Darian Stewart was retained as the starting free safety to begin the regular season, alongside strong safety Justin Simmons.
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Darian Stewart finished the 2017 season with 63 combined tackles, five pass deflections, and three interceptions in 16 starts and 15 games.
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Darian Stewart entered the 2018 season as the Broncos starting strong safety.
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Darian Stewart started 14 games, recording 60 combined tackles, one sack, three passes defensed, and two interceptions.
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On March 6,2019, Darian Stewart was released by the Broncos.
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On December 10,2020, Darian Stewart announced his retirement from the NFL, citing a desire to spend more time with family.
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Darian Stewart expressed interest in joining Shane Beamer's staff at South Carolina.