1. Gareon Conley was born on June 29,1995 and is an American former professional football cornerback.
28 Facts About Gareon Conley
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Gareon Conley played college football at Ohio State and was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the first round of the 2017 NFL draft.
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Gareon Conley has played for the Houston Texans and DC Defenders of the United Football League.
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Gareon Conley originally committed to the University of Michigan to play college football but later changed his choice to Ohio State University.
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Gareon Conley became a starter his sophomore year in 2015, starting all 13 games and finishing with 49 tackles and two interceptions.
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On November 29,2016, Gareon Conley was named Second-team All-Big Ten Conference by the Coaches and Third-team by the media.
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Gareon Conley received an invitation to the NFL Combine and completed all the combine and positional drills.
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Gareon Conley participated at Ohio State's Pro Day, but chose to only perform positional drills for representatives and scouts in attendance.
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NFL Draft experts and analysts projected Gareon Conley to be selected in the first round.
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Gareon Conley was ranked the second best cornerback, behind Ohio State teammate Marshon Lattimore, by NFLDraftScout.
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Gareon Conley was ranked the fourth best cornerback by Sports Illustrated.
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On July 28,2017, Gareon Conley signed a four-year deal worth $10.467 million featuring a $5.752 million signing bonus.
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Gareon Conley missed the season opener against the Titans due to a shin injury but returned in Weeks 2 and 3 before aggravating the shin injury.
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Gareon Conley was inactive for the next six games before eventually being placed on injured reserve on November 13,2017.
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In Week 4 of the 2018 season, against the Cleveland Browns, Gareon Conley recorded a 36-yard pick-six off of Baker Mayfield for his first professional touchdown.
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In week 15 against the Cincinnati Bengals, Gareon Conley suffered a concussion in the third quarter and was forced to miss the rest of the game as well as the following week's game against the Denver Broncos.
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Gareon Conley was eventually benched, but made vast improvements when he returned to the starting lineup.
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Gareon Conley held Tyreek Hill of the Kansas City Chiefs to 1 catch for 13 yards in week 13 and held Antonio Brown of the Pittsburgh Steelers to 5 catches for 35 yards the following week.
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Gareon Conley received an overall grade of 64.0 from Pro Football Focus in 2018, which ranked as the 68th highest grade among all qualifying corner backs.
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In week 1 against the Broncos, Gareon Conley made 4 tackles before suffering a neck injury when teammate Johnathan Abram's leg hit him on the top of his helmet.
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Gareon Conley had to be taken off the field with a stretcher and as he was being carted off the field, he was able to give a thumbs up.
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Gareon Conley was later hospitalized, but was released from the hospital the same day.
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On October 21,2019, Gareon Conley was traded to the Houston Texans in exchange for a third round selection in the 2020 NFL draft that was originally acquired from the Seattle Seahawks in the Jadeveon Clowney trade.
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Gareon Conley made his debut with the Texans in week 8 against his former team, the Oakland Raiders.
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Gareon Conley was placed on injured reserve on September 7,2020.
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On December 26,2023, Gareon Conley signed with the DC Defenders of the United Football League.
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Gareon Conley's contract was terminated on June 18,2024, to allow him to sign with an NFL team.
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On June 18,2024, Gareon Conley signed with the Dallas Cowboys.