1. Montori Hughes played college football at University of Tennessee at Martin, and was selected in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL draft by the Indianapolis Colts.
18 Facts About Montori Hughes
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Montori Hughes was a member of the New York Giants, Kansas City Chiefs, Washington Redskins, Memphis Express, and Los Angeles Wildcats.
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Montori Hughes attended Siegel High School in Murfreesboro, where he was a three-year starter and led the Siegel Stars high school football team in tackles with 106, tackles-for-loss with 25 and sacks with 13 as a senior in 2007.
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Also starring in basketball, Hughes averaged double figures in scoring and rebounding for Siegel High School.
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Montori Hughes had scholarship offers from Jacksonville State and Tennessee State, but committed to Tennessee after head coach Phillip Fulmer offered him a scholarship.
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Montori Hughes originally signed with the University of Tennessee in January 2008, but failed to qualify academically.
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Montori Hughes spent several months at Fork Union Military Academy in Virginia, before enrolling at Tennessee in January 2009.
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Montori Hughes had bulked up from 275 to 310 pounds in little over a year, and emerged as one of the Tennessee Volunteers football team's most talented defensive freshman.
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Montori Hughes was expected to play in Tennessee's 2011 season opener; however, Hughes was dismissed from the team on June 9,2011, by head coach Derek Dooley.
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Montori Hughes subsequently transferred to the University of Tennessee at Martin, and played for the UT Martin Skyhawks football team in 2011 and 2012.
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Montori Hughes was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL draft.
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On September 5,2015, Montori Hughes was waived by the Colts.
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On September 7,2015, Montori Hughes was signed to the New York Giants' practice squad.
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On September 4,2016, Montori Hughes was released by the Giants.
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On September 13,2016, Montori Hughes was re-signed by the Giants.
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In 2019, Montori Hughes joined the Memphis Express of the Alliance of American Football.
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Montori Hughes was drafted by the Los Angeles Wildcats during the 2020 XFL Supplemental Draft held on November 22,2019.
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Montori Hughes signed with the team during mini-camp in December 2019.