34 Facts About Ronald Darby

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Ronald Darby was born on January 2,1994 and is an American football cornerback who is a free agent.

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Ronald Darby played college football at Florida State and was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the second round of the 2015 NFL Draft.

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Ronald Darby has played for the Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Commanders.

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Ronald Darby attended Potomac High School in Oxon Hill, Maryland, where he played as many as six different positions on offense, defense, and special teams.

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Ronald Darby was a USA Today and Sports Illustrated High School All-American in 2011, and participated in the 2012 Under Armour All-American Game.

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Ronald Darby chose Florida State over Notre Dame, Maryland, Clemson and Auburn.

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Additionally, Ronald Darby was a brother of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity while attending Florida State University.

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Ronald Darby was named Freshman All-American by the Football Writers Association of America.

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Ronald Darby was invited to the NFL Combine and was able to raise his draft stock after finishing with good times in the 40,20, and 10-yard dash.

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Ronald Darby participated at Florida State's Pro Day, but was satisfied with his combine performance and only performed positional drills.

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Ronald Darby had scheduled visits with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Indianapolis Colts, Carolina Panthers, Tennessee Titans, and New York Jets.

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Ronald Darby was the seventh cornerback drafted and one of ten players from Florida State to be selected.

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On May 19,2015, Ronald Darby signed his four-year rookie contract with the team, worth 4.56 million.

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Ronald Darby missed a Week 16 victory over the Dallas Cowboys after suffering a groin injury.

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Ronald Darby finished his rookie season with 68 combined tackles, 21 pass deflections, and two interceptions in 15 games and 15 starts, while being named Pro Football Focus' Defensive Rookie of the Year.

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Ronald Darby was named the starting cornerback to begin the 2016 regular season.

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Ronald Darby missed the Bills' Week 3 victory over the Arizona Cardinals with a hamstring injury.

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On November 27,2016, Ronald Darby left in the first quarter of a game against the Jacksonville Jaguars after suffering a concussion while trying to make a tackle on Jaguars' running back Chris Ivory.

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Ronald Darby finished the 2016 season with 69 combined tackles and 12 pass deflections in 14 games and 14 starts.

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Ronald Darby finished his first season as an Eagle with 34 tackles, 3 interceptions, and 9 passes defended.

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Ronald Darby had 4 tackles and 2 passes defended in the game.

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Ronald Darby entered the 2018 season as a starting cornerback for the Eagles.

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Ronald Darby started the first nine games before suffering a season-ending torn ACL in Week 10.

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Ronald Darby was placed on injured reserve on November 17,2018.

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Ronald Darby finished the season with 43 tackles, 12 passes defended, and one interception.

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On March 15,2019, Ronald Darby signed a one-year, $8.5 million contract to remain with the Eagles.

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Ronald Darby was placed on injured reserve on December 24,2019 with a hip injury.

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Ronald Darby finished the season with 37 tackles, 11 pass breakups, and two interceptions through 11 starts.

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Ronald Darby signed with the Washington Football Team on April 6,2020, known at the time as the Redskins.

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Ronald Darby started all 16 games for Washington in 2020, finishing with 54 tackles and 16 pass deflections.

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Ronald Darby signed a three-year, $30 million contract with the Denver Broncos on March 17,2021.

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Ronald Darby was placed on injured reserve on September 14,2021.

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Ronald Darby suffered a torn ACL in Week 5 of the 2022 season and was placed on season-ending injured reserve on October 10,2022.

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On March 14,2023, Ronald Darby was released by the Denver Broncos.