Damion Ratley
Damion Ratley (born April 16, 1995) is an American football wide receiver for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas A&M.[1] He has played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cleveland Browns.
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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Born: | Yoakum, Texas | April 16, 1995||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Yoakum (Yoakum, Texas) | ||||||||
College: | Texas A&M | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2018 / Round: 6 / Pick: 175 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of 2020 | |||||||||
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Early years
Ratley attended and played high school football at Yoakum High School.[2]
College career
Ratley played two seasons for the Aggies after transferring from Blinn College.[3] Over the course of 37 games (17 starts), Ratley caught 47 passes for 920 yards and eight touchdowns.[4]
Professional career
Cleveland Browns
Ratley was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the sixth round (175th overall) in the 2018 NFL Draft.[5][6]
On May 6, 2018, Ratley signed a rookie contract worth about $2.575 million. It includes a signing bonus worth over $160,000.[7] He made his NFL debut in Week 2 against the New Orleans Saints.[8] In Week 6 against the Los Angeles Chargers, he had six receptions for 82 receiving yards for his first professional statistics.[9]
Ratley was waived by the Browns on September 5, 2020.[10]
New York Giants
On September 6, 2020, Ratley was claimed off waivers by the New York Giants.[11] He was waived on October 13, 2020.[12]
Houston Texans
On October 20, 2020, Ratley was signed to the Houston Texans practice squad.[13] On December 28, 2020, Ratley was signed to the active roster.
References
- Zwerneman, Brent (October 10, 2017). "Aggies' Ratley is no longer an armchair WR". San Antonio Express-News.
- "Damion Ratley transforms from passerby to pass catcher at Texas A&M". www.houstonchronicle.com. October 11, 2017. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- "WR Damion Ratley hopes strong finish leads to strong start with Browns". www.clevelandbrowns.com. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- "Damion Ratley". www.clevelandbrowns.com. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
- Zwerneman, Brent (April 28, 2018). "Browns draft receiver Damion Ratley in 6th round". Houston Chronicle.
- "Browns select Texas A&M WR Damion Ratley with the 175th pick in 2018 NFL Draft". ClevelandBrowns.com. April 28, 2018. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
- Cabot, Mary kay (May 7, 2018). "Browns sign draft picks Austin Corbett, Damion Ratley and Simeon Thomas". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
- "Cleveland Browns at New Orleans Saints - September 16th, 2018". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- "Aggies in the NFL: Miller, Ratley, Bennett impress in Week 6". Gigem247. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- Gribble, Andrew (September 5, 2020). "Browns announce initial 53-man roster heading into 2020 season". ClevelandBrowns.com.
- Eisen, Michael (September 6, 2020). "Giants claim 3 players as roster-building continues". Giants.com.
- Eisen, Michael (October 13, 2020). "Giants sign WR Austin Mack, waive Damion Ratley". Giants.com. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
- "Houston Texans Transactions (10-20-20)". HoustonTexans.com. October 20, 2020.