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Former Georgia Bulldog defender named to All-XFL Team

Former Georgia Bulldogs linebacker Davin Bellamy has made the All-XFL Team.

Former Georgia Bulldogs linebacker Davin Bellamy is one of the top defenders in the XFL. Bellamy and the D.C. Defenders play against the Arlington Renegades in the XFL’s championship game on May 13 at 8:00 p.m. EDT. Bellamy is a big reason why the Defenders advanced to the XFL championship.

Bellamy is coming off an impressive 2022 season with the USFL. The former Georgia standout made the inaugural All-USFL Team.

The D.C. Defenders’ pass rusher recorded 5.5 sacks and 20 total tackles in 10 games during the XFL regular season. Bellamy was one of the top picks of the XFL draft.

Will former Georgia linebacker Davin Bellamy get another opportunity in the NFL? Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports

Davin Bellamy played at Georgia from 2013-2017. He recorded 13 sacks in his four season career with the Bulldogs. Bellamy went undrafted in the 2018 NFL draft and has had six stints in the NFL with five different teams (Houston Texans, Los Angeles Chargers, Cincinnati Bengals, Tennessee Titans, and San Francisco 49ers).

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Georgia Bulldogs on XFL rosters

What former Georgia Bulldogs are in the XFL?

The NFL season is over. However, there’s still football being played in the XFL. Five former Georgia Bulldogs are on XFL rosters.

What XFL team should Georgia fans cheer for? Decide for yourself. The D.C. Defenders have the most Georgia players (two) of any XFL team.

Former Georgia legend Hines Ward is also serving as a head coach in the XFL.

What Georgia Bulldogs are in the XFL?

Pair of former Georgia Bulldogs named to All-USFL Team

Former Georgia Bulldogs linebacker Davin Bellamy and defensive tackle Toby Johnson have made the inaugural All-USFL Team.

Former Georgia Bulldogs linebacker Davin Bellamy has made the inaugural All-USFL Team. Bellamy, who plays for the New Orleans Breakers, has recorded 5.5 sacks through the first nine games of the season.

Bellamy has 40 total tackles and seven tackles for a loss. The Breakers have allowed the fewest points (140) of any team in the USFL.

The Breakers (6-3) have clinched a spot in the USFL playoffs. The Birmingham Stallions will be the Breaker’s opponent in the playoffs. The two teams will be facing each other on June 25 in Canton, Ohio.

Will former Houston Texans linebacker Davin Bellamy get another chance in the NFL? Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports

Davin Bellamy played at Georgia from 2013-2017. He recorded 13 sacks in his four season career with the Bulldogs. Bellamy went undrafted in the 2018 NFL draft and has had six stints in the NFL with five different teams (Houston Texans, Los Angeles Chargers, Cincinnati Bengals, Tennessee Titans, and San Francisco 49ers).

Additionally, former Georgia defensive tackle Toby Johnson has made the All-USFL team. Johnson plays for the New Jersey Generals (8-1), who are also in the USFL playoffs.

Former Georgia Bulldogs defensive tackle Toby Johnson pressures a Tennessee quarterback. Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports

Johnson has 33 tackles, seven tackles for a loss, 2.0 sacks, and one interception. Johnson played with Georgia from 2013-2014 and has had stints with six different NFL teams and across numerous other professional football leagues.

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Former Georgia LB Davin Bellamy has breakout USFL debut, wins inaugural award

Davin Bellamy becomes the first player to receive the award of Defensive Player of the Week for the USFL’s inaugural season.

Last weekend, the United States Football League (USFL) returned for the first time since 1985, and Davin Bellamy, former UGA linebacker and member of the 2017 SEC championship team, had a breakout game.

Bellamy, who signed with the Houston Texans after going undrafted in 2018, was selected by the New Orleans Breakers as the first pick of the second round of the 2022 USFL draft. The 6-foot-5 linebacker spent time with five NFL teams before eventually landing with the Breakers.

On Saturday, Bellamy’s dominant performance came in the Breakers’ 23-17 win over the Philadelphia Stars.

He recorded 3 sacks, one of which came on third-and-twelve play that set up an unsuccessful field goal attempt by the Stars. In addition to the sacks, Bellamy had 6 tackles and 4 solo stops.

Due to his stellar showing, Bellamy became the first player to be awarded the Defensive Player of the Week for the USFL’s inaugural season.

At UGA, Bellamy played in all 15 games of the 2017 season, and he recorded 34 stops, 7.5 tackles for a loss, 5 sacks, and had the third-most quarterback pressures on the team with 14.

Titans sign WR Kalija Lipscomb, waive 2 after rookie minicamp

Lipscomb was one of four players the Titans invited to rookie minicamp.

One of the four players the Tennessee Titans invited to rookie minicamp on a tryout basis has been signed by the team.

The Titans announced on Monday that Vanderbilt product and wide receiver Kalija Lipscomb has been inked, one of three moves Tennessee made. Along with the signing, the Titans also waived wide receiver Rashard Davis, and linebacker Davin Bellamy with a non-football injury.

The 6-foot-1, 201-pound wideout tallied 198 catches for 2,356 yards and 22 touchdowns during his collegiate career. His best season came in 2019 when he finished with career-highs in catches (87), yards (916) and touchdowns (nine).

Lipscomb’s chances of sticking with the Titans through the offseason and making the roster are slim even with the team’s need at the position, but perhaps he can latch on with the practice squad after final cuts are made.

Jim Wyatt of Titans Online provided some clips of Lipscomb in action from Day 2 of Titans rookie minicamp on Saturday.

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Georgia football play of the day – Georgia vs Auburn (2017)

Watch the Georgia football play of the day here!

It’s Tuesday, September 1, just 25 days until Georgia football is scheduled to kick off versus Arkansas.

Today’s play of the day comes from the 2017 SEC Championship game which featured No. 6 Georgia and No. 2 Auburn.

Auburn had thrashed the Bulldogs in their annual regular season matchup 40-17, so Georgia was looking for some redemption this time around.

We pick up early in the second quarter with the Tigers up 7-0. Auburn has controlled the pace of the game so far and faces a third and six from the Georgia 14 yard line.

Watch what happened next here:

A turning point for Georgia who would go on to score 28 unanswered points and secure its first SEC title since 2005. Truly an outstanding defensive performance by the Bulldogs in this one.

Auburn star quarterback Jarret Stidham was held to 145 yards passing and the Tigers offense tallied just 259 total yards.

 

Did former Georgia LB Davin Bellamy just get roasted by Popeyes?

Tuesday, former Georgia football and current Houston Texans LB Davin Bellamy got roasted by Popeyes on Twitter over the chicken sandwich.

Tuesday night, former Georgia linebacker and current Houston Texan Davin Bellamy tweeted his thoughts on the infamous Popeyes chicken sandwich. It was so popular last year that they actually ran out of them for months.

Apparently, the Popeye”s Twitter account wasn’t very fond of Bellamy’s opinion and tweeted back a “humble yourself”, which is a slogan Bellamy trademarked in 2017 following Georgia’s run at the national title.

On top of getting it from Popeyes, Bellamy also heard it from his former Georgia teammates like Keith Marshall and Justin Scott-Wesley.

 

Houston Texans sign UGA’s Davin Bellamy to practice squad

The Houston Texans have signed former Georgia Bulldog linebacker Davin Bellamy to their practice squad.

The Houston Texans have signed former Georgia Bulldog linebacker Davin Bellamy to their practice squad. Bellamy was previously with the Texans when they signed him as an undrafted free agent after the 2018 NFL Draft. Bellamy spent 2018 on Houston’s practice squad.

In 2019, Bellamy primarily played for the Cincinnati Bengals practice squad. Now, he’s returned to Houston, who is facing the Kansas City Chiefs in the Divisional Round of the AFC Playoffs this weekend.

Bellamy will look to make Houston’s roster in 2020 and establish a larger foothold in the NFL. Bellamy reportedly rejected rejoining Cincinnati’s practice squad.

Bellamy recorded 13 sacks and 135 total tackles as a Georgia Bulldog. He’s continued to play OLB at the NFL level.

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Davin Bellamy declines Bengals offer to rejoin Texans

Davin Bellamy leaves the Bengals for the Texans.

The Cincinnati Bengals were busy locking up players on futures contracts in recent weeks but will end up missing out on one they wanted to keep.

That one is linebacker Davin Bellamy, who opted to turn down a reserves/futures offer so he could go rejoin the Houston Texans, per Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle.

Bellamy had initially joined the Texans after the 2018 draft and lasted until this August during final cuts. The Bengals had scooped him up and placed him on the practice squad late in September.

While a small note, this is another nod toward a complete revamp for the Bengals in the linebacker corps. this offseason, pending the future of someone like Nick Vigil, whose contract expires this offseason. Ditto for pass-rushing depth on the edge.

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