DeShon Foxx (born November 27, 1992) is a former American football wide receiver who played college football at the University of Connecticut. Foxx was named the seventh athletic director of Shenandoah University on June 21, 2024, and began his new role on July 29, 2024.
| Shenandoah University | |
|---|---|
| Position: | Assistant Vice President & Athletic Director |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | November 27, 1992 Lynchburg, Virginia, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight: | 177 lb (80 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Brookville (Lynchburg, Virginia) |
| College: | Connecticut |
| Undrafted: | 2015 |
| Career history | |
| As a player: | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| As an administrator: | |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Early years
editFoxx attended Brookville High School in Lynchburg, Virginia, where he graduated in 2011.[1]
College football career
editFoxx signed his letter of intent to play for Connecticut on February 2, 2011.[1] Foxx played all four years for the Huskies, playing in 36 games over that span.[2]
Professional football career
editSeattle Seahawks
editOn May 18, 2015 Foxx was signed by the Seattle Seahawks after a three-day rookie mini-camp after running a 4.29 forty yard dash at his pro day.[3] On August 13, 2015, the Seahawks waived Foxx to make room for Alex Singleton.[4] On August 24, 2015 Foxx was re-signed by the Seahawks to replace Jeremy Crayton who had just been waived.[5] On August 31, 2015, Foxx was waived as the Seahawks cut their roster to 75 players.[6] On December 1, 2015 Foxx was signed by the Seahawks to their practice squad.[7] On December 8, 2015 Foxx was waived from the practice squad.[8] On December 22, 2015, the Seahawks re-signed Foxx to their practice squad.[9] On January 18, 2016 Foxx was signed to a futures contract by the Seahawks.[10] On August 29, 2016, Foxx was waived/injured by the Seahawks and placed on injured reserve after clearing waivers.[11] He was released by the Seahawks on September 6, 2016 with an injury settlement.[12]
New York Jets
editOn January 11, 2017, Foxx signed a reserve/future contract with the Jets.[13] He was waived by the Jets on May 9, 2017.[14] He was re-signed by the Jets on May 22, 2017.[15] He was waived on August 14, 2017.[16]
Career
editIn 2018, Foxx served as the assistant offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach for the varsity football team at Loomis Chaffee School, a prep school in Windsor, Connecticut.
He received a Master of Science in Sport Management from the University of Connecticut in 2019 while working as a program director of Husky Sport. Foxx served as the wide receivers and tight ends coach at Washington and Lee University during the 2019 season.
In 2021, Foxx joined Shenandoah University as the school's first-ever assistant athletic director for student success, inclusion, and equity, serving as the athletic department's compliance director and holding a leadership position with the department's RED (racial, equity and diversity) team. He transitioned to Shenandoah's Office of Advancement in 2022, assuming the role of assistant vice president for advancement.[17]
Foxx was announced as Shenandoah University's seventh athletic director in June 2024 and officially began the role on July 29, 2024.
References
edit- ^ a b "Deshon Foxx". 247.com. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
- ^ "4 - Deshon Foxx". UCONN Athletics. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
- ^ "Seahawks Sign WR Deshon Foxx, Waive/Injured RB Demitrius Bronson". Seahawks.com. Archived from the original on May 20, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
- ^ "Seahawks waive WR Deshon Foxx, re-sign LB Alex Singleton". The Seattle Times. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
- ^ "Seahawks sign Deshon Foxx, bring Samson Satele in for a visit". SBNation. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
- ^ "Seahawks roster cuts 2015: Seattle releases Lemuel Jeanpierre, waive Greg Scruggs, others". SBNation. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
- ^ "Seahawks Make Roster Moves". Seahawks.com. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
- ^ "Seahawks waive TE Chase Coffman, have two open roster spots". The Seattle Times. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
- ^ "Seahawks add receivers Deshon Foxx and Antwan Goodley to practice squad". The Seattle Times. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
- ^ "Seattle Seahawks sign 12 players to reserve/future contracts". 247sports.com. Archived from the original on January 20, 2016. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
- ^ "Seahawks Make Roster Moves". Seahawks.com. August 29, 2016. Archived from the original on March 28, 2018.
- ^ "Seahawks round out practice squad, waive Deshon Foxx off of injured reserve".
- ^ Lange, Randy (January 11, 2017). "Jets Sign 3 More to Reserve/Future Deals". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on January 13, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- ^ Lange, Randy (May 9, 2017). "Jets Acquire WR KD Cannon on Waivers". NewYorkJets.com.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan (May 22, 2017). "Jets Re-Sign WR Deshon Foxx, Waive Devin Smith". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on May 23, 2017. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
- ^ "Jets Sign WR Daniel Williams". NewYorkJets.com. August 14, 2017.
- ^ "DeShon Foxx - Assistant Vice President & Athletic Director - Staff Directory". Shenandoah University. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
External links
edit- Assistant Athletics Director - Shenandoah University Archived November 28, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
- Washington and Lee Generals football coaching bio[permanent dead link]
- Seattle Seahawks bio Archived July 27, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- UConn Huskies bio Archived March 10, 2016, at the Wayback Machine