David Bass (American football)
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St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
.JPG) Bass with the New York Jets in 2017 | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Linebacker | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | September 11, 1990 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 256 lb (116 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | University City (University City, Missouri) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Missouri Western State | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2013: 7th round, 233rd overall pick | ||||||||||||||
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David Vincent Bass Jr.[1] (born September 11, 1990) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for five seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the seventh round of the 2013 NFL draft. He was also a member of the Chicago Bears, Tennessee Titans, Seattle Seahawks, and New York Jets. He played college football for the Missouri Western Griffons.
Bass was a team captain for University City High School in St. Louis, and became an all-metro selection; Bass also was awarded the Fab-25 Demetrius Johnson Award, given to the top defensive linemen in Missouri and Illinois.[2]
College career
Bass attended Missouri Western State, breaking the school record with 40.5 career sacks and 50 consecutive starts. In his senior year, Bass was a finalist for the Gene Upshaw Award and played in the East-West Shrine Game.[2]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft 3+7⁄8 in (1.93 m) | 262 lb (119 kg) | 33+1⁄2 in (0.85 m) | 10+1⁄2 in (0.27 m) | 4.74 s | 1.67 s | 2.71 s | 4.33 s | 7.07 s | 30.5 in (0.77 m) | 9 ft 3 in (2.82 m) | 20 reps | |
| All values from NFL Combine[3] | ||||||||||||
Oakland Raiders
Bass was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the seventh round (233rd overall) of the 2013 NFL draft.[4] On August 31, 2013, he was waived by the Raiders.
Chicago Bears
On September 1, Bass was claimed off waivers by the Chicago Bears.[5] Bass made his first NFL start against the Detroit Lions in Week 10.[6] The following week against the Baltimore Ravens, Bass intercepted Joe Flacco and returned the pick 24 yards for a touchdown,[7] becoming the first Bears lineman to record a pick-six since Michael Haynes in 2004 against the Tennessee Titans,[8] and the first Bears rookie defensive lineman to do so since Jon Norris in 1987 against the New Orleans Saints.[9] On September 5, 2015, he was released by the Bears.[10]
Tennessee Titans
On September 6, 2015, Bass was claimed off waivers by the Tennessee Titans.[11] He was not re-signed following the 2016 season. Bass played in 29 games, starting seven, over his two seasons with the Titans.[12] He had 52 tackles, 1.5 sacks, two fumble recoveries, and one interception with the team.
Seattle Seahawks
On May 9, 2017, Bass signed with the Seattle Seahawks.[13] He was released on September 19, 2017.[14] He had appeared in 2 games with one tackle.
New York Jets
On September 21, 2017, Bass signed with the New York Jets.[15] Bass played in 13 games, starting three, logging 25 tackles and 3.5 sacks.[16]
On April 30, 2018, Bass re-signed with the Jets.[17] He was released on August 31, 2018.[18]
NFL career statistics
| Legend | |
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| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2013 | CHI | 12 | 1 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 1.0 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | CHI | 8 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | TEN | 16 | 7 | 36 | 23 | 13 | 1.5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | TEN | 13 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | SEA | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NYJ | 13 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career | 64 | 11 | 111 | 70 | 41 | 9.0 | 14 | 2 | 32 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
