Darius Jennings
Darius Jennings was born in Baltimore, Maryland, United States on June 28th, 1992 and is the American Football Wide Receiver. At the age of 31, Darius Jennings biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
At 31 years old, Darius Jennings has this physical status:
During his college career at Virginia, Jennings had 133 receptions for 1,667 yards with 11 touchdowns. He majored in sociology.
Professional career
Jennings signed with the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent in May 2015. He started the season on the practice squad and was promoted to the active roster in early December. Jennings was waived by the Browns on December 16, 2015, but was re-signed on December 22.
Jennings played in four games for the Browns in 2015, catching 14 passes for 117 yards.
On April 4, 2016, the Browns re-signed Jennings. On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Browns. The next day, he was signed to the Browns' practice squad. He was released on October 6, 2016.
On October 10, 2016, Jennings was signed to the Chicago Bears' practice squad. He was released by the Bears on November 22, 2016.
On December 6, 2016, Jennings was signed to the New York Jets' practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Jets on January 2, 2017. On April 26, 2017, Jennings was waived by the Jets.
On May 19, 2017, Jennings signed with the Tennessee Titans. He was waived on September 2, 2017 and was signed to the Titans' practice squad the next day. He was promoted to the active roster on September 23, 2017. He was waived on November 25, 2017 and was re-signed back to the practice squad.
Jennings signed a reserve/future contract with the Titans on January 15, 2018. In the season opener against the Miami Dolphins, Jennings scored his first NFL touchdown after returning a 94-yard kickoff return during the fourth quarter as the Titans lost by a score of 27–20. During Week 9 against the Dallas Cowboys, he caught a 36-yard pass despite three defenders around him in the second quarter. He finished the 28-14 road victory with 36 receiving yards and 23 return yards. In the next game against the New England Patriots, Jennings returned the opening kickoff for 58 yards and recorded a 21-yard pass completion to quarterback Marcus Mariota, the first of his career as the Titans won 34-10.
Jennings finished the 2018 season with 22 kickoff returns for 698 yards and a touchdown. His 31.7 yards set a franchise record for average kickoff returns that also led the NFL. He also caught 11 receptions for 101 yards and rushed once for two yards.
Jennings was released by the Titans on October 31, 2019. Prior to his release, he caught two passes for 17 yards and returned seven kicks for 147 yards. He was re-signed on December 23, 2019.
In the postseason, Jennings returned three kicks for 60 yards before the Titans were defeated by the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game.
On March 30, 2020, Jennings was signed by the Los Angeles Chargers. He was released on September 5, 2020.
On August 9, 2021, Jennings signed with the Detroit Lions. He was released on August 23, 2021.