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DeWayne
Hendrix
#8 Defensive Lineman
DeWayne
Hendrix
#8 Defensive Lineman
Height 6'4
Weight 270 lbs
Birth Date (Age) 1996-06-13 (28)
Born O’Fallon, IL
School Pittsburgh
Status AMER
Defensive Tackles 9
Special Teams Tackles 0
Interceptions 0
Sacks 3

ACQUIRED

Signed as a free agent on February 14, 2024.

 

CAREER

2024: Signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Feb. 14…Suited up in seven regular season games…Missed two games due to injury…Registered two defensive tackles and one quarterback sack week 7 vs. Toronto…Named to the CFL’s Week 7 Honour Roll as the Top Performer with a 87.8 grade…Posted one defensive tackle, one quarterback sack and one forced fumble Week 9 vs. Montreal.

 

2023: Suited up in 15 games for the Argos, registering 23 defensive tackles, six quarterback sacks and one forced fumble. Playoffs: Suited up in the East Final for the Argos.

 

2022: Played 17 games. Recorded 33 defensive tackles, a special teams tackle, and a sack. Playoffs: Had a career high 6 tackles and a sack in Eastern Final win over Montreal. 109th Grey Cup: Had a tackle, a sack and a forced fumble in 24-23 win over Winnipeg.

 

2021: Signed as a free agent February 12. Played 6 games, started 5. Finished season with 9 tackles and a sack. Made CFL debut starting at defensive tackle against Winnipeg August 21. His first CFL sack came September 17 in Saskatchewan against Cody Fajardo. Playoffs: Did not play in Eastern Final loss to Hamilton.

 

2020: Released by Jacksonville Jaguars January 6…Played 5 games with St. Louis BattleHawks (XFL) before the league ceased operations. Had 4 tackles, a sack and a tackle for loss…Signed with Pittsburgh Steelers March 30, released August 3.

 

2019: Signed with the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent May 9, released October 7…Signed with Chicago Bears November 19, released December 9…Signed with Jacksonville December 17.

 

COLLEGE/PERSONAL

College: Attended the University of Pittsburgh (2015-2018). Played 24 games, started 23. Had 29 tackles and 4.5 sacks as a senior. Sat out 2015 after his transfer from Tennessee. Started the 2016 season at defensive end but suffered a season-ending injury on the third series of the season opener…Attended the University of Tennessee (2014). Played 7 games. Recorded 2 tackles.

 

Personal: Attended O’Fallon Township High School. As a senior he recorded 60 tackles, 8 sacks and 9 tackles for loss. Selected to play in the All-American Bowl.

Seasons

Defence

YEAR TEAM GP DT ST SACKS INT TD FF
2021
TOR 4 9 0 1 0 0 0
2022
TOR 16 33 1 1 0 0 0
2023
TOR 15 23 0 6 0 0 1
2024
HAM 11 9 0 3 0 0 1
Total
46 74 1 11 0 0 2

Game Log

Defence

DATE WEEK OPP DT ST SACKS INT TD FF
06-08
1 CGY 1 0 0 0 0 0
06-16
2 SSK 0 0 0 0 0 0
07-07
5 BC 1 0 0 0 0 0
07-20
7 TOR 2 0 1 0 0 0
07-28
8 EDM 0 0 0 0 0 0
08-02
9 MTL 1 0 1 0 0 1
08-10
10 MTL 0 0 0 0 0 0
08-17
11 EDM 1 0 0 0 0 0
08-24
12 WPG 0 0 0 0 0 0
09-02
13 TOR 2 0 1 0 0 0
09-14
15 OTT 1 0 0 0 0 0
Total
9 0 3 0 0 1

Player Transactions

DATE TEAM ACTION STATUS