Patrick Scott DiMarco (born April 30, 1989) is an American former football fullback in the National Football League (NFL). He was originally signed by the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2011. He played college football at South Carolina. He was also a member of the Kansas City Chiefs, Atlanta Falcons, and Buffalo Bills. DiMarco is currently an analyst on the football staff at South Carolina.
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| Position: | Analyst & assistant director of football relations | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | April 30, 1989 Altamonte Springs, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 234 lb (106 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Lake Brantley (Altamonte Springs, Florida) | ||||||||||||
| College: | South Carolina (2007–2010) | ||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2011 | ||||||||||||
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Early life
editDiMarco attended and played football at Lake Brantley High School in Altamonte Springs, Florida, where he played on both offense and defense. Rated a two-star recruit by Rivals.com and Scout.com, DiMarco was recruited by UCF, USF, Northwestern, Florida Atlantic, and South Carolina.[1]
College career
editDiMarco played college football at South Carolina from 2007 to 2010 under coach Steve Spurrier.[2] At South Carolina, DiMarco played tight end and fullback.[1] In four seasons, he recorded 38 receptions for 302 yards and six touchdowns.[3]
Professional career
editSan Diego Chargers
editDiMarco was signed by the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent on July 26, 2011. He was released on August 7, 2011 after fracturing a bone in his foot.
Kansas City Chiefs
editOn August 2, 2012, DiMarco was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs.[4] On May 2, 2013, the Chiefs released DiMarco.
Atlanta Falcons
editOn May 30, 2013, DiMarco was signed by the Atlanta Falcons.[5] On February 24, 2015, he signed a two-year contract extension with the Falcons.[6] In Week 5, against the New York Jets, he caught a 13-yard pass for his first career reception.[7] In Week 4 of the 2014 season, he caught his first career touchdown pass in a 41–28 loss to the Minnesota Vikings.[8] Leading into Week 4 of the 2015 NFL season, DiMarco was graded out as the best fullback in the NFL by Pro Football Focus (PFF) grading.[9] In Week 11, against the Indianapolis Colts, he had three receptions for 21 yards and two touchdowns for his first career multi-touchdown game.[10] DiMarco won the Falcons' Walter Payton Man of the Year Award nominee for the 2015 Season.[11] PFF listed DiMarco as a First-team All-Pro fullback for 2015.[12] In 2015, DiMarco was elected to his first Pro Bowl and was a second-team All-Pro.[13][14] The Falcons would reach Super Bowl LI in the 2016 season. Against the New England Patriots, DiMarco had two receptions for 12 yards in the 34–28 overtime defeat.[15]
Buffalo Bills
editOn March 9, 2017, DiMarco signed a four-year contract with the Buffalo Bills.[16] In the 2017 season, DiMarco appeared in all 16 games and recorded nine starts to go along with seven receptions for 28 receiving yards.[17] In the 2018 season, DiMarco appeared in all 16 games and recorded five starts to go along with three receptions for 62 receiving yards.[18] In the 2019 season, DiMarco appeared in all 16 games and recorded four starts to go along with five receptions for 41 receiving yards.[19]
On September 4, 2020, DiMarco was placed on injured reserve,[20] and was released with an injury settlement four days later.[21] On January 28, 2021, DiMarco announced his retirement from football.[22]
Post-playing career
editDiMarco joined the staff at his alma mater South Carolina in 2021 as an analyst and assistant director of football relations.[23][24]
Personal life
editDiMarco is the nephew of professional golfer Chris DiMarco.[25]
References
edit- ^ a b Patrick DiMarco Bio Archived January 8, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. gamecocksonline.com. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
- ^ Muller, Brad. Catching Up with Patrick DiMarco. gamecocksonline.com. March 24, 2015.
- ^ "Patrick Dimarco College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
- ^ Looney, Josh (August 2, 2012). "Chiefs add fullback Patrick DiMarco". Chiefs.com. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
- ^ Adams, Jay. Falcons Sign FB Patrick DiMarco. May 30, 2013. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
- ^ McClure, Vaughn (February 24, 2015). "Falcons give extensions to Cliff Matthews, Patrick DiMarco". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
- ^ "New York Jets at Atlanta Falcons - October 7th, 2013". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
- ^ "Atlanta Falcons at Minnesota Vikings - September 28th, 2014". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
- ^ Khaled. Best players at every position for Week 4 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
- ^ "Indianapolis Colts at Atlanta Falcons - November 22nd, 2015". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
- ^ DiMarco Honored for Impact in the Community. AtlantaFalcons.com. December 2, 2015. August 17, 2016.
- ^ Khaled. 2015 PFF’s All-Pro team. Pro Football Focus. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
- ^ McClure, Vaughn. Pro Bowl alternate Desmond Trufant feels underrated. ESPN. December 24, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
- ^ McClure, Vaughn. Falcons' Patrick DiMarco honored to make All-Pro second-team. ESPN.com. January 9, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
- ^ "Super Bowl LI - New England Patriots vs. Atlanta Falcons - February 5th, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
- ^ Brown, Chris (March 9, 2017). "Bills agree to terms with five including S Hyde and K Hauschka". BuffaloBills.com. Archived from the original on March 10, 2017. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
- ^ "Patrick DiMarco 2017 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
- ^ "Patrick DiMarco 2018 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
- ^ "Patrick DiMarco 2019 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
- ^ "Bills announce three roster moves". BuffaloBills.com. September 4, 2020.
- ^ Williams, Charean (September 8, 2020). "Bills waive Patrick DiMarco with injury settlement". NBCSports.com. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
- ^ Patrick DiMarco [@patdimarco42] (January 28, 2021). "Making it official, overcame the odds for 10 years! Thanks to soo many!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Gamecock great Patrick DiMarco officially joins Shane Beamer's football staff". The State. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
- ^ Gamecock Football [@GamecockFB] (March 20, 2021). "Welcome home, @PatDiMarco42 !" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Myers, Alex. "Chris DiMarco's nephew is a key player for the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl LI - Golf Digest". Golf Digest. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
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