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Greg Dortch
American football player (born 1998) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Greg Dortch (born May 29, 1998) is an American professional football wide receiver and return specialist for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons and was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2019.
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Early life
Dortch was born in Rochester, New York, but later moved to Richmond Virginia as a small child. Dortch attended Highland Springs High School in Highland Springs, Virginia. He committed to Wake Forest University to play college football.[2]
College career
Dortch redshirted his first year at Wake Forest in 2016. As a redshirt freshman in 2017, he played in eight games and had 53 receptions for 722 yards and nine touchdowns. As a redshirt sophomore in 2018, he had 89 receptions for 1,078 yards and eight touchdowns.[3] He was named an All-American as a return specialist after recording two punt return touchdowns. After the season, Dortch decided to forgo the remaining two years of eligibility to pursue a career in the NFL.[4][5]
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New York Jets
Following the conclusion of the 2019 NFL draft, Dortch signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent.[8] He was waived on September 1, 2019, and was re-signed to the practice squad.[9][10]
Carolina Panthers
On October 16, 2019, the Carolina Panthers signed Dortch off the Jets practice squad to their active roster.[11] He made his NFL debut in Week 9 against the Tennessee Titans.[12] He was waived on November 11, and re-signed to the practice squad two days later.[13] Dortch was promoted to the active roster on December 6, but was waived four days later.[14]
Los Angeles Rams
On December 12, 2019, Dortch was signed to the Los Angeles Rams' practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Rams on December 31. Dortch was waived by Los Angeles on July 25, 2020.[15]
Dortch visited the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on August 23, 2020.[16]
Atlanta Falcons
On December 28, 2020, Dortch was signed to the Atlanta Falcons' practice squad.[17] He signed a reserve/future contract with Atlanta on January 4, 2021.[18] Dortch was waived by the Falcons on June 17.[19]
Arizona Cardinals
On August 3, 2021, Dortch signed with the Arizona Cardinals.[20] He was waived on August 31, and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[21][22] He was promoted to the active roster on December 25.[23] He finished the year with three receptions for 15 yards, in five appearances and two starts.[24]
Due to injuries, Dortch began the 2022 season as a starter for the Cardinals. In the first game of the year against the Kansas City Chiefs, he recorded seven catches for 63 yards in the 44–21 loss.[25] In the following game, a 29–23 overtime victory over the Las Vegas Raiders, he scored his first professional touchdown on a five-yard reception from Kyler Murray.[26] In Week 11, against the San Francisco 49ers, he had nine receptions for 103 receiving yards in the 38–10 loss.[27] In the 2022 season, he appeared in 16 games, of which he started four. He finished with 52 receptions for 467 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns.[28]
Dortch signed a one-year contract extension on March 10, 2023.[29] In Week 12 against the Los Angeles Rams, Dortch scored his first touchdown of the season on a seven–yard pass from Murray.[30]
On April 3, 2024, Dortch signed a one-year exclusive rights tender with the Cardinals.[31]
On March 12, 2025, the Cardinals assigned Dortch's RFA tender, offering him a one-year, $3.3 million contract.[32] In 12 appearances for Arizona, he recorded 29 receptions for 206 yards and three touchdowns. On December 6, Dortch was placed on injured reserve due to a chest injury.[33]
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