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Niles Scott
American football player (born 1995) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Niles Scott (born September 30, 1995) is an American football nose tackle for the DC Defenders of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at Frostburg State.
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College career
Scott played four seasons for Division III Frostburg State, where he recorded 150 tackles, 43 of them for loss, and 25 sacks.[1] During his senior season, Scott recorded 16.5 tackles for a loss, 10 sacks and 51 total tackles and was named First-team AP Little All-America, the D3football.com All-America Second-team and the D3football.com All-East Region Defensive Player of the Year.[2] Additionally, Scott was one of only three Division III players to be named to the 2018 SPIRAL Tropical Bowl.[3]
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San Francisco 49ers
Scott signed with the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent on April 28, 2018.[1] He was released on September 1, 2018, after failing to make the final 53-man roster at the end of training camp.[5] He was signed to the 49ers' practice squad but was released by the team on September 6, 2018.[6]
Denver Broncos
Scott was signed to the Denver Broncos practice squad on September 11, 2018.[7] He was released by the team but subsequently re-signed to the practice squad on October 9, 2018.[8]
Cincinnati Bengals
Scott was signed to the Cincinnati Bengals active roster off the Broncos practice squad on November 22, 2018.[9] Scott made his NFL debut on November 25, 2018, against the Cleveland Browns, making two tackles in the Bengals 35–20 loss.[10] In his rookie season Scott played in six games, making four tackles.[11]
On August 8, 2019, Scott was placed on injured reserve with a foot injury.[12]
Buffalo Bills
On August 2, 2020, Scott was signed by the Buffalo Bills.[13] He was waived/injured on August 16, 2020,[14] and subsequently reverted to the team's injured reserve list the next day.[15] He was waived from injured reserve with an injury settlement on August 25, 2020.[16]
Las Vegas Raiders
On December 14, 2020, Scott signed with the practice squad of the Las Vegas Raiders.[17] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 5, 2021.[18]
On August 31, 2021, Scott was waived by the Raiders and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[19][20] He was released on September 6.[21]
Tennessee Titans
On November 2, 2021, Scott was signed to the Tennessee Titans practice squad.[22] He was released on November 23.[23]
New England Patriots
On November 26, 2021, Scott was signed to the New England Patriots practice squad, but was released four days later.[24][25]
Seattle Seahawks
On December 8, 2021, Scott was signed to the Seattle Seahawks practice squad.[26] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Seahawks on January 10, 2022.[27] He was released on May 3, 2022.[28]
Miami Dolphins
On August 15, 2022, Scott signed with the Miami Dolphins.[29] He was waived on August 29 and re-signed to the practice squad.[30][31] He was released off the practice squad on September 5, 2022.[32]
DC Defenders
On November 17, 2022, Scott was drafted by the DC Defenders of the XFL.[33] He was activated from the team's reserve list on May 16, 2023.[34] He re-signed with the team on January 23, 2024,[35] and again on October 3, 2024.[36] He was released on February 14, 2025.[37] He re-signed with the team in March 2025.[38]
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