Louis Delmas

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Louis Delmas Biography

Hard-hitting NFL safety who was named to the 2009 NFL All Rookie team after his debut season with the Detroit Lions.

He was named a First-team All-MAC selection during his senior season at Western Michigan University.

He was named an NFL Pro Bowl Alternate in 2010 and 2011.

He has a brother named Greg Joseph.

He was drafted by the Detroit Lions the same year as quarterback Matthew Stafford.

Louis Delmas (French pronunciation: ​[lwi dɛl.ma] ; born April 12, 1987) is a former American football safety. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the second round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at Western Michigan. He was also a member of the Miami Dolphins.

Delmas played college football at Western Michigan from 2005–2008. The Broncos made the 2008 Texas Bowl in his senior year but lost to Rice 38–14. Delmas was named to the All-MAC Defensive First Team in 2008 and played in the 2009 Senior Bowl All-Star game.

He was signed by the Lions to a four-year contract. Delmas returned a 65-yard fumble for a touchdown in Week 1 of the 2009 season against the New Orleans Saints. Delmas won September’s rookie defensive player of the month award. On December 20, 2009, Delmas became the first rookie in NFL history to record an interception return for a touchdown, a fumble return for a touchdown and a safety in the same season. He is only the second player in NFL history to accomplish the feats in the same season. He was named 2009 Detroit Lions Rookie of the Year in voting by the Detroit Sports Broadcasters Association.

The Detroit Lions selected Delmas in the second round (33rd overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft. He was the first safety drafted in 2009.

Delmas was considered by some to be a top-10 prospect at his position in the 2009 NFL Draft. In 2008, ESPN’s Todd McShay said Delmas had a chance to get drafted in the first three rounds.

Delmas was named a Pro Bowl alternate for the NFC after the 2010 NFL season.

Delmas was named a Pro Bowl alternate for the NFC after the 2011 NFL season, despite missing five games to injuries.

On October 6, 2013, Lions’ center Dominic Raiola was involved in an incident of trash-talking and hate speech to members of the UW-Madison marching band. Delmas was credited with both apologizing for his teammate’s actions and having a word with Raiola off the field.

On March 15, 2013, Delmas re-signed with the Lions to a two-year contract worth $9.465 million.

On March 10, 2014, Delmas signed a one-year deal with the Miami Dolphins. The contract is worth a maximum of $3.5 million. He wore number 25, honoring the street name he was born on in Haiti. On December 8, 2014, he was placed on Injured reserve after he tore his right ACL against the Baltimore Ravens.

He was resigned by the Dolphins on March 20, 2015.

On April 4, 2017, it was reported that Delmas had been arrested by the Miami-Dade Police for resisting arrest without violence. Delmas was a passenger in a vehicle that was pulled over for speeding 76 MPH in a 40 MPH speed limit zone. The driver, Andry Madrigal, was suspected of driving under the influence and failed sobriety test on the scene. A breath sample that was subsequently taken at the station measured 0.164, which is twice the legal 0.08 limit. Delmas continued to yell while the police officers conducted the field sobriety tests and was arrested after ignoring multiple requests. He was processed at the Miami-Dade Police station before posting a $500 bond.

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