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Jayson Dimanche
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PositionLinebacker
Personal information
BornTrenton, New Jersey, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight232 lb (105 kg)
Career information
High schoolHamilton West (Hamilton, NJ)
CollegeSouthern Illinois
NFL draft2013 (undrafted)
Career history
* Offseason or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles28
Forced fumbles1
Stats at Pro Football Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Jayson Dimanche is a Haitian-American former professional football linebacker. He was originally signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 2013. He played college football at Southern Illinois.

Early life

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He attended Hamilton High School West in Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey.[1] He was selected to the first-team Trentonian all-area and Trenton Times all-county, and second-team Asbury Park Press all-state during his senior season in high school.[1] He was selected as the Hamilton West High School defensive MVP and Hardest Hitter Award.[1] In 2006, he was selected to the Second-team all-area and all-county teams while at high school.[1] He had a total of 253 tackles and 30 sacks in three prep seasons while at high school.[1]

College career

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In his freshman season, Dimanche was selected to the MVFC Academic Honor Roll.[1] In his sophomore season, he was selected as an Honorable Mention All-MVFC.[2] He was selected as the MVFC Defensive Player of the Week after his outstanding regular season performance when he recorded a career-high three sacks in a regular season win over No. 21 Western Illinois during his sophomore season.[3] During his junior season, Dimanche was among the student-athletes that were named to the MVFC Academic Honor Roll.[4] In his last season at Southern Illinois, he was selected as team captain on August 25, 2012.[5] He was selected to the CFPA linebacker award watch list during preseason.[6][7] He was named to the second-team All-MVFC following the conclusion of his senior season.[8] He recorded 49 Tackles, 8 Sacks, 2 pass deflections, and a fumble recovery in his senior season.[9] He finished college with a total of 145 tackles, 19 sacks, three forced fumbles, six pass deflections, and one interception.[1]

Professional career

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Cincinnati Bengals (first stint)

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On April 27, 2013, he signed with the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent following the 2013 NFL draft.[10] Dimanche recorded his first NFL career forced fumble against the New Orleans Saints on November 16, 2014.[11] He was waived-injured by the Bengals on September 5, 2015.[12] He cleared waivers and was reverted to the Bengals' injured reserve list. On September 11, 2015, Dimanche was released by the Bengals with an injury settlement.

Kansas City Chiefs

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The Kansas City Chiefs signed Dimanche to their practice squad on October 13, 2015.[13]

Cleveland Browns

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On October 20, 2015, the Cleveland Browns signed Dimanche off the Chiefs' practice squad.[14] On December 23, 2015, the Cleveland Browns promoted Dimanche to the 53-man roster and placed wide receiver Andrew Hawkins to the injured reserve.[15] On December 31, 2015, the Cleveland Browns waived Dimanche.[16]

Cincinnati Bengals (second stint)

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On January 5, 2016, the Bengals signed Dimanche to their practice squad.[17] On August 29, 2016, Dimanche was waived by the Bengals.[18]

Detroit Lions

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On August 30, 2016, Dimanche was claimed off waivers by the Detroit Lions.[19] On September 3, 2016, he was waived by the Lions.[20]

San Francisco 49ers

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On April 7, 2017, Dimanche signed with the San Francisco 49ers.[21] On May 2, 2017, Dimanche was waived by the 49ers.[22] He was re-signed on August 5, 2017.[23] He was waived/injured on August 16, 2017, and placed on injured reserve.[24] On August 21, 2017, the 49ers waived Dimanche from IR with an injury settlement.[25]

Coaching career

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DiManche signed with Athletes Untapped as a private football coach on March 6, 2025.[26]

Personal life

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He is the son of Haitian immigrants. His father is a truck driver and his mother is a manager.[1] His younger brother played college football as a linebacker for Stony Brook from 2017 to 2022.[27]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Southern Illinois Salukis Profile". siusalukis.com. Archived from the original on March 11, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Two football Bears named first-team all-MVFC". blogs.news-leader.com. Retrieved November 29, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Dimanche named MVFC Defensive Player of the Week". siusalukis.com. Archived from the original on May 2, 2014. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
  4. ↑ "MVFC Announces 2011-12 Academic Awards". valley-football.org. Archived from the original on May 3, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Hamilton West grad Jayson Dimanche named captain for Southern Illinois" (PDF). fishforscores.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 2, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Dothard Named to CFPA Linebackers Preseason Watch List". gomocs.com. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Craig Wilkins Named to CFPA Linebacker Watch List". odusports.com. Retrieved June 4, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  8. ↑ "Boatright, Pruitt earn first-team All-MVFC honors". siusalukis.com. Archived from the original on March 11, 2013. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
  9. ↑ "College Football Reference". cfbreference.com. Archived from the original on May 2, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Bengals Agreed To Terms With Southern Illinois University OLB Jayson Dimanche". cincyjungle.com. April 27, 2013. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Watch Cincinnati Bengals vs. New Orleans Saints [11/16/2014] - NFL.com". www.nfl.com. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
  12. ↑ Harvey, Coley (September 5, 2015). "Cincinnati Bengals cut 21 players, put Vontaze Burfict on PUP". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
  13. ↑ Paylor, Terez (October 13, 2015). "Chiefs sign Spencer Ware from the practice squad, make a host of other moves". KansasCity.com. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Browns sign Jayson Dimanche from Kansas City's practice squad". ClevelandBrowns.com. October 20, 2015. Archived from the original on August 5, 2017. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Browns sign Jayson Dimanche to active roster; place Andrew Hawkins on injured reserve". ClevelandBrowns.com. Archived from the original on December 25, 2015. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Browns sign QB Pat Devlin". ClevelandBrowns.com. Archived from the original on January 4, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
  17. ↑ Marcum, Jason (January 5, 2016). "Bengals add Jayson Dimanche to practice squad, sign 3 players to futures contracts". CincyJungle.com.
  18. ↑ Hobson, Geoff. "Dimanche, Hocker among first Bengals cuts". Bengals.com. Archived from the original on August 6, 2017. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  19. ↑ "Lions awarded LB Jayson Dimanche via waivers, waive LB Dominique Tovell". DetroitLions.com. Archived from the original on August 5, 2017. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  20. ↑ "Lions establish 53-man roster". DetroitLions.com. September 3, 2016. Archived from the original on October 15, 2017.
  21. ↑ "49ers Sign LB Jayson Dimanche". 49ers.com. April 7, 2017. Archived from the original on August 5, 2017. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  22. ↑ "49ers Announce Several Roster Moves". 49ers.com. May 2, 2017. Archived from the original on December 16, 2017.
  23. ↑ Fann, Joe (August 5, 2017). "49ers Sign LB Jayson Dimanche". 49ers.com. Archived from the original on August 5, 2017. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  24. ↑ "49ers Announce Two Roster Moves". 49ers.com. August 16, 2017.
  25. ↑ Bouda, Nate (August 21, 2017). "49ers Waive LB Jayson DiMache From I.R. With Settlement".
  26. ↑ "Elite Football & Mental Performance Lessons in Dallas, TX with Former NFL Linebacker Jayson DiManche". Athletes Untapped. Athletes Untapped. March 6, 2025. Retrieved September 25, 2025.
  27. ↑ Anderson, Mike. "Reidgee Dimanche's long story in football is not over yet". The Statesman. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
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