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Demar Dotson | Tackle

Team: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Age / DOB:  (27) / 10/11/1985
Ht / Wt:  6'9' / 315
College: Southern Miss
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Bucs re-signed RT Demar Dotson to a four-year, $7.5 million contract.
The Tampa Bay Times oddly pushed Dotson's new contract as a "four-year, $4.75 million" deal even though it's for $7.5 million. Dotson, 27, replaced turnstile Jeremy Trueblood in Week 2 last season and never looked back, grading out as Pro Football Focus' No. 13 right tackle. A former basketball player still learning the position, 6-foot-9, 315-pound Dotson has work to do in terms of run blocking and avoiding penalties, but he's already a strong pass protector. Dotson should only get better with more experience. Mar 28 - 4:06 PM
Source: Tampa Bay Times

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Bucs RT Demar Dotson triggered an escalator in his contract, raising his 2013 salary from $1.5 million to $2 million.

Dotson started just two games in his first two seasons in the league, but in 2012, he supplanted Jeremy Trueblood as Tampa's starting right tackle. At 6-foot-9 and 315 pounds, Dotson has proven to be an above-average pass blocker. He's entering the final year of his two-year pact.
Jan 31 - 2:00 AM
Demar Dotson - T - Buccaneers

Demar Dotson has supplanted Jeremy Trueblood as the Bucs' starting right tackle.

Trueblood missed Sunday's loss with an ankle injury, but has apparently been permanently benched. Trueblood agreed to a pay-cut in camp, and graded out as one of the worst right tackles in the league by Pro Football Focus last season. It's the second time in three seasons he's been benched. A fourth-year pro, Dotson had made only two career starts before Sunday.
Related: Jeremy Trueblood
Source: Tampa Bay Times
Tue, Sep 18, 2012 08:40:00 PM
Demar Dotson - T - Buccaneers

Bucs re-signed restricted free agent OT Demar Dotson to a two-year contract.

A college basketball player who stands in at a towering 6-foot-9, 315, Dotson appeared in 13 games last season, making two starts. LT Donald Penn and RT Jeremy Trueblood have the Bucs' starting tackle jobs locked down, but the 26-year-old Dotson should serve as their top reserve.
Source: Howard Balzer on Twitter
Tue, Mar 27, 2012 05:28:00 PM
Demar Dotson - T - Buccaneers

Buccaneers extended an original pick tender to restricted free agent OT Demar Dotson.

Bucs coaches have been high on Dotson's athletic ability as a former Southern Miss basketball player who stands 6-foot-9, 315. The 26-year-old held his own in 13 appearances with two starts last year, one as a jumbo tight end and another at right tackle. Pro Football Focus credited Dotson with zero sacks allowed and graded him positively as a run blocker. He may be the Bucs' top swing tackle this year behind LT Donald Penn and RT Jeremy Trueblood.
Wed, Mar 7, 2012 05:16:00 PM
Demar Dotson - T - Buccaneers

Bucs placed OT Demar Dotson (knee) on injured reserve, ending his season.

Dotson sustained a knee injury in the preseason finale that will take 3-4 months to recover from. The former Southern Miss basketball player is considered a developmental project. The Bucs tried to spin him as a starting left tackle during Donald Penn's holdout, but that was never under serious consideration.
Source: Pewter Report
Sat, Sep 4, 2010 06:00:00 PM
Demar Dotson - T - Buccaneers

With Donald Penn sitting out OTA/minicamp season, Demar Dotson has taken reps as the Bucs' first-string left tackle.

An undrafted, 6-foot-9, 315-pound former Southern Miss basketball player, Dotson is extremely raw. And he knows it. "I'm not saying I'm a good left tackle," Dotson said. "I don't even know if I'm a starting left tackle or not at this moment. If you ask me, I'm not." Obviously more comfortable on the bench, Dotson conceded that he hopes Penn resumes practicing soon.
Source: Tampa Tribune
Mon, Jun 21, 2010 03:18:00 PM