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Position: | Linebacker | ||||
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Born: | West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. | February 4, 1993||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||
Weight: | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||
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High school: | William T. Dwyer (Palm Beach Gardens, Florida) | ||||
College: | Tennessee | ||||
Undrafted: | 2016 | ||||
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Curt Maggitt (/məˈdʒɪt/ mə-JIT;[1] born February 4, 1993) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at Tennessee and signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2016.[2]
Maggitt attended and played high school football at William T. Dwyer High School.[3] He played for the Panthers under head coach Jack Daniels.[4] For his senior season, he was named the Sun Sentinel's Palm Beach County Defensive Player of the Year.[5]
Maggitt attended and played college football at the University of Tennessee from 2011–2015 under head coaches Derek Dooley and Butch Jones.[6][7] In the 2011 season, he started eight games at strong-side linebacker as a true freshman.[8] As a sophomore in 2012, he started nine games. In the season opener against NC State, he was credited with an 18-yard sack and forced a fumble that resulted in a safety.[9] In the 4OT loss to Missouri, he suffered a torn ACL and was out for the remainder of the season.[10] He took a redshirt year for the 2013 season to recover.[11] He returned from his injuries and started in ten games in the 2014 season. On the year, he recorded 11 sacks on the season, 48 total tackles, and one forced fumble.[12] In the 2015 season, he started the first two games but suffered a hip injury which sidelined him for the rest of the season.[13] Maggitt declined to seek a sixth year of collegiate eligibility and declared for the NFL Draft.[14]
Curt Maggitt | Defense | ||||||||||
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Year | School | Class | Pos | G | Solo | Ast | Tot | Loss | Sk | PD | FF |
2011 | Tennessee | FR | LB | 11 | 29 | 27 | 56 | 5.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
2012 | Tennessee | SO | LB | 9 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 |
2014 | Tennessee | JR | DL | 13 | 34 | 14 | 48 | 15.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 1 |
2015 | Tennessee | SR | LB | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Career | Tennessee | 35 | 83 | 58 | 141 | 28.5 | 13.5 | 1 | 4 |
Maggit was signed by the Colts as an undrafted free agent on May 2, 2016.[15] He made the Colts' 53-man roster as a rookie playing in nine games registering seven tackles before being placed on injured reserve on December 12, 2016.[16][17] On May 12, 2017, the Colts waived Maggitt after reaching an injury settlement.[18]
On May 20, 2018, Maggitt was signed by the Saskatchewan Roughriders.[19] He played in nine games.[20] He was released by the team prior to the 2019 season.[21]
Curt is the son of Roosevelt Maggitt, Sr. and Marilyn Bivins.[22] Curt's brother, Roosevelt Jr., played defensive end at Iowa State.[23]