Damiere Byrd
WR
#14
Experience: 9 years
Height: 5-9
Age: 33
Weight: 175 lbs
College: South Carolina
Rushing
| YEAR | TEAM | G | ATT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | 1st | 1st% | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Atlanta Falcons | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2022 | Atlanta Falcons | 14 | ||||||||||
| 2021 | Chicago Bears | 17 | ||||||||||
| 2020 | New England Patriots | 16 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | Arizona Cardinals | 11 | ||||||||||
| 2018 | Carolina Panthers | 8 | ||||||||||
| 2017 | Carolina Panthers | 8 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Carolina Panthers | 1 | ||||||||||
| TOTAL | 76 | 3 | 27 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Receiving
| YEAR | TEAM | G | REC | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | 1st | 1st% | 20+ | 40+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | Atlanta Falcons | 14 | 13 | 268 | 20.6 | 75 | 2 | 9 | 69.2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2021 | Chicago Bears | 17 | 26 | 329 | 12.6 | 54 | 1 | 18 | 69.2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2020 | New England Patriots | 16 | 47 | 604 | 12.8 | 42 | 1 | 29 | 61.7 | 10 | 1 |
| 2019 | Arizona Cardinals | 11 | 32 | 359 | 11.2 | 58 | 1 | 16 | 50 | 3 | 2 |
| 2018 | Carolina Panthers | 8 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Carolina Panthers | 8 | 10 | 105 | 10.5 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 50 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | Carolina Panthers | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 76 | 130 | 1689 | 13 | 75 | 7 | 79 | 60.8 | 21 | 6 |
Kick Return
| YEAR | TEAM | G | RET | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FC | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Atlanta Falcons | 1 | |||||||||
| 2022 | Atlanta Falcons | 14 | |||||||||
| 2021 | Chicago Bears | 17 | |||||||||
| 2020 | New England Patriots | 16 | |||||||||
| 2019 | Arizona Cardinals | 11 | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Carolina Panthers | 8 | 2 | 34 | 17 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Carolina Panthers | 8 | 7 | 229 | 32.7 | 103 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Carolina Panthers | 1 | 1 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 76 | 14 | 353 | 25.2 | 103 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Punt Return
| YEAR | TEAM | G | RET | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FC | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Atlanta Falcons | 1 | |||||||||
| 2022 | Atlanta Falcons | 14 | |||||||||
| 2021 | Chicago Bears | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | New England Patriots | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2019 | Arizona Cardinals | 11 | |||||||||
| 2018 | Carolina Panthers | 8 | 11 | 104 | 9.4 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2017 | Carolina Panthers | 8 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Carolina Panthers | 1 | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 76 | 15 | 113 | 7.5 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
Defense
| YEAR | TEAM | G | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | TDS | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Atlanta Falcons | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2022 | Atlanta Falcons | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2021 | Chicago Bears | 17 | |||||||||||
| 2020 | New England Patriots | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2019 | Arizona Cardinals | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2018 | Carolina Panthers | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2017 | Carolina Panthers | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2016 | Carolina Panthers | 1 | |||||||||||
| TOTAL | 76 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fumbles
| YEAR | TEAM | G | FUM | LOST | FF | OWN FR | OPP FR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Atlanta Falcons | 1 | ||||||
| 2022 | Atlanta Falcons | 14 | 0 | |||||
| 2021 | Chicago Bears | 17 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 2020 | New England Patriots | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | Arizona Cardinals | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | Carolina Panthers | 8 | 0 | |||||
| 2017 | Carolina Panthers | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2016 | Carolina Panthers | 1 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 76 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Biography
CAREER
- Has appeared in 75 games (28 starts), catching 130 passes for 1,689 yards and seven touchdowns over seven seasons for the Panthers, Bears, Cardinals, Patriots and Falcons.
- Appeared in 14 games (four starts) with the Falcons in 2022, tallying 268 receiving yards on 13 receptions (20.6 avg.) and two touchdowns.
- Notched 26 receptions for 329 yards (12.7 avg.) and one touchdown - a 54-yard touchdown - for Chicago in 2021.
- Set single-season career highs for reception (47) and receiving yards (604) for New England in 2020.
- Registered 10 receptions for 105 yards (10.5 avg.) and a career-high two touchdowns and returned seven kickoffs for 229 yards (32.7 avg.) and one touchdown for Carolina in 2017.
COLLEGE
- Played four seasons (2011-14) at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, S.C.
- Recorded 68 receptions for 1,265 yards and 10 touchdowns in 47 games (20 starts) for the Gamecocks.
- Had nine receptions of 40-or-more yards in his collegiate career.
- Also ran track at South Carolina.
PERSONAL
- Attended Timber Creek Regional High School in Erial, N.J.
- Finished with more than 1,500 scrimmage yards as a senior.
- Won the National Indoor 60-meter track title as a senior with a time of 6.70.
- Recorded the second-fastest 100-meter dash for high school track in New Jersey at 10.36.