Dez Stewart (born April 18, 1993) is an American professional football wide receiver for the San Diego Strike Force of the Indoor Football League (IFL). He was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent after the 2016 NFL draft. He played college football for the Ohio Dominican Panthers.
Professional career
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
On May 2, 2016, Stewart was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent.
He was waived on May 12, 2016.
Washington Redskins
On July 18, 2016, Stewart was signed by the Washington Redskins.
He was waived on August 27, 2016.
Green Bay Packers
On October 24, 2016, Stewart was signed to the Green Bay Packers' practice squad.
He was released on December 2, 2016.
Pittsburgh Steelers
On January 24, 2017, Stewart was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers to a reserve/future contract.
He was waived/injured on May 5, 2017 and placed on injured reserve.
On May 11, he was waived with an injury settlement.
Detroit Lions
On August 8, 2017, Stewart signed with the
Detroit Lions.
He was waived/injured on September 1, 2017 and placed on injured reserve.
He was released on September 8, 2017.
Albany Empire
On March 4, 2019, Stewart was assigned to the Albany Empire. He was placed on recallable reassignment on April 12, 2019, and became a free agent.
Arizona Rattlers
In April, 2019, Stewart signed with the
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Green Bay Blizzard
On January 27, 2022, Stewart signed with the Green Bay Blizzard of the IFL.
On October 12, 2022, Stewart was released by the Blizzard.
San Diego Strike Force
On October 19, 2022, Stewart signed with the San Diego Strike Force of the IFL.
Personal life
Stewart's cousin
Bo Smith, played a few seasons in the NFL and the CFL as a cornerback.
Along with professional sports, Dez is an entrepreneur, owning a digital media business (
Unorthodoxs Media, LLC), a clothing line (
Humalien Clothing), and a social networking app he built and published (
Fonebook App).
He also writes and publishes music for the well known
TikTok artist
TuFou XoMu.
