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Originally signed by the Baltimore Ravens as a rookie free agent on April 25, 2002…Signed by the Giants as an unrestricted free agent on March 15, 2006.

NFL:
Former undrafted rookie free agent has developed into a reliable, productive, ball-hawking pro...Has played in 57 regular season games with 46 starts at free safety...Has recorded 284 career tackles, 4 interceptions and 29 passes defensed in his 4 year career.

2005:
Started in all 11 games in which he played at free safety for Baltimore before tearing his ACL and being placed on injured reserve on 12/2/05…Tallied 70 tackles, 3 passes defensed and 2 fumble recoveries, plus 7 special teams tackles...Started and had 2 solo tackles and a special teams tackle before leaving the game in the 2nd quarter with a torn ACL at Cincinnati (11/27)…Led the secondary with 9 tackles, including 8 solo, at Jacksonville (11/13)…Led the secondary with 9 tackles (7 solo), 1 pass defensed and a fumble recovery, which he returned for a touchdown, but was called back because of an inadvertent whistle vs. Cincinnati (11/6)…Played in his 50th career game and led the secondary with 9 tackles, including 7 solo at Detroit (10/9). Also had a special teams tackle…Led the secondary with 6 tackles (all solo) and 1 fumble recovery at Tennessee (9/18)…Started his 23rd consecutive game and led the defensive backs (2nd on the team) with 10 tackles, including 5 solo, and 1 pass defensed vs. Indianapolis (9/11).

2004:
Started all 16 games for the 1st time in his career, tying for 6th on the team (Gary Baxter) with 86 tackles, including 72 solo…Also recorded 8 passes defensed, 2.5 sacks, 2 forced fumbles, 2 fumble recoveries and 1 interception…Notched career highs with 15 tackles, including 14 solo vs. Cincinnati (12/5)...Posted 5 solo tackles, 1 fumble recovery, 1 pass defensed and his 1st interception of the season at Pittsburgh (12/26)…Finished with 7 tackles (6 solo) and 1 pass defensed, as the defense held an opponent without a touchdown pass for the 2nd consecutive game in a 20-17 overtime victory at Jets (11/14)…Had 5 solo tackles, including 1.5 sacks and a pass defensed vs. Cleveland (11/7)…Tied for the secondary lead with 5 tackles (4 solo) and had a fumble recovery on the Ravens’ 1-yard line at Philadelphia (10/31). Also posted 1 special teams tackle against the Eagles.

2003:
Played in all 16 regular season games with 9 starts at free safety and started the AFC Wild Card Game…Finished season with 59 tackles, 11 passes defensed, 2 interceptions and 1 forced fumble...Started his 1st career postseason game and provided a memorable play when he intercepted a Steve McNair pass and returned it a franchise postseason-record 56 yards for a touchdown...Had 4 tackles, 2 passes defensed and his 1st interception of the season as the Ravens’ defense held the 49ers to 158 yards passing and forced 4 interceptions vs. San Francisco (11/30)…Started at free safety as the defense limited the league’s No. 1-rated offense to just 121 yards at St. Louis (11/9), posting 4 solo tackles and 1 pass defensed.

2002:
Played in 14 games with 10 starts after making the team as a rookie free agent…Finished with 69 tackles (56 solo), 1 sack, 1 forced fumble, 7 passes defesned, and 1 interception…Also posted 6 special teams tackles…Started at free safety vs. Jacksonville (10/20) and led the team with a career-high 11 tackles (9 solo). Recorded his 1st-career interception, with 3 seconds remaining in the game, on the Ravens’ goal line to seal the victory…Started at free safety vs. Denver (9/30) on Monday Night Football in his professional debut and had 8 tackles, 2 passes defensed and 2 special teams tackles…Was inactive vs. Tampa Bay (9/15) and at Carolina (9/8) due to a dislocated elbow suffered in the preseason finale.

College:
Former walk-on who was a 2-year starter at San Diego State…Two-time All-Mountain West 1st-team selection…Recorded 229 career tackles (135 solo), including 15 tackles for losses, 9 passes defensed and 5 interceptions…Started all 11 games at strong safety as a senior…Earned 2nd consecutive 1st-team All-Mountain West honors…Posted 92 tackles, including a career-high 59 solo…Also recorded 3 passes defensed and 2 interceptions…Started all 11 games at SS as a junior…Earned 1st-team All-Mountain West honors…Finished 2nd on team and 6th in Mountain West with 97 tackles (51 solo)…Also had a career-high 5 passes defensed and 2 interceptions…Led Aztecs with 15 tackles for losses…Opened season with 15 tackles (10 solo), including 3 for losses to earn MWC Player-of-the Week…Posted 40 tackles (25 solo) and 1 interception as a sophomore…Recorded 1st-career interception and returned it 73 yards for a touchdown vs. Wyoming…Also had 5 tackles, including 1 tackle for a loss the Cowboys…Played primarily on special teams as a redshirt freshman.

Off-the-Field Activity:
Demps has participated in several Gatorade Jr. Training Camps, which helped teach football fundamentals to boys and girls between the ages of 7 and 14...He visited sick children at the University of Maryland Medicine’s Children’s Hospital and also provided a financial donation to the hospital...During the Ravens’ Spring Football Festival, Will signed autographs for fans and participated in fan forums....He, along with Terry Jones, served as a coach for KIPPS at the Greenspring Middle School basketball fundraiser in May 2003...He was also the recipient of the Ravens Nest #3 1st annual Baltimore Ravens 110% Effort Award for 2003...The award is given to the player who shows tremendous effort on the field and in the community...Will, along with other Ravens players worked with the students in the Fresh Start program, assisting with various carpentry activities in the Living Classrooms program...Students produced a line of outdoor furniture, boats and custom projects...They also helped students focus on developing professional and interpersonal skills to help them in their careers and other future endeavors...Donated a pool table to the Scotts Branch Police Athletic League in June 2004...Stayed afterwards to shoot a game with PAL members...Visited Living Classrooms educational facility in September 2004...Spoke to selected students at the Crossroads Middle School and worked with participants in the Fresh Start and Project S.E.R.V.E. programs...Participated in the Ravens Football 101 program for defense, teaching fundamental football skills to over 300 women (11/04)...Appeared at the National Multiple Sclerosis Society U.G.L.Y. Ball in November (2004) to salute restaurants for raising funds for the disease...Along with teammates Dave Zastudil, Daniel Wilcox and Darnell Dinkins, Demps spoke to 200 young men at Long Reach HS for a Ravens R.I.S.E. Assembly in December 2004...Participated in several youth football clinics at Super Bowl XXXIX in Jacksonville, FL and at the 2005 Pro Bowl...Posed with rescued animals for the Friends of the Baltimore Animal Shelter (FOBAS) 2006 calendar in July 2005...Joined Todd Heap in the Countdown to Kindergarten program, promoting school readiness and stressing the importance of early childhood experiences...In Dec. 2005, visited Living Classrooms and spoke to Crossroads Middle School students and participants in the Fresh Start program...Was a guest speaker about life in the NFL with Mark Clayton in a lecture series at Towson University in Nov. 2005...Hosted 50 Baltimore youth to the Catonsville Wal-Mart, and served as a personal shopper to the children who received $100 gift certificates, courtesy of Demps and Wal-Mart.

Personal:
Majored in information decision systems...All-Conference football and basketball player at Highland (Palmdale, Calif.) High School…Ran for 600 yards on 60 carries and had nearly 700 yards receiving as senior…Also had 8 interceptions and returned 4 punts for touchdowns… Has a website: willdemps.com...Full Name: Will Henry Demps, Jr.

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