Michael Davis (defensive back)


Michael Davis is an American football cornerback for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League. He played college football at Brigham Young from 2013 to 2016. He played high school football at Glendale High School from 2009 to 2012.

Early years

Davis participated in both the Glendale High School football and track and field teams all 4 years. During his senior year, he earned first team All-CIF, league, & area honors. In Track and Field, Davis had won the Pacific League title in the 100-meter sprint 3 straight years and the 200-meter sprint 4 straight years. He ran the 100 and 200-meter dash with best times of 10.5 and 21.3. Davis also qualified for the California State Championship Meet for the 200 his junior and senior years. In 2012, he finished seventh overall, and finished fifth overall in 2013.

Professional career

Los Angeles Chargers

Davis was signed by the Los Angeles Chargers as an undrafted free agent on May 1, 2017. He was waived on September 2, 2017 and was signed to the Chargers' practice squad the next day. He was promoted to the active roster on September 16, 2017.
Davis was suspended two games by the NFL for violating the league's substance abuse policy on November 22, 2019. He was reinstated from suspension on December 9, 2019, and activated two days later.
On April 9, 2020, Davis was re-signed to a one-year, $3.259 million contract.