'08 IL OLB Darius Fleming (Signed LOI to ND)

[GoIrish399]

Nice article about Fleming:

Darius Fleming Returns to the Field

 

[Big23Head]

Hopefully Darius is ok, nothing final yet. Landed awkward on his left knee (same as ACL last year)

49ers OTAs: Darius Fleming leads early injury report from final open OTA practice

 

[koonja]

It's his Bday, too. Ouch.

 

[DoverShores]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Initial diagnosis for <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%2349ers">#49ers</a> OLB Darius Fleming is that he merely "tweaked" left knee. Hope is that he'll be back on the field Monday.</p>— Matt Barrows (@mattbarrows) <a href="https://twitter.com/mattbarrows/status/342055741273812992">June 4, 2013</a></blockquote>
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[rtrn2glory]

hopefully his luck starts to improve...

 

[Ultimate Penn St. Hater]

I hope the best for him. He represented ND so well. He's got my prayers for a speedy recovery.

 

[Sherm Sticky]

If he can recover and stay healthy he should make the 49ers 2 deep at any of the 4 lb spots.

 

[CanadalovesND]

Bad news.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%2349ers&src=hash">#49ers</a> LB Darius Fleming appeared to suffer serious injury to left knee during practice. He tore ACL in same knee and missed 2012.</p>— Eric Branch (@Eric_Branch) <a href="https://twitter.com/Eric_Branch/statuses/361632755836137473">July 28, 2013</a></blockquote>
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[Fbolt]

cr@p

 

[Ultimate Penn St. Hater]

That's terrible. I feel so bad for him.

 

[CanadalovesND]

Waived by the 49ers today. I assume they reached an injury settlement with him.

 

[dublinirish]

bloody awful news for him i am genuinely gutted for him

 

[Booslum31]

This guy has had some terrible luck. I pray for him and hope he lands on his feet!

 

[CanadalovesND]

Will be out for the entire season, and will have to catch on with a team in the spring, and he's got some pretty good odds going against him.

However, he's pocketed some good dough ($431,000 in 2012 [390,000 base + $41,200 bonus] and the rest of his guaranteed money by waiving him [$123,600]), so if he spent that wisely he'll have good amount of money still left in case he can't catch on anywhere, and having that ND degree now to fall back is a HUGE bonus, especially since it came from Mendoza School of Business (management-consulting).

Best of luck wherever you end up, Darius! Hope you can recover!

 

[ab2cmiller]

Signed with the Patriots today

49ers had released him earlier in May

 

[Sherm Sticky]

Two devastating knee injuries. Hope he can stay healthy

 

[irishfan]

Got the start tonight for the Pats (due to injuries) and played very well. Played literally the whole game at OLB and looked really good out there. 6 tackles, 3 solo.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Linebacker Darius Fleming showing early why he was a fifth-round pick in 2012. Has made some nice plays. Coming off 2 torn ACLs.</p>— Doug Kyed (@DougKyedNESN) <a href="https://twitter.com/DougKyedNESN/statuses/497543237880799232">August 8, 2014</a></blockquote>
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[Sherm Sticky]

Love this kid

 

[dublinirish]

Awesome for him, he has definitely walked the long road.

 

[Xander]

That's awesome for Darius. Hope he's able to stick.

 

[Rhode Irish]

Playing well tonight and getting a lot of love from the local TV people, who are 'insiders' with the Patriots (as is typical in these preseason broadcasts).

 

[irishfan]

Playing well tonight and getting a lot of love from the local TV people, who are 'insiders' with the Patriots (as is typical in these preseason broadcasts).

Boston Globe predicted him to make the Week 1 roster as of a week ago. I know he's been getting a lot of PT on special teams which is huge.

 

[Son of Kenmare]

Nice Coverage!! Big play by Darius on Special Teams

 

[Rhode Irish]

Pats promote Asante Cleveland, Darius Fleming | ProFootballTalk

 

[EuropeanDomer22]

He played against the KC Chiefs with 22 stitches in his right leg, cut himself kicking out a burning car window to save a woman

 

[koonja]

https://twitter.com/FakeBigHarry/status/689854674044719106

 

[woolybug25]

He played against the KC Chiefs with 22 stitches in his right leg, cut himself kicking out a burning car window to save a woman

Can't believe nobody posted this.... Notre Dame Man?

Darius Fleming, Hero: Patriots Linebacker Saved a Woman from a Burning Car Last Week - Pats Pulpit

It's an understatement to say we are proud of New England Patriot Darius Fleming, St. Rita Class of 2008. Darius stepped up to play a key role at Linebacker in the Patriots' playoff win over the weekend, but two days earlier made an even bigger impact.

He helped save a woman from a burning vehicle by kicking through her car window to help her escape. In doing so, he suffered a cut to his leg that required 22 stitches to close.

On and off the field, Ritamen like Darius do great things. Keep up the great work, Darius, & thank you for your courage.

 

[FightingIrishLover7]

First Darius, now Jamie Foxx. Heroes a plenty these days!

But seriously, what an incredible thing to do!

 

[irishfan]

He played maybe the most snaps of the season at LB for him also due to injuries, and was pretty solid. Very impressive story and effort last week against the Chiefs.

 

[Domina Nostra]

Notre Dame Man: 100% yes!