Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Deion Lenard "Shaq" Calhoun was born on February 20, 1996 in Birmingham, Alabama. He is an Guard for the Arizona Cardinals in the NFL.

Calhoun was a member of the Mississippi State Bulldogs for five seasons, redshirting his true freshman season. He played mostly as a reserve at guard as a redshirt freshman before becoming a starter the following season, starting nine games before suffering a season-ending injury. He was named second team All-Southeastern Conference as a redshirt senior. Following his final season Calhoun was invited to participate in the 2019 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl.

Calhoun signed with the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent on April 27, 2019. He made his NFL debut on September 15, 2019 against the New England Patriots. Calhoun made his first career start on October 20, 2019 against the Buffalo Bills in a 31-21 loss. In his rookie season, Calhoun played in 10 games with seven starts, committing one penalty and allowing 1.5 sacks in 470 offensive snaps played.

On September 5, 2020, Calhoun was waived by the Dolphins. On September 6, 2020, Calhoun was claimed off waivers by the Cincinnati Bengals. On September 28, 2020, Calhoun was waived by the Bengals and re-signed to the practice squad the next day. He was elevated to the active roster on October 31 for the team's week 8 game against the Tennessee Titans, and reverted to the practice squad after the game.

On January 6, 2021, Calhoun signed a reserve/future contract with the Arizona Cardinals.