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Demetris Summers’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Author

Henry Morales

Published Feb 15, 2026

IntroPlayer of American and Canadian football
IsAmerican football player 
Football player 
Athlete 
Canadian football player 
FromUnited States of America 
TypeSports 
Gendermale
Birth12 October 1983, Lexington, USA
Age:36 years
Star signLibra
Stats
Height:73 in
Weight:200 lbs
Education
Lexington High School
Sports Teams
Dallas Cowboys
Calgary Stampeders

Demetris Summers (born October 12, 1983) is a former Canadian football running back who played for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League. He was released by the team in April 2010.

He was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at South Carolina before being expelled from the team March 1, 2005 after the coaching change and did not play anywhere in the 2005 season before entering early for the 2006 NFL draft, where he was undrafted.

Summers won the 96th Grey Cup as a member of the Stampeders.

Early years

Summers was a record setting running back at Lexington High School and was recruited as the No. 2 running back in the nation. He also was a four-year starter in basketball, his freshman year he tipped in a missed shot with 0.6 seconds left to defeat Dorman High School 46-45 in the Upper State Championship. Lexington would go on to win the state championship over Marlboro County High School. On October 10 of 2014, Summers became a new member of the Lexington Wildcat Hall of Fame.