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Biography
Gervon Dexter Sr. (born October 5, 2001) is an American football defensive tackle for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida.
Early years
Dexter attended Lake Wales High School in Lake Wales, Florida. He was selected to the 2020 Under Armour All-American Game. He committed to the University of Florida to play college football.
College career
As a true freshman at Florida in 2020, Dexter played in all 12 games with two starts and had 20 tackles, 0.5 sacks and one interception. As a sophomore in 2021, he started nine of 13 games, recording 50 tackles and 2.5 sacks.
College statistics
| Florida Gators | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | GP | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||
| Solo | Ast | Cmb | TfL | Sck | Int | Yds | Avg | TD | PD | FR | Yds | TD | FF | ||
| 2020 | 12 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 51 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 13 | 23 | 32 | 55 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 38 | 50 | 81 | 131 | 18.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 5+5⁄8 in (1.97 m) | 310 lb (141 kg) | 32+1⁄4 in (0.82 m) | 9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) | 4.88 s | 1.81 s | 2.83 s | 4.70 s | 7.50 s | 31.0 in (0.79 m) | 9 ft 2 in (2.79 m) | 22 reps | |
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Dexter was selected by the Chicago Bears in the second round (53rd overall) in the 2023 NFL Draft. The Bears previously acquired the second round selection from the Baltimore Ravens in a mid-season trade for Roquan Smith.
Personal life
While attending the University of Florida, Dexter signed a name, image, and likeness (NIL) deal with Big League Advance Fund (BLA) in 2022, which required him to pay BLA 15% of his pre-tax NFL earnings for the next 25 years in exchange for a one-time payment of $436,485. He later sued BLA in 2023, claiming the contract violated Florida's NIL law and the state's athlete agent statute.