Dallis Flowers
Flowers with the Indianapolis Colts in 2022 | |||||||||||||
| No. 37 – Chicago Bears | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Cornerback | ||||||||||||
| Roster status | Practice squad | ||||||||||||
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| Born | June 4, 1997 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 196 lb (89 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Oak Park-River Forest (Oak Park, Illinois) | ||||||||||||
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| NFL draft | 2022: undrafted | ||||||||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2024 | |||||||||||||
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Dallis Flowers (born June 4, 1997) is an American professional football cornerback for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Grand View Vikings and Pittsburg State Gorillas, and signed with the Indianapolis Colts after going undrafted in the 2022 NFL draft.
Early life
On September 1, 2023 Oak Park and River Forest High School retired Flowers' number.[1] Flowers, who wore 21 as a varsity starter for three years, will be the second Oak Park and River Forest High School Football player to be honored with a jersey retirement.
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Broad jump | |||
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| 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
196 lb (89 kg) |
32 in (0.81 m) |
9+7⁄8 in (0.25 m) |
4.43 s | 1.47 s | 2.56 s | 4.34 s | 6.98 s | 10 ft 11 in (3.33 m) | |||
| All values from Pro Day[2] | ||||||||||||
Indianapolis Colts
On April 30, 2022, Flowers signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent, following the 2022 NFL draft.[3] He made the Colts' 53 man roster out of training camp. Flowers was the team's primary kick returner, and led the league with 31.1 yards per return.[4] He was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team.[5]
Flowers entered the 2023 season as a starting cornerback alongside Kenny Moore II. He suffered an Achilles injury in Week 4 and was placed on season-ending injured reserve on October 3, 2023.[6]
The day following their Week 5 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 2024 season, Flowers was waived by the Colts.[7] He appeared responsible for allowing an 85-yard touchdown pass to rookie wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr., as well as a contributing factor in a four-yard touchdown strike to tight end Brenton Strange in the fourth quarter.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
On October 15, 2024, Flowers signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers practice squad.[8] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 14, 2025.[9]
On April 29, 2025, Flowers was waived by the Buccaneers.[10]
San Francisco 49ers
On May 9, 2025, Flowers signed a one-year deal with the San Francisco 49ers.[11] He was waived on August 26 as part of final roster cuts.[12]
Chicago Bears
On September 9, 2025, Flowers was signed to the Chicago Bears practice squad.[13]
On September 20, 2025, Flowers was activated to the gameday roster and appeared in 1 game for the Bears against the Dallas Cowboys on September 21, recording 1 tackle. [14]
References
- ^ Stankevitz, JJ (August 31, 2023). "Oak Park-River Forest High School to honor Colts' Dallis Flowers with jersey retirement". Colts.com. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
- ^ "2022 Draft Scout Dallis Flowers, Pittsburg State NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
- ^ Schrader, Shea (May 1, 2022). "Bengals Roster: Realistic expectations for Allan George in 2022". KSNW NBC Wichita. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
- ^ "2022 NFL Leaders and Leaderboards". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
- ^ "2022 NFL All-Rookie Team". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
- ^ "Colts sign WR Amari Rodgers to the 53-man roster; place cornerback Dallis Flowers on Injured Reserve; sign cornerback Darren Hall to the practice squad". Colts.com. October 3, 2023. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
- ^ Joel A. Erickson (October 7, 2024). "Colts Waive Dallis Flowers as Cornerback Plan Continues to Unravel". IndyStar.com.
- ^ Ulrich, Logan. "Bucs Making Two Moves Including Signing CB Dallis Flowers". NFL Trade Rumors. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
- ^ Smith, Scott (January 14, 2025). "Bucs Re-Sign 17 Practice Squad Players to 2025 Futures Deals". Buccaneers.com. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
- ^ Smith, Scott (April 29, 2025). "Bucs Trim Offseason Roster by Four". Buccaneers.com. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
- ^ "49ers Sign Dillard, Flowers, Petit-Frere and 12 Rookies; Waive Three Players". 49ers.com. May 9, 2025. Retrieved May 9, 2025.
- ^ "49ers Release, Waive, and Make Roster Moves on a List of Players". 49ers.com. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
- ^ "Bears Signing DB Dallis Flowers, Releasing CB Tre Flowers". NFL Trade Rumors. September 9, 2025.
- ^ "Transactions | The Official Website of the Chicago Bears". www.chicagobears.com. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
External links
- Chicago Bears profile
- Pittsburg State Gorillas profile
- Grand View Vikings profile Archived September 9, 2022, at the Wayback Machine