HUNTINGTON – There are multiple good reasons for Damien Dozier to be a promising football player at Marshall, and he could entitle a couple of those “My Two Dads.”
The 6-foot-4, 207-pound Dozier has become a hybrid on the Herd defense in spring practice, working at Fox (rush end) and Sam (outside linebacker). But there is much more to Dozier – and his story – than his pass rushing ability that suggests success for the redshirt freshman.
Dozier was born as Damien Harris Covington Jr. He was named for his father, who was a relentless inside linebacker at North Carolina State from 1991-94, and a 1995 NFL third-round draft pick by the Buffalo Bills.