Former Tiger impressing in pro football league
By: Staff Report May 8, 2023

A former Clemson standout is impressing with his playmaking ability in a professional football league.

Deon Cain showed up big again in the USFL on Sunday, returning a kickoff 91 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter to propel his Birmingham Stallions to a 24-20 win over the Pittsburgh Maulers at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium.

The Stallions improved to 3-1 on the season thanks to Cain’s efforts.

It marked back-to-back weeks that Cain provided a big play on special teams for the Stallions, as one weekend earlier, the former Tiger and NFL wide receiver had an 82-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in a loss to the New Orleans Breakers.

Cain is currently the USFL’s leading kickoff returner with 490 yards, and he also leads the league in all-purpose yards with 525.

In March, Cain signed with the Stallions, who won the 2022 USFL Championship. Cain was released from the Philadelphia Eagles’ practice squad in late October 2022.

A 2018 sixth-round pick of the Indianapolis Colts, Cain has recorded nine receptions for 124 yards in the NFL.

Cain’s most recent NFL action came in 2020 when he was a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers.

The Tampa, Fla., native had 130 receptions for 2,040 yards and 20 touchdowns over 42 games (14 starts) in his career at Clemson from 2015-17.

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