Early years

Durant graduated from Wilson High School in Florence, South Carolina in 2003. While there he was a teammate to Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Lawrence Timmons. He was a member of the 2002 HSSR All-State team and was twice named to the Region VI Class AAA All-Region team.

College career

Durant played college football at Hampton University. While there he started 39 of 43 games at middle linebacker and finished ranked second in school history with 353 career tackles. He also contributed with 10 sacks, three fumble recoveries and four interceptions. He also became the first player in the history of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference to earn MEAC Defensive Player of the Year honors three times.

Professional career

Jacksonville Jaguars

Durant was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the second round (48th overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft. In four seasons with the Jaguars, he recorded 272 tackles, 2 interceptions, and two sacks in 50 games played.

Detroit Lions

On July 29, 2011, Durant signed with the Detroit Lions. In two seasons, he recorded 171 tackles and 1.5 sacks in 29 games played.

Dallas Cowboys

On March 27, 2013 Durant signed a two-year, $1.96 million contract with the Dallas Cowboys. The deal included a $400,000 signing bonus. He was named the starter at strongside linebacker from the start of preseason, but experienced an injury filled season. He first suffered a groin injury against the San Diego Chargers, that caused him to miss a game. On November 10 against the New Orleans Saints he injured his hamstring, which cost him three games. He returned to face the Green Bay Packers but reinjured the hamstring. He was placed on the injured reserve list on December 17, after playing in 10 games (6 starts) and finishing with 24 tackles (2 for loss), two quarterback pressures, a pass defensed and a forced fumble.

In 2014, after Sean Lee was lost for the season, the plan was for Durant to replace him in the middle, until the Cowboys acquired Rolando McClain from the Baltimore Ravens. He was then moved to the weakside linebacker spot and his level of play earned him the defensive captain role. He was having arguably the best season of his career and was the team's leading tackler, until suffering a torn bicep in Week 8. He also missed two games with a groin injury. He finished with 59 tackles (4 for loss), 4 passes defensed, 2 quarterback hurries, an interception, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery.

Atlanta Falcons

On March 10, 2015, Durant was signed as a free agent by the Atlanta Falcons, with the intention of making him their starting strongside linebacker. He had injury problems in preseason with his foot. In October, he suffered a sprained elbow that forced him to miss 3 games. He finished with 82 tackles (second on the team) and 3 passes defensed. He was released on February 8, 2016.

NFL stats

Year	Team	GP	COMB	TOTAL	AST	SACK	FF	FR	FR YDS	INT	IR YDS	AVG IR	LNG	TD	PD
2007	JAX	13	49	40	9	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	0	2
2008	JAX	14	70	62	8	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5
2009	JAX	13	98	81	17	1.0	1	0	0	1	27	27	27	0	2
2010	JAX	10	55	47	8	0.0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
2011	DET	13	68	53	15	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2012	DET	16	103	82	21	0.5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
2013	DAL	10	24	14	10	0.0	1	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	1
2014	DAL	6	49	31	18	0.0	2	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	4
Career		95	516	410	106	3.5	5	3	0	3	30	10	27	0	20

Key

• GP: games played
• COMB: combined tackles
• TOTAL: total tackles
• AST: assisted tackles
• SACK: sacks
• FF: forced fumbles
• FR: fumble recoveries
• FR YDS: fumble return yards
• INT: interceptions
• IR YDS: interception return yards
• AVG IR: average interception return
• LNG: longest interception return
• TD: interceptions returned for touchdown
• PD: passes defensed

Personal life

He is the younger brother of CFL quarterback Darian Durant.

[ Source: Wikipedia ]