Curtis Gatewood James Curtis Gatewood ( born May 18 , 1985 ) is an American football linebacker who is currently a free agent . He most recently played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League . He was signed by the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent in 2008 . He played college football at Vanderbilt . Gatewood has also been a member of the Kansas City Chiefs , Detroit Lions , Philadelphia Eagles , Pittsburgh Steelers , and Arizona Cardinals . Early years . Gatewood was born to Beverly Burnette and James Gatewood in Memphis , Tennessee . Growing up , Gatewood played basketball and soccer before deciding to play football in the fourth grade . As a sophomore at White Station High School in Memphis , he played both tight end and defensive end before sitting out his junior year in football to play basketball and to run track . However , Gatewood returned to playing football as a senior and recorded 45 tackles , 2 . 5 sacks and two fumble recoveries while playing weakside linebacker . On offense , Gatewood caught nine passes for 146 yards and one touchdown . Following the season he was named First - team All - Region . On July 8 , 2003 , Gatewood officially committed to Vanderbilt University becoming the first recruit from Memphis to sign with Vanderbilt since 1997 . Gatewood also received scholarship offers from Mississippi State , Tennessee Tech and Memphis . College career . As a true freshman in 2003 , Gatewood was redshirted but was named the scout team Defensive Player of the Week three times . In 2004 , he played in every game as a backup linebacker and on special teams . He recorded nine tackles including multi tackle games on two occasions . As a redshirt sophomore in 2005 , Gatewood moved from linebacker to defensive end and recorded 22 tackles . Against Arkansas and Florida he recorded a season - high four tackles . Gatewood started every game for Vanderbilt in 2006 and led the team in sacks with seven . He set his career high in tackles and sacks on September 30 against Tennessee State with nine and 1 . 5 respectively . He ended his junior season with 49 tackles , eight sacks , three fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles . To start off his senior season in 2007 , Gatewood sacked Ole Miss quarterback Brent Schaeffer on fourth down which gave the Commodores the ball . Vanderbilt scored on the following drive giving them a 31 – 17 lead . On October 20 , Gatewood teamed up with linebacker Marcus Buggs to sack South Carolina quarterback Blake Mitchell on consecutive downs to preserve a 17 – 6 lead for Vanderbilt . He ended the season with seven sacks after he predicted he ' d record 15 sacks before the season . Professional career . First stint with Redskins . Gatewood went undrafted in the 2008 NFL Draft and signed with the Washington Redskins on April 28 as an undrafted free agent . He was waived as a final cut on August 30 after spending the entire offseason with the team . He was re - signed to the practice squad the next day . However , Gatewood was released from the practice squad on September 24 in favor of linebacker Johnny Baldwin . Gatewood was re - signed to the practice squad on October 10 after Baldwin suffered a knee injury . Kansas City Chiefs . Gatewood was signed off the Redskins practice squad by the Kansas City Chiefs on November 20 , 2008 . He played in six games for the Chiefs recording his first career tackle on December 7 against the Denver Broncos and then another tackle on December 28 against Cincinnati . He was waived by Kansas City on April 21 , 2009 , following the season . Detroit Lions . The Detroit Lions claimed Gatewood off waivers on April 23 , 2009 before being waived / injured on August 9 with a hamstring injury . Philadelphia Eagles . Gatewood was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles on August 25 , 2009 . He was released as a final cut on September 5 . Pittsburgh Steelers . After spending almost three months unemployed , Gatewood was signed to the Pittsburgh Steelers ' practice squad on November 19 , 2009 taking the spot of Donovan Woods . Second stint with Redskins . On December 15 , 2009 , Gatewood was signed off Pittsburgh ' s practice squad by the Washington Redskins . He was cut from the roster on September 4 , 2010 . Arizona Cardinals . Gatewood was signed to the Arizona Cardinals ' practice squad on September 7 , 2010 . He was released on September 21 . He was re - signed to the practice squad on October 6 . He was waived on August 29 , 2011 .