Education
Fleming attended Henry R. Clissold Elementary School in Chicago, Illinois. Fleming attended Saint Rita High School in Chicago, Illinois.
Fleming attended Henry R. Clissold Elementary School in Chicago, Illinois. Fleming attended Saint Rita High School in Chicago, Illinois.
He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the fifth round of the 2012 NFL Draft. He played college football at Notre Dame. As a junior, he recorded 105 tackles including 15 tackles for loss and nine sacks, and helped lead Saint Rita to the Class 7A state championship.
As a senior, he led his high school to the Chicago Preparatory Bowl city championship.
He recorded 69 tackles including 15 tackles for loss and ten sacks. Foreign his efforts, he was chosen to play in the United States. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio, Texas.
Considered to be a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, he was rated as the Number.8 outside linebacker in the nation. He committed to Notre Dame over offers from Iowa, Michigan, and hometown Illinois.
Fleming also competed in rodeos and bowling, and was a good enough bowler that he considered transferring to a school with a better bowling team
He mainly played 4-3 defensive end and 3-4 outside linebacker during his tenure for the Irish. Over his four-year career, he accumulated 157 tackles, including 32 for loss, fourteen and a half sacks, two interceptions and nine pass deflections. San Francisco 49ers
He was drafted by the 49ers in the fifth round (165th overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft.
He tore his Anterior Cruciate Ligament on May 11, 2012 at the 49ers rookie minicamp, and was eliminated for his entire rookie season.
On July 30, 2013, he retore the same Anterior Cruciate Ligament during training camp, and was waived/injured by the team On July 31, 2013, Fleming cleared waivers and was placed on the injured reserve list.
Fleming was released on May 12, 2014
New England Patriots
Fleming was signed by the New England Patriots on May 16, 2014. He was released on September 13, 2014, and signed to the team"s practice squad on September 16, 2014.
On November 29, he was promoted to the active roster.
Fleming played primarily on special teams during the Patriots" playoff run and Super Bowl XLIX championship, and recovered a Josh Cribbs muffed punt in the AFC Championship Game. On September 5, 2015, he was released from the Patriots during the team"s 53-man roster cuts, and was re-signed to New England"s practice squad two days later. Fleming was promoted to the active roster on November 28, 2015.
On January 14, 2016, Fleming rescued a woman from a three-car accident in which a big rig made and immediate turn and caused cars to pile up behind lieutenant
Darius pulled over and noticed that the cars were smoking, and he subsequently broke into the front passenger seat of one of the cars and saved a woman"s life. He played in the Patriots" 2015-2016 NFL playoffsDivisional Playoff game versus the Kansas City Chiefs on January 16, just two days after the rescue with 22 stitches in his legal
lieutenant wasn"t until about a week later that news on wreck was made public. On March 4, 2016, the Patriots released Fleming.