Bess attended Skyline High School in Oakland, California and was a student and a letter-man in football, basketball, and baseball.

[3] Bess lost his scholarship to Oregon State when he was sentenced to about 21 months in Byron boys ranch juvenile facility after allowing a friend to put stolen items in his car.

[4] Davone Bess joined Hawaiʻi in 2005 and quickly gained a starting spot at wide receiver.

Despite being undrafted, Bess earned a spot on the Miami Dolphins active roster during the 2008 NFL season.

Bess assumed starting duties beginning in week 13 against the St. Louis Rams and became a reliable target for quarterback Chad Pennington.

Bess finished the regular season third among NFL rookies in receptions (54) behind two second-rounders—Denver's Eddie Royal (91) and Philadelphia's DeSean Jackson (62).

In Bess' first season in Cleveland, he recorded 42 receptions for 362 yards—both career lows—and 2 touchdowns, while being credited with nine dropped passes, the second-highest total in the league.

[10] Bess was arrested in Florida on January 17, 2014, on charges of assaulting a law enforcement officer at Fort Lauderdale airport.

The arrest comes one day after Bess posted a photo on his Twitter page of a small package containing what appeared to be marijuana.