Dewey McDonald

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Dewey McDonald
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Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1990-06-10) June 10, 1990 (age 33)
Ranson, West Virginia
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:229 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school: Jefferson (WV) High School
College: California (PA)
Fairmont State
Undrafted: 2014
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:20
Sacks:0.0
Forced fumbles:0
Fumble recoveries:0
Interceptions:0
Player stats at NFL.com

Dewey Dupree McDonald (born June 10, 1990) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at California University of Pennsylvania, and signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent following the 2014 NFL draft. He has also been a member of the New England Patriots, Oakland Raiders, and Seattle Seahawks.

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High school career

McDonald was a three-time all-conference player, three-time all-area and two-time team MVP while playing at Jefferson High School in Shenandoah Junction, West Virginia. As a junior, he was named Defensive Player of the Year by The Journal. [1] The newspaper also named him Male Field Athlete of the Year in his senior year, during which he was part of the high school's state championship in track and field. [2]

College career

McDonald transferred to California University in 2012 after playing three seasons at Fairmont State University in Fairmont, West Virginia. After missing the 2012 season due to injury, [3] he was a senior captain for the Vulcans in 2013. In his senior year, he recorded 89 tackles and returned all three of his interceptions for touchdowns. His three interception returns for touchdowns made him the first Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference player to accomplish the feat in over 10 years. [4]

Professional career

Indianapolis Colts

McDonald signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent after the 2014 NFL Draft. [5] After starting the 2014 season on the team's practice squad, he was signed to the active roster on September 29. [4] He appeared in 12 games during his rookie season, recording 10 tackles, including 8 solo. He also appeared in three playoff games for the team that season, recording one tackle in each. [6]

On September 5, 2015, McDonald was waived by the Colts. [7] He was added to the practice squad the following day. [8] He was elevated to the active roster on October 20. [9] He appeared in one game and recorded one tackle.

On October 27, 2015, McDonald was waived by the Colts to make room on the active roster for Quan Bray. [10]

New England Patriots

On October 28, 2015, McDonald was claimed off waivers by the New England Patriots. [11] He played one game with the Patriots before being waived on November 12. [12] He was signed to the team's practice squad on November 14, [13] but was released four days later. [14]

The Patriots signed McDonald to the active roster on November 26, 2015, after placing Aaron Dobson on injured reserve. [15] On November 28, 2015, he was waived once more. [16]

Oakland Raiders

On December 2, 2015, McDonald was signed to the Oakland Raiders practice squad. [17] On December 29, he was elevated to the active roster for the team's final game of the season after fullback Marcel Reece was suspended. [18]

Seattle Seahawks

On September 3, 2016, McDonald was traded to the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for a conditional pick in the 2017 NFL Draft. [19] The Seahawks converted McDonald from a safety to a linebacker. [20] He played in 14 regular-season games in the 2016 season, recording 8 tackles (6 solo), along with two playoff games. [6]

On September 27, 2017, McDonald was placed on injured reserve after suffering an ACL injury in Week 3. [21]

Career statistics

Regular season

YearTeamGGSTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
CombTotalAstSckSFTYPDefIntYdsAvgLngTDsFF
2014 Indianapolis Colts 12010820.00000–000
2015 Indianapolis Colts 101010.00000–000
New England Patriots 100000.00000–000
Oakland Raiders 100000.00000–000
2016 Seattle Seahawks 1408620.00100–000
2017 Seattle Seahawks 301010.00000–000
Total320201460.00100–000

Postseason

YearTeamGGSTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
CombTotalAstSckSFTYPDefIntYdsAvgLngTDsFF
2014 Indianapolis Colts303300.00000–000
2016 Seattle Seahawks200000.00000–000
Total503300.00000–000

Personal life

In 2015, McDonald started a foundation to help his youth Jefferson County, West Virginia. He started his own flag football league, called the Dewey League, and charity softball tournament. [22] [23]

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References

  1. ↑ Kozlowski, Rick (December 9, 2007). "Cougars' McDonald proves versatile". The Journal . Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
  2. ↑ Kozlowski, Rick (June 14, 2009). "Male Field Athlete of the Year: McDonald leaps to gold on final try". The Journal . Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
  3. ↑ Cullen, Garrett (May 16, 2014). "Former Jefferson standout McDonald getting NFL shot with Indianapolis". West Virginia MetroNews . Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Colts sign Dewey McDonald; waive Rogers". WTHR . September 29, 2014. Archived from the original on December 22, 2014. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  5. ↑ Welch, Matthew (May 2014). "Cal's McDonald signs as priority free agent with Colts". Pittsburgh Sporting News. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Dewey McDonald Profile". NFL.com . Retrieved September 4, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Indianapolis Colts Make Roster Moves". blogs.colts.com. September 5, 2015. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Indianapolis Colts establish practice squad". blogs.colts.com. September 6, 2015. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Indianapolis Colts make roster moves". colts.com. October 20, 2015. Archived from the original on October 21, 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  10. ↑ Wilson, Josh (October 27, 2015). "Colts sign wide receiver Quan Bray, waive safety Dewey McDonald". Stampede Blue . Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  11. ↑ Duffy, Kevin (October 28, 2015). "New England Patriots add three safeties Wednesday, including ex-Colts special teamer Dewey McDonald". The Republican . Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  12. ↑ Kyed, Doug (November 12, 2015). "Patriots Sign Linebacker Eric Martin, Cut Safety Dewey McDonald". nesn.com. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Patriots promote lineman Barker to active roster; McDonald signed to practice squad". Enterprise News. November 14, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  14. ↑ Kyed, Doug (November 19, 2015). "Patriots Re-Sign Chris Barker To Practice Squad, Release Blaine Clausell". nesn.com. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
  15. ↑ Hannable, Ryan (November 26, 2015). "Patriots place WR Aaron Dobson on injured reserve, sign DB Dewey McDonald". WEEI-FM . Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Patriots sign TE Asante Cleveland and LB Darius Fleming to 53-man roster; Release DB Dewey McDonald". Patriots.com. November 28, 2015. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  17. ↑ Warnemuende, Jeremy (December 2, 2015). "Oakland Raiders sign DB Dewey McDonald to practice squad". 247Sports.com. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  18. ↑ Krause, Marcus Allen (December 29, 2015). "DB Dewey McDonald promoted from practice squad to active roster". Silver & Black Pride . Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  19. ↑ Damien, Levi (September 3, 2016). "Raiders trade Dewey McDonald to Seahawks". Silver & Black Pride . Retrieved September 4, 2017.
  20. ↑ Condotta, Bob (August 16, 2017). "Here's what we learned on the last official day of Seahawks training camp". The Seattle Times . Retrieved September 4, 2017.
  21. ↑ Boyle, John (September 27, 2017). "Seahawks Make Roster Moves". Seahawks.com. Archived from the original on March 20, 2018.
  22. ↑ Manuel, Jessica (February 15, 2015). "McDonald develops foundation". The Journal . Archived from the original on February 15, 2015. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
  23. ↑ "The Dewey League offering spring season". The Journal . April 2, 2016. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
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