Dewey McDonald

Dewey McDonald
No. 41 Seattle Seahawks
Position: Outside linebacker
Personal information
Date of birth: (1990-06-10) June 10, 1990
Place of birth: Ranson, West Virginia
Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight: 220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school: Jefferson (WV) High School
College: California (PA)
Undrafted: 2014
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 6, 2016
Total tackles: 11
Sacks: 0.0
Forced fumbles: 0
Pass deflections: 0
Player stats at NFL.com

Dewey Dupree McDonald (born June 10, 1990) is an American football outside linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). 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 and Oakland Raiders.

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]

Career statistics

Regular season

Year Team G GS Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
Comb Total Ast Sck SFTY PDef Int Yds Avg Lng TDs FF
2014 Indianapolis Colts 12 0 10 8 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 0
2015 Indianapolis Colts 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 0
2015 New England Patriots 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 0
2015 Oakland Raiders 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 0
Total 15 0 11 8 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0

Postseason

Year Team G GS Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
Comb Total Ast Sck SFTY PDef Int Yds Avg Lng TDs FF
2014 Indianapolis Colts 3 0 3 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 0
Total 3 0 3 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 0

Personal

In 2015, McDonald started a foundation to aid youth in his native Jefferson County, West Virginia, including through a flag football league and charity softball tournament.[20]

References

  1. ↑ Kozlowski, Rick (2007-12-09). "Cougars' McDonald proves versatile". The Journal. Retrieved 2014-05-29.
  2. ↑ Kozlowski, Rick (2009-06-14). "Male Field Athlete of the Year: McDonald leaps to gold on final try". The Journal. Retrieved 2014-05-29.
  3. ↑ Cullen, Garrett (2014-05-16). "Former Jefferson standout McDonald getting NFL shot with Indianapolis". West Virginia MetroNews. Retrieved 2014-12-21.
  4. 1 2 "Colts sign Dewey McDonald; waive Rogers". WTHR. 2014-09-29. Retrieved 2014-12-21.
  5. ↑ Welch, Matthew (May 2014). "Cal's McDonald signs as priority free agent with Colts". Pittsburgh Sporting News. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Dewey McDonald Career Game Log". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved 2014-12-30.
  7. ↑ "Indianapolis Colts Make Roster Moves". blogs.colts.com. September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Indianapolis Colts establish practice squad". blogs.colts.com. September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Indianapolis Colts make roster moves". colts.com. October 20, 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 (2015-10-28). "New England Patriots add three safeties Wednesday, including ex-Colts special teamer Dewey McDonald". The Republican. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
  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. 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. ↑ "Oakland Raiders Announce Transactions". Raiders.com.
  20. ↑ Manuel, Jessica (February 15, 2015). "McDonald develops foundation". The Journal. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
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