Devon McDonald

Devon McDonald
Position(s)
Linebacker		 Jersey #(s)
57
Born November 8, 1969 (1969-11-08) (age 42)[1]
Kingston, Jamaica [2]
Career information
Year(s) 1993–1996
NFL Draft 1993 / Round: 4 / Pick: 107
College University of Notre Dame[2]
Professional teams
Career stats
Games played - started 63-4
Tackles 32
Sacks 1.0
Stats at NFL.com
Career highlights and awards
  • No notable achievements

Devon Linton McDonald (born November 8, 1969[1] in Kingston, Jamaica[2]) is a former professional American football player who played linebacker for three seasons for the Indianapolis Colts and one season for the Arizona Cardinals.[1] McDonald later played for the Tampa Bay Storm in the Arena Football League.[3]

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Early life and college

McDonald played linebacker at Kennedy High School in Paterson, New Jersey.[4] He then went on to play linebacker for the University of Notre Dame and was a member of the 1988 national championship football squad.[3][5] He was voted the outstanding defensive player in the 1993 Cotton Bowl.[2][3]

Professional football

McDonald was the Colts 4th round draft pick in the 1993 NFL Draft.[3][6] He was selected the special teams player of the year for 1994.[7] McDonald was waived by the Colts in 1997.[8] He was then signed by the Cardinals.

Personal life

McDonald lives with his wife, Shereasher, and 2 daughters.[2] He is an ordained minister who is active with Sports World Ministries.,[2] an organization that speaks to students about life choices.[9] His twin brother Ricardo McDonald played linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals and Chicago Bears.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Devon McDonald". NFL. http://www.nfl.com/players/devonmcdonald/profile?id=MCD248075. Retrieved 15 April 2010. 
  2. ^ a b c d e f Chval, Craig (September 28, 2006). "Catching Up With Devon McDonald". http://www.und.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/093006aaf.html. Retrieved 15 April 2010. 
  3. ^ a b c d Cotey, John (May 4, 2001). "A strong body, and now he has the head to match". St. Petersburg Times. http://www.sptimes.com/News/050401/Sports/A_strong_body__and_no.shtml. Retrieved 15 April 2010. 
  4. ^ "The best college football players all-time from Passaic, Bergen counties". The Record. December 18, 2009. http://www.northjersey.com/sports/79593652.html?c=y&page=2. Retrieved 15 April 2010. 
  5. ^ "Notre Dame: 1988 National Championship Football Team To Celebrate 20th Anniversary Reunion This Weekend". September 8, 2008. http://www.ncaa.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/090808agf.html. Retrieved 15 April 2010. 
  6. ^ "THE N.F.L. DRAFT: TEAM BY TEAM". NY Times. April 27, 1993. http://www.nytimes.com/1993/04/27/sports/pro-football-the-nfl-draft-team-by-team.html?pagewanted=1. Retrieved 15 April 2010. 
  7. ^ Postgame Show. Indianapolis Monthly. April 2008. http://books.google.com/books?id=Ox0DAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA32&lpg=PA32&dq=%2B%22devon+mcdonald%22+%2Bfootball&source=bl&ots=Td8Z93fH6B&sig=IJgkAHoP_IF8YXgwl46iTWA5-24&hl=en&ei=uW_GS478F4209gTHsZWoDg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CBkQ6AEwBThQ#v=onepage&q=%2B%22devon%20mcdonald%22%20%2Bfootball&f=false. Retrieved 15 April 2010. 
  8. ^ "Deals". Seattle Times. August 19, 1997. http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19970819&slug=2555610. Retrieved 15 April 2010. 
  9. ^ "Mission and Values". Sports World Ministries. http://www.sportsworld.org/about/mission_vision/. Retrieved 15 April 2010. 
  10. ^ Seeing Double in San Francisco. Boys' Life. September 1997. pp. 27. http://books.google.com/books?id=Bf8DAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA27&lpg=PA27&dq=%2B%22devon+mcdonald%22+%2Bfootball&source=bl&ots=x__CTSOKie&sig=mcaVRnyNSMSdjivVIY2uqzWU5N0&hl=en&ei=wXHGS6nNJo-w9gTQoantBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CB8Q6AEwBjha#v=onepage&q=%2B%22devon%20mcdonald%22%20%2Bfootball&f=false. Retrieved 15 April 2010.