Brandon McDonald (gridiron football)

Brandon McDonald
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McDonald with the Detroit Lions in 2011
No. 22, 33, 39
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1985-08-26) August 26, 1985 (age 39)
Collins, Mississippi, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school:Collins (MS)
College:Memphis
NFL draft:2007 / round: 5 / pick: 140
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:216
Sacks:1.0
Forced fumbles:2
Fumble recoveries:1
Interceptions:9
Defensive touchdowns:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference
Stats at CFL.ca (archive)

Brandon Randolph McDonald (born August 26, 1985) is a former American gridiron football cornerback. He was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the fifth round of the 2007 NFL draft. He played college football at Memphis.

McDonald also played for the Arizona Cardinals, Detroit Lions, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Calgary Stampeders, Ottawa Redblacks, and Saskatchewan Roughriders.

College career

McDonald played Junior College football at Jones County Junior College and transferred to the University of Memphis and started two years there. He lettered for two seasons at JCJC under Coach Parker Dykes. He worked as a receiver during his first season and in the secondary in 2004. He also led JCJC in punt returns during junior college. He was an education major.

Professional career

Cleveland Browns

McDonald was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the fifth round (140th overall) in the 2007 NFL draft.[1] He made his NFL debut versus the Pittsburgh Steelers on September 9. McDonald had superb performances in games against the Houston Texans in which he had 3 tackles, 4 passes defended, and his 1st career interception, and the New York Jets in which he had 5 tackles, 2 passes defensed and 1 interception.

He finished the season with 16 games played including 2 starts, 24 tackles, 10 passes defensed, and 2 interceptions.

After an injury to teammate Daven Holly, McDonald started for the Cleveland Browns in 2008. He recorded 64 tackles, 11 assists and 5 interceptions. On December 15, 2008, against the Eagles, McDonald returned an interception, right before halftime, 98 yards only to be tackled out of bounds at the 7 yard line. This play set the record for the longest return in NFL history to not result in a touchdown. Later in the game, McDonald did return an interception 22 yards for a touchdown,

The 2009 campaign for Brandon McDonald was a difficult one for him, after being burned many times and eventually being replaced in the starting lineup by safety Mike Adams who outperformed him. He recorded 55 tackles, 1 sack, and 1 interceptions in the 2009 season. 2009 was also the year Steve McNair was murdered. He was Brandon Mcdonald's cousin.

McDonald was cut a week before the start of the 2010 season.

Arizona Cardinals

On September 5, 2010, McDonald was claimed off waivers by the Arizona Cardinals from the Browns. He was waived on October 26.

Detroit Lions

On October 27, 2010, McDonald was claimed off waivers by the Detroit Lions.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

McDonald was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on August 20, 2012.

Miami Dolphins

On November 7, 2012, he was claimed off waivers by the Miami Dolphins.

Calgary Stampeders

McDonald was signed by the Calgary Stampeders on July 16, 2014.[2] He was released by the Stampeders on September 3, 2014.[3]

Ottawa Redblacks

McDonald signed with the Ottawa Redblacks on September 15, 2014.[4] Part-way through the 2015 CFL season McDonald was released by the Redblacks because he committed too many penalties.[5]

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold Career high
Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2007 CLE 16 2 24 19 5 0.0 0 2 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
2008 CLE 16 15 75 64 11 0.0 5 5 146 1 98 16 1 0 0 0
2009 CLE 16 10 55 49 6 1.0 2 1 39 0 39 10 1 0 0 0
2010 ARI 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DET 6 2 19 16 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 -5 0
2011 DET 13 0 19 13 6 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
2012 TAM 11 2 24 16 8 0.0 1 1 40 0 40 2 0 0 0 0
80 31 216 177 39 1.0 8 9 225 1 98 41 2 1 -5 0

Personal life

McDonald was born August 26, 1985, to Lisa McDonald Gant and James Spencer in Collins MS. He is a 2003 graduate of Collins High School where he was a contributing member of the repeat State Champion Tigers (back-to-back) under Head Coach Bruce Merchant. He also lettered in basketball and baseball. He is the cousin of former NFL running back Correll Buckhalter and former NFL quarterback Steve McNair.[6]

References

  1. ^ "2007 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  2. ^ "Brandon McDonald". stampeders.com. Archived from the original on August 10, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
  3. ^ Fisher, Scott (September 3, 2014). "Calgary Stampeders notebook -- Jamar Wall can't pick 'em all". calgarysun.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
  4. ^ "Transactions". cfl.ca. Archived from the original on December 26, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
  5. ^ "Redblacks release penalty-prone Brandon McDonald". Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  6. ^ "Article from Scout.com". Archived from the original on August 12, 2007. Retrieved November 7, 2008.