Donald Penn
| No. 70 Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Offensive tackle | |
| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth: April 27, 1983 | |
| Place of birth: Los Angeles, California | |
| Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | Weight: 305 lb (138 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: Utah State | |
| Undrafted in 2006 | |
| Debuted in 2007 for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: Active | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 13, 2011 | |
| Games Played | 76 |
| Games Started | 72 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
Donald Ward Penn (born April 27, 1983) is an American football offensive tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League. He was signed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at Utah State.
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[edit] Early years
Penn attended Saint Bernard Catholic High School in Playa del Rey, California and was a student and a letterman in football and basketball. In football, as a senior, he was named the Team's Lineman of the Year, was a first team All-League selection, and was a first team All-California Interscholastic Federation selection. As a junior, he was a second team All-League selection. In basketball, he was an All-State selection. Donald Penn graduated from Saint Bernard Catholic High School in 2001.
[edit] Professional career
He is currently the starting left tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He caught his first professional pass against the Philadelphia Eagles on October 12, 2009, off a Josh Johnson deflection, and took it for 15 yards. Later in the season in Week 10 against the Miami Dolphins, Penn blocked an extra point Field Goal attempt.
Penn caught his first ever touchdown in the NFL on 21 November 2010 against the San Francisco 49ers. It came from a 1yd pass by Josh Freeman to put the Buccaneers up 21-0 in the 4th quarter.
Penn was named to the 2011 Pro Bowl as an alternate and replacement for Green Bay Packers tackle Chad Clifton, which his team advanced to the Super Bowl XLV.[1]
