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Shaun McDonald
Detroit Lions
Career information
College:Arizona State
NFL draft:2003 / Round: 4 / Pick: 106
Career history

Shaun McDonald (born June 30, 1981 in Phoenix, Arizona) is an American football wide receiver for the Detroit Lions in the NFL. He was originally selected in the fourth round of the 2003 NFL Draft by the St. Louis Rams. He attended Shadow Mountain High School, and later Arizona State University playing for both Bruce Snyder and Dirk Koetter.

He is known for catching the game-winning pass from Marc Bulger to beat their division rivals, the Seattle Seahawks, on October 10, 2004.

He has two cousins in professional sports, Sacramento Kings point guard Mike Bibby and Real Salt Lake forward Robbie Findley.

Pro Career

St Louis Rams

The St Louis Rams made Shaun the 106th pick in the 2003 NFL Draft.

He had a successful, yet relatively uneventful 4 year career with the Rams. At the end of the 2006 season, Shaun finished his career with the Rams with 106 catches for 1215 yards and 4 touchdowns.

Detroit Lions

In the 2007 offseason, Shaun left the Rams and joined former Rams offensive co-ordinator Mike Martz in Detroit. Thought too be the 4th wide receiver on the depth chart coming into the season, Shaun led the Lions in catches with 79, yards with 943, and touchdowns with 6 in 2007.

NFL Statistics

YearTeamGGSNoYardsAvgLgTD20+40+FD
2003St Louis Rams8110626.2130004
2004St Louis Rams1603749413.452T39123
2005St Louis Rams1624652311.43104029
2006St Louis Rams1501313610.5281306
2007Detroit Lions1677994311.949T612146
TOTAL7210185215811.7521028246