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Jake McDonough
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McDonough at Iowa State in 2012
Personal information
Born: (1989-11-03) November 3, 1989 (age 34)
Urbandale, Iowa
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:280 lb (127 kg)
Career information
High school:West Des Moines (IA) Valley
College:Iowa State
Position:Defensive end
Undrafted:2013
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:--
Sacks:--
Interceptions:--
Forced Fumbles:--
Career Arena statistics
Tackles:14.0
Sacks:0.0
Interceptions:0
Forced fumbles:0
Passes Broken Up:5
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

Jake McDonough (born November 3, 1989) is an American football defensive end who is currently a free agent. He signed as an undrafted free agent by the New York Jets in 2013. He played college football at Iowa State University.

He was also a member of the Indianapolis Colts, New York Jets, and Washington Redskins.

Early years

He attended Valley High School in West Des Moines, Iowa. He was selected to the 2006 second-team Des Moines Register Class 4A all-state as a defensive lineman.[1] He was selected to the 2007 second-team 4A all-state at the defensive lineman position and also was selected to the 2007 first-team all-state by Iowa Newspaper Association.[1] He was selected to the 2007 first-team all-conference team.[1]

College career

He played college football at Iowa State as a defensive lineman. Prior to his Senior season, he was selected Phil Steele’s College Football Preview 2012 second-team All-Big 12 team.[1][2] While at Iowa State, he finished with a total of 89 Tackles, 5 Sacks, 3 Forced fumbles and one Forced fumble.[3]

Professional career

New York Jets

On April 27, 2013, he signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent.[4] On July 25, 2013, the Jets waived McDonough with an injury settlement.[5]

Portland Thunder

On October 30, 2013, McDonough was assigned to the Portland Thunder of the Arena Football League.[6]

Indianapolis Colts

In December 2013, the Thunder placed McDonough on the other league exempt list when he was signed to the Indianapolis Colts practice squad.[7]

He was waived by the Colts on February 18, 2014.[8]

Washington Redskins

The Washington Redskins signed McDonough on July 30, 2014.[9] He was waived on August 24.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Iowa State Cylones Profile". cyclones.com.
  2. ^ "Phil Steele labels Klein, Knott first-team All-Big 12". cyclonefanatic.com. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
  3. ^ "McDonough College Statistics". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-28. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Signed: Ivory, Peterman; Agreed: 15 UDFAs". newyorkjets.com. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  5. ^ Cimini, Rich (25 July 2013). "Bad start for McKnight". ESPN New York. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ Stephen Alexander (July 30, 2015). "Handyman sharpens his skills". www.portlandtribune.com. Portland Tribune. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  7. ^ "Thunder Defender Signs with Colts". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. December 26, 2013. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
  8. ^ Wilkening, Mike (February 18, 2014). "Colts release Tashard Choice, waive Jake McDonough". NBCSports.com. Retrieved 2014-07-30.
  9. ^ Jones, Mike (July 30, 2014). "Redskins add defensive end Jake McDonough". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved 2014-07-30.
  10. ^ Walker, Andrew (August 24, 2014). "Redskins Announce Initial Roster Cuts, Moves". Redskins.com. Retrieved 2014-08-24.