Shane McDermott (born February 18, 1992) is a former American football center in the National Football League for the Carolina Panthers, New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at the University of Miami.

Shane McDermott
No. 64
Position:Center
Personal information
Born: (1992-02-18) February 18, 1992 (age 32)
Lake Worth Beach, Florida
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:305 lb (138 kg)
Career information
High school:Wellington (FL) Palm Beach Central
College:Miami
Undrafted:2015
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:2
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Early years edit

McDermott attended Palm Beach Central High School. As a senior, he was a starter at center, receiving All-conference, All-area by the Palm Beach Post and All-Broward by the Sun-Sentinel honors.

College career edit

McDermott accepted a football scholarship from the University of Miami. As a redshirt freshman, he appeared in 10 games as a backup at center.

As a sophomore, he started all 12 games at center. He was part of the third passing offense (295.4) and fifth total offense (440.2) in the Atlantic Coast Conference. He was awarded the Walter Kichefski Endowed Football Scholarship.

As a junior, he started 11 games at center. He missed the third and fourth games because of an injury.

As a senior, he started in all 13 games at center. He finished his college career after playing in 46 games with 36 starts.

Professional career edit

Dallas Cowboys edit

McDermott was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Dallas Cowboys after the 2015 NFL Draft on May 8. He was released by the Cowboys on September 5, during final roster cuts.[1]

Carolina Panthers edit

On September 9, 2015, McDermott was signed to the Panthers' practice squad but was released the following week.[2]

New York Giants edit

On November 18, 2015, McDermott was signed to the Giants' practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract on January 1, 2016 and was released by the Giants on August 30, 2016 and was signed to the practice squad.[3][4][5] He was released on September 21, 2016.

Dallas Cowboys (second stint) edit

On September 22, 2016, McDermott was signed to the Cowboys' practice squad and was released on October 11, 2016.[6]

New York Giants (second stint) edit

On November 17, 2016, McDermott was signed to the Giants practice squad and was promoted to the active roster two days later.[7][8] He was released by the Giants on December 3, 2016.[9]

Personal life edit

He is from Lake Worth Beach,[10][11][12] and his brother K. C. McDermott played offensive tackle for the Jacksonville Jaguars and Houston Texans in the NFL.[13]

References edit

  1. ^ Helman, David (September 5, 2015). "Vaughan, Showers Among Notable Cuts As Cowboys Meet 53-Man Roster Limit". DallasCowboys.com. Archived from the original on August 6, 2017. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  2. ^ Strickland, Bryan (September 9, 2015). "Love ready to step in for Lotulelei". Panthers.com. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  3. ^ Raanan, Jordan (January 4, 2016). "Giants sign 6 players to reserve/future contracts". NJ.com. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  4. ^ Eisen, Michael (August 30, 2016). "Giants announce first round of roster cuts". Archived from the original on August 23, 2017. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  5. ^ Eisen, Michael (September 4, 2016). "Giants announce practice squad; claim DT Robert Thomas". Giants.com. Archived from the original on September 9, 2017. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  6. ^ "Cowboys Sign C Shane McDermott To Practice Squad, Place C Jake Brendel On Injured List". September 22, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  7. ^ "Giants Sign OL Shane McDermott To Practice Squad, Cut WR Da'Ron Brown". November 17, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  8. ^ Eisen, Michael (November 19, 2016). "Giants sign OL Shane McDermott; waive LB Deontae Skinner". Giants.com.
  9. ^ Eisen, Michael (December 3, 2016). "Giants sign LB Deontae Skinner, waive OL Shane McDermott". Giants.com.
  10. ^ "Shane McDermott". ESPN.
  11. ^ "Miami Player Profile: Shane McDermott". stateoftheu.com.
  12. ^ "Behind the Facemask: Shane McDermott". miamihurricanes.com.
  13. ^ Oehser, John (September 2, 2018). "Jaguars sign 10 players to practice squad". Jaguars.com. Retrieved October 6, 2022.

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