Donald Payne (American football)

Donald Payne (born July 12, 1994) is an American football linebacker for the Washington Football Team of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Stetson and was signed by the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2017 as the first player from Stetson to play in the NFL. He has also played for the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Donald Payne
No. 45 – Washington Football Team
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1994-07-12) July 12, 1994
Fayetteville, Georgia
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:217 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:Landmark Christian School
(Fairburn, Georgia)
College:Stetson
Undrafted:2017
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2019
Total tackles:76
Sacks:1
Forced fumbles:0
Fumble recoveries:2
Interceptions:0
Pass deflections:1
Player stats at NFL.com

Professional career

Payne signed with the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2017.[1] He was waived on September 2, 2017.[2]

On September 3, 2017, Payne was claimed off waivers by the Jacksonville Jaguars.[3] On October 25, 2018, Payne was placed on injured reserve with a knee injury.[4] He was activated off injured reserve on December 28, 2018.[5] On May 9, 2019, the Jaguars waived Payne.[6]

On August 16, 2019, Payne signed with the Baltimore Ravens.[7] He was waived on August 31, 2019 and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[8] He was released on September 10.[9]

On October 22, 2019, Payne was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars.[10] In week 13 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Payne recorded a team high 13 tackles and sacked Jameis Winston once in the 28–11 win. [11]

He signed with the Washington Football Team on July 28, 2020.[12]

References
  1. "Ravens Officially Sign 16 Undrafted Rookie Free Agents". BaltimoreRavens.com. May 5, 2017. Archived from the original on January 15, 2018. Retrieved September 9, 2017.
  2. Downing, Garrett (September 2, 2017). "Ravens Make 15 Moves To Set 53-Man Roster Ahead Of 2017 Season". BaltimoreRavens.com. Archived from the original on January 19, 2018.
  3. "Jaguars claim five players off waivers". Jaguars.com. September 3, 2017.
  4. "Jaguars put LB Donald Payne on injured/reserve, promote CB Dee Delaney to active roster". BigCatCountry.com. October 25, 2018.
  5. "Payne, Lee, Flowers to active roster". Jaguars.com. December 28, 2018.
  6. Bouda, Nate (May 9, 2019). "Jaguars Waiving LBs Blair Brown & Donald Payne".
  7. Schaffer, Jonas. "Ravens sign linebacker Donald Payne, waive punter Sean Smith". capitalgazette.com. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  8. Brown, Clifton (September 1, 2019). "De'Lance Turner, Maurice Canady Among 10 Players Signed to Practice Squad". BaltimoreRavens.com.
  9. Brown, Clifton (September 10, 2019). "Ravens Sign Two Players to Practice Squad". BaltimoreRavens.com.
  10. "Jaguars Sign Two Linebackers to Active Roster". Jaguars.com. October 22, 2019.
  11. "Bucs turn Foles' turnovers into touchdowns, beat Jags 28-11". www.espn.com. December 1, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  12. "Washington Football Team Signs T Kevin Pamphile, LB Donald Payne". WashingtonFootball.com. July 28, 2020. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
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