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Ricardo McDonald

Retired

Chicago Bears · OLB

Ricardo McDonald recorded 118 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 8 rostered seasons with Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, New England Patriots, San Diego Chargers.

▶Best highlights

0.5

tackles/gm

0

playoff games

8

indexed seasons

118

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Ricardo McDonald's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1995
CINCINNATIBENGALS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
OCT 8, 1995

Cincinnati Bengals vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Oct 8, 1995

0 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1996
CINCINNATIBENGALS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
OCT 20, 1996

Cincinnati Bengals vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Oct 20, 1996

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1998
BALTIMORERAVENS
CHICAGOBEARS
DEC 20, 1998

Baltimore Ravens vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Dec 20, 1998

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1997
CINCINNATIBENGALS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
NOV 9, 1997

Cincinnati Bengals vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Nov 9, 1997

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1996
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
NOV 10, 1996

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Nov 10, 1996

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Ricardo McDonald's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 7 total tackles

Regular Season
1999
CHICAGOBEARS
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
NOV 21, 1999

Chicago Bears vs San Diego Chargers

Regular Season · Nov 21, 1999

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 3 sacks

Regular Season
1995
CINCINNATIBENGALS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
OCT 8, 1995

Cincinnati Bengals vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Oct 8, 1995

0 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 tackle for loss

Regular Season
1999
CHICAGOBEARS
ST. LOUISRAMS
DEC 26, 1999

Chicago Bears vs St. Louis Rams

Regular Season · Dec 26, 1999

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
1999
CHICAGOBEARS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
OCT 10, 1999

Chicago Bears vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Oct 10, 1999

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
1992
CINCINNATIBENGALS
CHICAGOBEARS
NOV 8, 1992

Cincinnati Bengals vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Nov 8, 1992

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Ricardo McDonald's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1992–2002

01
CINMCDONALD—Ricardo McDonald
CINDILLON28Corey Dillon
CINPICKENS81Carl Pickens

Instability overwhelms individual talent

Cincinnati Bengals · The lost decade

Cincinnati went fourteen seasons without a winning record even as Dillon and a handful of draft successes supplied isolated excellence.

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Franchise era

1986–2000

02
LACMCDONALD—Ricardo McDonald
LACSEAU55Junior Seau
LACHUMPHRIES12Stan Humphries

Defense carries an unlikely champion of the AFC

Los Angeles Chargers · Seau and the first Super Bowl

Seau became the emotional center of the franchise and the 1994 Chargers won three straight playoff games to reach Super Bowl XXIX.

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Franchise era

1993–2000

03
NEMCDONALD—Ricardo McDonald
NEBLEDSOE11Drew Bledsoe
NECOATES87Ben Coates

A No. 1 quarterback brings the Patriots back

New England Patriots · Parcells and Bledsoe reset expectations

Robert Kraft's ownership and Bill Parcells's coaching stabilized the organization, leading to Super Bowl XXXI and a roster ready for another regime.

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Franchise era

1993–2003

04
CHIMCDONALD—Ricardo McDonald
CHICOX52Bryan Cox
CHICONWAY80Curtis Conway

A proud identity waits for another core

Chicago Bears · Between great defenses

Chicago searched for offensive stability while gradually assembling the line and linebackers that would power its next contender.

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Career accomplishments

8 NFL seasons118 career games39 career solo tackles15 career sacksJersey: 540 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 6, 1992Most recent: Jan 2, 2000

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history