Shaun McDonald

Retired

Pittsburgh Steelers · WR

Shaun McDonald recorded 79 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 7 rostered seasons with Pittsburgh Steelers, Detroit Lions, St. Louis Rams, SL.

Best highlights

31.5

rec yds/gm

0.2

rush yds/gm

playoff games

career games

Five defining games

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

Detroit Lions vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Sep 9, 2007

6 rec · 90 rec yds · 1 rec TD

St. Louis Rams vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Oct 2, 2005

9 rec · 121 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Denver Broncos vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 4, 2007

5 rec · 78 rec yds · 1 rec TD

New York Giants vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 18, 2007

7 rec · 113 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Detroit Lions vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Sep 23, 2007

5 rec · 76 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

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

Career highs: 121 receiving yards · 9 receptions

St. Louis Rams vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Oct 2, 2005

9 rec · 121 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career high: 1 receiving touchdown

Detroit Lions vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Nov 2, 2008

6 rec · 65 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career high: 1 reception of 40+ yards

Denver Broncos vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 4, 2007

5 rec · 78 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1999–2004

Shaun McDonald

Kurt Warner

Marshall Faulk

Speed and spacing transform the league

Los Angeles Rams · The Greatest Show on Turf

Warner's emergence, Faulk's versatility and a deep receiving corps produced two Super Bowls and the championship after the 1999 season.

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Franchise era

2005–2016

Shaun McDonald

Steven Jackson

Chris Long

St. Louis struggles before Los Angeles gets the Rams back

Los Angeles Rams · The long rebuild and return home

Jackson carried years of losing, Donald arrived as a foundational defender and the franchise returned to Los Angeles in 2016.

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Franchise era

1999–2008

Shaun McDonald

Jason Hanson

Roy Williams

A painful rebuild reaches rock bottom

Detroit Lions · From Barry's exit to 0–16

Sanders retired abruptly and years of poor roster construction culminated in the league's first 0–16 season.

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Franchise era

2007–2021

Shaun McDonald

Ben Roethlisberger

Troy Polamalu

Stability survives constant roster change

Pittsburgh Steelers · Tomlin, Ben and another title

Mike Tomlin won Super Bowl XLIII in his second season and kept Pittsburgh in contention through elite defenses and increasingly explosive passing teams.

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Shaun McDonald

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Career highs

Franchise eras

Los Angeles Rams · The Greatest Show on Turf

Los Angeles Rams · The long rebuild and return home

Detroit Lions · From Barry's exit to 0–16

Pittsburgh Steelers · Tomlin, Ben and another title

NFL appearances

Shaun McDonald

Start here

Career highs

Franchise eras

Los Angeles Rams · The Greatest Show on Turf

Los Angeles Rams · The long rebuild and return home

Detroit Lions · From Barry's exit to 0–16

Pittsburgh Steelers · Tomlin, Ben and another title

Career accomplishments

Team history

NFL appearances

Career accomplishments

Team history