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Brandon McDonald

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers · DB

Brandon McDonald recorded 63 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 6 rostered seasons with Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Detroit Lions, ARZ, CLV, Cleveland Browns.

▶Best highlights

3.1

tackles/gm

0

playoff games

6

indexed seasons

63

career games

Five defining games

Start here

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

Regular Season
2008
CLEVELANDBROWNS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
DEC 15, 2008

Cleveland Browns vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Dec 15, 2008

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Regular Season
2009
BALTIMORERAVENS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
NOV 16, 2009

Baltimore Ravens vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Nov 16, 2009

4 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2009
CLEVELANDBROWNS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
OCT 18, 2009

Cleveland Browns vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Oct 18, 2009

3 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2009
CLEVELANDBROWNS
DENVERBRONCOS
SEP 20, 2009

Cleveland Browns vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Sep 20, 2009

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2008
BALTIMORERAVENS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
NOV 2, 2008

Baltimore Ravens vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Nov 2, 2008

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

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

Career high: 7 total tackles

Regular Season
2009
CLEVELANDBROWNS
DENVERBRONCOS
SEP 20, 2009

Cleveland Browns vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Sep 20, 2009

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 2 interceptions · 122 interception return yards

Regular Season
2008
CLEVELANDBROWNS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
DEC 15, 2008

Cleveland Browns vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Dec 15, 2008

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Career high: 4 passes defended

Regular Season
2007
HOUSTONTEXANS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
NOV 25, 2007

Houston Texans vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Nov 25, 2007

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2009
CLEVELANDBROWNS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
OCT 18, 2009

Cleveland Browns vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Oct 18, 2009

3 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1999–2017

01
CLEMCDONALD—Brandon McDonald
CLETHOMAS73Joe Thomas
CLECRIBBS16Josh Cribbs

An expansion-style rebirth becomes a long rebuild

Cleveland Browns · The Browns return

The restored franchise returned in 1999 but cycled through leadership and quarterbacks, with Thomas providing Hall of Fame stability amid the turnover.

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Franchise era

2009–2020

02
DETMCDONALD—Brandon McDonald
DETSTAFFORD9Matthew Stafford
DETJOHNSON81Calvin Johnson

Spectacular talent fights organizational instability

Detroit Lions · Stafford and Calvin

Stafford and Johnson powered explosive offenses and three playoff trips, but Detroit could not turn their peak into a postseason victory.

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Franchise era

2005–2013

03
TBMCDONALD—Brandon McDonald
TBBARBER20Ronde Barber
TBWILLIAMS24Cadillac Williams

Intermittent winners give way to another reset

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · After the first title

Tampa Bay won two more divisions but could not rebuild the champion's core as the roster cycled through young quarterbacks.

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Career accomplishments

6 NFL seasons63 career games155 career solo tackles2 career sacksDrafted by: CLVDraft pick: 140Jersey: 330 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Oct 14, 2007Most recent: Dec 30, 2012

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