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Clinton McDonald

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Arizona Cardinals · DT

Clinton McDonald recorded 108 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 11 rostered seasons with Arizona Cardinals, Oakland Raiders, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Seattle Seahawks, Cincinnati Bengals.

▶Best highlights

2.3

tackles/gm

5

playoff games

10

indexed seasons

108

career games

Five defining games

Start here

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

Super Bowl
XLVIII
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
DENVERBRONCOS
FEB 2, 2014

Seattle Seahawks vs Denver Broncos

Super Bowl XLVIII · Feb 2, 2014

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2016
DENVERBRONCOS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
OCT 2, 2016

Denver Broncos vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Oct 2, 2016

7 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
2013
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
JAN 19, 2014

San Francisco 49ers vs Seattle Seahawks

Conference Championship · Jan 19, 2014

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2012
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
ATLANTAFALCONS
JAN 13, 2013

Seattle Seahawks vs Atlanta Falcons

Divisional Round · Jan 13, 2013

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2013
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
JAN 11, 2014

New Orleans Saints vs Seattle Seahawks

Divisional Round · Jan 11, 2014

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

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

Career high: 8 total tackles

Regular Season
2015
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
HOUSTONTEXANS
SEP 27, 2015

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Houston Texans

Regular Season · Sep 27, 2015

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1.5 sacks

Regular Season
2016
DENVERBRONCOS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
OCT 2, 2016

Denver Broncos vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Oct 2, 2016

7 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 tackles for loss

Regular Season
2017
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
ARIZONACARDINALS
OCT 15, 2017

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Oct 15, 2017

2 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2017
ATLANTAFALCONS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DEC 18, 2017

Atlanta Falcons vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Dec 18, 2017

1 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
2014
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
NOV 2, 2014

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Nov 2, 2014

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2003–2010

01
CINMCDONALD—Clinton McDonald
CINPALMER9Carson Palmer
CINJOHNSON85Chad Johnson

The passing game restores belief

Cincinnati Bengals · Palmer and Ochocinco revive the stadium

Marvin Lewis brought credibility and Palmer's vertical offense won the 2005 division before injuries and inconsistency shortened the window.

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Franchise era

2010–2016

02
SEAMCDONALD—Clinton McDonald
SEAWILSON3Russell Wilson
SEASHERMAN25Richard Sherman

Defense, competition and a first championship

Seattle Seahawks · The Legion of Boom

Pete Carroll built a young, physical roster that overwhelmed Denver in Super Bowl XLVIII and returned the next year before a goal-line interception.

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Franchise era

2014–2019

03
TBMCDONALD—Clinton McDonald
TBEVANS13Mike Evans
TBDAVID54Lavonte David

Evans becomes the constant

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · Building an offense

Evans and David produced elite careers through losing seasons while the franchise assembled pieces that would become vital to a sudden contender.

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Franchise era

2016–2019

04
LVMCDONALD—Clinton McDonald
LVCARR4Derek Carr
LVMACK52Khalil Mack

A 12-win season revives hope before relocation

Las Vegas Raiders · Carr's breakthrough and Oakland farewell

A young core produced the first playoff berth since 2002, but Carr's injury and later roster changes preceded the final move from Oakland.

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Franchise era

2018–present

05
ARIMCDONALD—Clinton McDonald
ARIMURRAY1Kyler Murray
ARIBAKER3Budda Baker

A new quarterback restarts the search

Arizona Cardinals · The Kyler Murray reset

Murray's rare movement and arm talent produced a rapid playoff return, but the franchise has continued rebuilding around him through coaching and roster changes.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 201311 NFL seasons108 career games151 career solo tackles21 career sacksCollege: MemphisDrafted by: CINJersey: 935 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Nov 14, 2010Most recent: Oct 27, 2019

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