:David McMillan (American football)

{{Short description|American football player (1981–2013)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = David McMillan

| image =

| caption =

| number = 92, 90

| position = Defensive end

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1981|9|20}}

| birth_place = Hinesville, Georgia, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2013|5|18|1981|9|20}}

| death_place = Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lbs = 250

| high_school = Killeen (TX)

| college = Kansas

| draftyear = 2005

| draftround = 5

| draftpick = 139

| pastteams =

|highlights =

| statlabel1 = Total tackles

| statvalue1 = 8

| statlabel2 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue2 = 1

| pfr = McMiDa20

}}

David McMillan (September 20, 1981 – May 18, 2013) was an American professional football defensive end. He was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the fifth round of the 2005 NFL draft. He played college football for the Kansas Jayhawks.

College career

McMillan started 37 of 46 games at defensive end for the University of Kansas and collected 150 tackles with 15 sacks, 30 stops for losses, 19 quarterback pressures, five forced fumbles, 2 fumble recoveries, and 2 interceptions.

Professional career

=Cleveland Browns=

McMillan was selected by the Browns in the fifth round (139th overall) of the 2005 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=2005 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2005/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He was waived by the Browns on August 30, 2008, prior to the 2008 season{{cite web|url=http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/article.php?id=8763 |title=Browns announce roster moves |accessdate=2008-09-02 |publisher=clevelandbrowns.com |date=2008-08-30 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080901231714/http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/article.php?id=8763 |archivedate=September 1, 2008 }}

=Toronto Argonauts=

McMillan was signed by the Toronto Argonauts on April 9, 2009, and was cut at the end of training camp.{{cite news|url=https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=282845|author=The Canadian Press|title=Running back Ebell among 21 players released by Argonauts|date=2009-06-25|publisher=TSN.ca|accessdate=2009-06-25}}

Death

McMillan was shot and killed in an apparent robbery attempt in Georgia in May 2013.{{cite news|url=http://www.ohio.com/blogs/cleveland-browns/cleveland-browns-1.270107/reports-former-browns-linebacker-david-mcmillan-killed-in-georgia-1.399312|first=Nate|last=Urlich|title=Reports: Former Browns linebacker David McMillan killed in Georgia|publisher=Akron Beacon Journal|accessdate=2012-05-20}}

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