:Larry Donnell
{{Short description|American football player (born 1988)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Larry Donnell
| image =
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| number = 84
| position = Tight end
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|11|1|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Ozark, Alabama, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 6
| weight_lbs = 265
| high_school = Carroll (Ozark, Alabama)
| college = Grambling State (2007–2010)
| undraftedyear = 2011
| pastteams =
- New York Giants ({{NFL Year|2012}}–{{NFL Year|2016}})
- Baltimore Ravens ({{NFL Year|2017}})*
| status =
| statlabel1 = Receptions
| statvalue1 = 110
| statlabel2 = Receiving yards
| statvalue2 = 969
| statlabel3 = Receiving touchdowns
| statvalue3 = 9
| pfr = DonnLa00
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Larry Donnell (born November 1, 1988) is an American former professional football tight end. He played college football for Grambling State and was signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2012.{{cite web|url=http://bigblueblitz.com/new-york-giants/giants-add-tight-end-offensive-tackle/|title=Giants Add Tight End, Offensive Tackle|work=SNY Giants|access-date=March 24, 2015}}
Early life
Donnell attended Carroll High School in Ozark, Alabama, where he played football, basketball, and baseball.{{cite web |author= |url=http://www.giants.com/team/roster/Larry-Donnell/ae66e31d-cfcd-4c1d-8d6f-87639c1e49e3 |title=Larry Donnell, New York Giants |publisher=Giants.com |date= |access-date=September 26, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171105112036/http://www.giants.com/team/roster/larry-donnell/ae66e31d-cfcd-4c1d-8d6f-87639c1e49e3/ |archive-date=November 5, 2017 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2014/09/nfl_kicks_off_week_4_with_gian.html |title=NFL kicks off Week 4 with Giants tight end Larry Donnell on the rise |last=Inabinett |first=Mark |date=September 26, 2014 |publisher=AL.com |access-date=September 26, 2014}}
College career
Donnell played football for four seasons at Grambling State University. He switched from quarterback to tight end during his freshman year.{{cite web|author=Dane Brugler |url=http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/nfl-draft-scout/24725619/the-unlikely-nfl-journey-of-giants-tight-end-larry-donnell |title=The unlikely NFL journey of Giants tight end Larry Donnell |publisher=CBSSports.com |date= |access-date=September 26, 2014}}{{Cite web |title=Larry Donnell - Football |url=https://gsutigers.com/sports/football/roster/larry-donnell/1062 |access-date=2024-02-10 |website=Grambling State University Athletics |language=en}} He finished his college career with 38 receptions for 432 yards and 11 touchdowns.{{cite web|url=http://stats.washingtonpost.com/cfb/players.asp?id=157717|title=Football - NCAA - Player Stats - Larry Donnell - Grambling State Tigers - washingtonpost.com|publisher=|access-date=March 24, 2015}}
After his senior season at Grambling State, Donnell was not invited to the NFL Scouting Combine.
Professional career
{{nfl predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 6
| weight = 268
| dash = 4.91
| ten split = 1.78
| twenty split = 2.82
| shuttle = 4.59
| cone drill = 7.41
| vertical = 34.5
| broad ft = 9
| broad in = 8
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| note = All values from Grambling State Pro Day{{cite web|url=http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=115205&draftyear=2011&genpos=TE|title=Larry Donnell - Grambling State, TE : 2011 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile|publisher=|access-date=March 24, 2015}}
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=New York Giants=
Donnell, who was not drafted during the 2011 NFL draft, sat out the 2011 season. He signed with the Giants as an undrafted free agent on March 13, 2012. He was waived by the Giants on August 31, 2012, and signed to the Giants practice squad on September 1, 2012.
He was signed to a reserve/future contract by the Giants on September 2, 2013. He played on special teams for the entire regular season and started one game as a tight end. He finished the season with 3 receptions for 31 yards.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/15707/larry-donnell|title=Larry Donnell|work=ESPN.com|access-date=March 24, 2015}}
On September 25, 2014, in a nationally televised game on Thursday Night Football, Donnell scored 3 touchdowns on 7 receptions for 54 yards.{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=400554201 |title=Eli Manning (5 TDs), Larry Donnell (3) star as Giants rout Redskins |work=ESPN.com |date= |access-date=September 26, 2014}} Donnell was the first Giant tight end to accomplish the feat of scoring three touchdowns in the same game since Joe Walton in 1962. Donnell ironically lost Fantasy football that week when he benched himself for Vernon Davis, who suffered a back injury after only eight yards in two receptions against the Philadelphia Eagles three days later.{{Cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2217417-giants-te-larry-donnell-lost-fantasy-football-game-because-he-benched-himself|title = Giants TE Larry Donnell Lost Fantasy Football Game Because He Benched Himself|website = Bleacher Report}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/larry-donnell-regrets-benching-larry-donnell-in-fantasy-0ap3000000403992|title = Larry Donnell regrets benching Larry Donnell in fantasy|website = NFL.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201409280sfo.htm|title = Philadelphia Eagles at San Francisco 49ers - September 28th, 2014|website = Pro-Football-Reference.com}}
On March 4, 2015, the Giants tendered Donnell, which yielded him the three-year veteran minimum salary of $585,000 over one-year. The next day, Donnell was aboard Delta Air Lines Flight 1086 when it crashed upon landing. Donnell was not among the injured or hospitalized passengers, and posted pictures and video he took of the incident to his Instagram account.{{cite web|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2386350-giants-te-larry-donnell-walks-away-unharmed-after-botched-plane-landing |title=Giants TE Larry Donnell Walks Away Unharmed After Botched Plane Landing |work=Bleacher Report |date=March 5, 2015 |access-date=March 26, 2015}}
On October 11, 2015, Donnell caught a 12-yard game-winning touchdown pass from Eli Manning in a week 5 game against the San Francisco 49ers.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2015/10/11/9504053/giants-49ers-eli-manning-larry-donnell-touchdown|title=Giants win on excellent Eli TD pass|date=October 11, 2015}} On December 8, 2015, Donnell was placed on season-ending injured reserve due to a neck injury he suffered after trying to do a somersault over a defender on November 1 in a game against the New Orleans Saints. Prior to being placed on injured reserve, Donnell had missed the previous four games.{{cite web |url=http://www.giants.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Giants-place-LS-Zak-DeOssie-TE-Larry-Donnell-on-IR/413a5111-8641-445f-98ce-c8b0f7be38e8 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911024335/http://www.giants.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Giants-place-LS-Zak-DeOssie-TE-Larry-Donnell-on-IR/413a5111-8641-445f-98ce-c8b0f7be38e8 |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 11, 2017 |title=Giants place LS Zak DeOssie, TE Larry Donnell on IR |last=Eisen |first=Michael |date=December 8, 2015 |website=Giants.com |access-date=December 19, 2015}} Donnell became a restricted free-agent after the 2015 season. On March 3, 2016, the Giants tendered Donnell with the original-round tender of $1.671 million.{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/blog/new-york/giants/post/_/id/46127/giants-will-bring-back-larry-donnell-keep-looking-for-te-help |title=Giants will bring back Larry Donnell, keep looking for TE help |last=Graziano |first=Dan |date=March 3, 2016 |website=ESPN |access-date=March 18, 2016}} On April 19, 2016, Donnell signed his one-year restricted free-agent tender after getting clearance from team doctors.{{cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/cleared-to-play-te-larry-donnell-re-signs-with-giants-0ap3000000654071 |title=Cleared to play, TE Larry Donnell re-signs with Giants |last=Sessler |first=Marc |date=April 19, 2016 |website=NFL.com |access-date=June 16, 2016}} On February 13, 2017, Mike Garafolo of NFL.com reported that Donnell would not be re-signed.{{Cite web|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2692820-larry-donnell-latest-news-rumors-and-speculation-on-free-agent-te|title=Larry Donnell: Latest News, Rumors and Speculation on Free-Agent TE|website=Bleacher Report}}
=Baltimore Ravens=
On July 30, 2017, Donnell signed with the Baltimore Ravens.{{cite web|title=Ravens sign veteran tight end Larry Donnell|url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000823338/article/ravens-sign-veteran-tight-end-larry-donnell|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730233823/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000823338/article/ravens-sign-veteran-tight-end-larry-donnell|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 30, 2017|first=Kevin |last=Patra|website=NFL.com|date=July 30, 2017}} On September 1, 2017, he was released by the Ravens during final roster cuts.{{cite web|title=Ravens Announce 24 Roster Moves, Have 13 More To Make|url=http://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/article-1/Ravens-Announce-24-Roster-Moves-Have-13-More-to-Make/914aba64-f454-47d9-932f-e409ccec1735|author=Mink, Ryan|website=BaltimoreRavens.com|date=September 1, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180118220814/http://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/article-1/Ravens-Announce-24-Roster-Moves-Have-14-More-to-Make/914aba64-f454-47d9-932f-e409ccec1735|archive-date=January 18, 2018}}
References
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External links
- {{Football stats |nfl=2537933 |cfl= |afl= |espn=15707 |cbs=1995451 |yahoo=25703 |fox= |si= |pfr=D/DonnLa00}}
- {{Twitter}}
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Category:People from Ozark, Alabama
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