Derrick Mayes
{{Short description|American football player (born 1974)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Use American English|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Derrick Mayes
| number = 80, 87
| position = Wide receiver
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|1|28}}
| birth_place = Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lb = 207
| high_school = North Central
(Indianapolis, Indiana)
| college = Notre Dame
| draftyear = 1996
| draftround = 2
| draftpick = 56
| pastteams =
- Green Bay Packers ({{NFL Year|1996|1998}})
- Seattle Seahawks ({{NFL Year|1999|2000}})
- Kansas City Chiefs ({{NFL Year|2001}})*
| highlights =
- Super Bowl champion (XXXI)
- Second-team All-American (1995)
| statlabel1 = Receptions
| statvalue1 = 145
| statlabel2 = Receiving yards
| statvalue2 = 1,823
| statlabel3 = Receiving touchdowns
| statvalue3 = 16
| pfr = MayeDe00
}}
Derrick Binet Mayes (born January 28, 1974) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for five seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, earning second-team All-American honors in 1995. He was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the second round of the 1996 NFL draft. Mayes also played for the Seattle Seahawks, and was briefly a member of the Kansas City Chiefs.
Early life
After playing high school football at North Central High School in Indianapolis,{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiana-football.org/?q=node/877|title=MAYES, DERRICK {{!}} Indiana Football Hall of Fame|website=www.indiana-football.org|language=en|access-date=2017-02-01}} Mayes played college football at the University of Notre Dame from 1992 to 1995. He held the school record for career touchdown receptions{{Cite news|url=http://ndsmcobserver.com/2014/11/waking-echoes-mayes-puts-life-football/|title=Waking the Echoes: Mayes puts life before football // The Observer|date=2014-11-19|newspaper=The Observer|language=en-US|access-date=2017-02-01}} until the record was broken by Jeff Samardzija.
Professional career
= Green Bay Packers =
The Green Bay Packers selected Mayes in the second round (56th overall) of the 1996 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1996 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1996/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.sportesy.com/player?game=football&player_id=3513|title=Derrick Mayes, Kansas City Chiefs, Widereceiver career stats on Sportometry|last=Chepovetsky|first=Michael|website=Sportometry|language=en|access-date=2017-02-01}} He caught six passes in his rookie season,{{Cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/derrickmayes/2501926/profile|title=Derrick Mayes|website=NFL.com|language=en|access-date=2017-02-01}} and roomed with fellow receiver Andre Rison once Rison joined the team mid-season.{{Cite book|title=Gunslinger: The Remarkable, Improbable and Iconic Life of Brett Favre|last=Pearlman|first=Jeff|publisher=Houghton Mifflin Harcourt|year=2016|isbn=978-0-544-45437-8|location=Boston|pages=210}} He was part of the Packers' Super Bowl XXXI winning team. In 1997, Mayes took on a bit of a punt returning role as well as expanding his time on offense.{{Cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/derrickmayes/2501926/careerstats|title=Derrick Mayes: Career Stats at NFL.com|website=www.nfl.com|language=en|access-date=2017-02-01}} Mayes had arguably his best game as a Packer in 1998, catching three touchdowns in a game against the Carolina Panthers.{{Cite news|url=http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-alumni-spotlight/article-1/Derrick-Mayes-Leadership-defined-90s-Packers/49378d33-9a68-4b6c-af67-36a7a894e3b9|title=Derrick Mayes: Leadership defined '90s Packers|access-date=2017-02-01|archive-date=December 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222082319/http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-alumni-spotlight/article-1/Derrick-Mayes-Leadership-defined-90s-Packers/49378d33-9a68-4b6c-af67-36a7a894e3b9|url-status=dead}} Before the 1999 season, Mayes was traded to the Seattle Seahawks for a seventh-round draft pick.{{Cite news|url=http://chippewa.com/packers-trade-mayes-to-seattle/article_696b1cdd-af2e-5368-8dc6-05d4e1abc795.html|title=Packers trade Mayes to Seattle|newspaper=Chippewa Herald|language=en|access-date=2017-02-01}}
= Seattle Seahawks =
In Mayes' first season in Seattle, he caught a career-high 62 passes for 829 yards and 10 touchdowns.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MayeDe00/gamelog/1999/|title = Derrick Mayes 1999 Game Log| website=Pro-Football-Reference.com }} In 2000, Mayes only caught 29 passes and one touchdown.{{Cite web|url=http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/derrick-mayes-player-stats|title=Derrick Mayes Stats - Season & Career Statistics|last=Sports|first=Fox|website=www.foxsports.com|access-date=2017-02-01}} On March 1, 2001, Mayes was cut by the Seahawks.{{Cite web|url=http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/derrick-mayes-player-transactions|title=Derrick Mayes Transactions: Signings, Trades & more|last=Sports|first=Fox|website=www.foxsports.com|access-date=2017-02-01}}
= Kansas City Chiefs =
Mayes was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs on July 10, 2001,{{Cite web|url=http://cjonline.com/stories/071001/spo_chiefsmayes.shtml#.WJIItdIrLcs|title=Chiefs sign receiver Mayes {{!}} CJOnline.com|last=reports|first=From staff and wire|website=cjonline.com|access-date=2017-02-01}} but was released during final roster cutdowns later that year.{{Cite web|url=http://www.plattecountylandmark.com/cchatter20.htm|title=The Landmark - Chiefs Chatter (Monday Morning Quarterback suggests|website=www.plattecountylandmark.com|access-date=2017-02-01|archive-date=December 21, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111221004253/http://plattecountylandmark.com/cchatter20.htm|url-status=dead}}
Post-career life
Mayes graduated from Notre Dame with a communications degree. He now does video work, speaks to high school athletes, and runs former Notre Dame coach Lou Holtz's foundation.{{Cite news|url=http://www.startribune.com/q-a-with-derrick-mayes/116541648/|title=Q&A with Derrick Mayes|newspaper=Star Tribune|access-date=2017-02-01}} He also starred in Ultimate Hustler, a "hip-hop Celebrity Apprentice," in 2005.{{Cite news|url=http://www0.nfl.packers.com/news/stories/2006/08/17/1/|title=Packers.com {{!}} News {{!}} Stories {{!}} August 17, 2006: Mayes Goes From Sure-Handed Receiver To Filmmaker|access-date=2017-02-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201033230/http://www0.nfl.packers.com/news/stories/2006/08/17/1/|archive-date=December 1, 2017|url-status=dead}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Green Bay Packers 1996 NFL draft picks}}
{{Super Bowl XXXI}}
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Category:Players of American football from Indianapolis
Category:American football wide receivers
Category:Notre Dame Fighting Irish football players