Donte Nicholson

{{Short description|American football player (born 1981)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2021}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Donte Nicholson

| image =

| number = 28, 30

| position = Safety

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|12|18}}

| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lbs = 216

| high_school = Diamond Bar (CA)

| college = Oklahoma

| draftyear = 2005

| draftround = 5

| draftpick = 141

| pastteams =

• Tampa Bay Buccaneers ({{NFL Year|2005|2008}})

| highlights =

• Big 12 Defensive Newcomer of the Year (2003)
• First-team All-Big 12 (2004)
• Second-team All-Big 12 (2003)

| pfr = NichDo20

}}

Donte Lamar Nicholson (born December 18, 1981) is an American former professional football safety who played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Buccaneers in the fifth round 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 played college football at Oklahoma.{{Cite web |title=Donte Nicholson |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/N/NichDo20.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812003831/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/N/NichDo20.htm |archive-date=2022-08-12 |access-date=2023-04-17 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}

He appeared in nine games for the Buccaneers in the 2005 season and made five tackles. He was re-signed on November 27, 2006.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}} On September 1, 2007, the Buccaneers released him.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}} On September 29, 2007, the Buccaneers re-signed him.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}} In the 2009 offseason, the Buccaneers released him.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}}