K. C. McDermott
{{Short description|American football player (born 1996)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = K. C. McDermott
| image =
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| current_team =
| number = 62
| position = Guard
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|04|18}}
| birth_place = Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 5
| weight_lb = 311
| high_school = Wellington (FL) Palm Beach Central
| college = Miami (FL)
| undraftedyear = 2018
| pastteams =
- Jacksonville Jaguars ({{NFL Year|2018}}–{{NFL Year|2021}})
- New York Giants ({{NFL Year|2022}})
- Houston Texans ({{NFL Year|2022}})
| status =
| highlights =
- Third-team All-ACC (2017)
| statleague = NFL
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| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 16
| statlabel2 = Games started
| statvalue2 = 1
| pfr = McDeKC01
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K. C. McDermott (born April 18, 1996) is an American professional football offensive guard. He was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2018 following his college football career with the Miami Hurricanes.
Professional career
=Jacksonville Jaguars=
McDermott signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent following the 2018 NFL draft on April 30, 2018.{{cite news |title='18 offseason: Undrafted free agents bring roster to 89 |url=https://www.jaguars.com/news/18-offseason-undrafted-free-agents-bring-roster-to-89-20617901 |website=Jaguars.com |date=April 30, 2018 |access-date=October 6, 2020}} He was waived during final roster cuts on September 1, 2018,{{cite news |author=Oehser, John |title=Roster reduction: Jaguars move to 53 players |url=https://www.jaguars.com/news/roster-reduction-jaguars-move-to-53-players |website=Jaguars.com |date=September 1, 2018 |access-date=October 6, 2020}} and signed to the team's practice squad the next day.{{cite news |author=Oehser, John |title=Jaguars sign 10 players to practice squad |url=https://www.jaguars.com/news/jaguars-sign-10-players-to-practice-squad |website=Jaguars.com |date=September 2, 2018 |access-date=October 6, 2020}}
McDermott signed a futures contract with the Jaguars on December 31, 2018.{{cite news |title=Jaguars' K.C. McDermott: Inks futures deal with Jaguars |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/jaguars-k-c-mcdermott-inks-futures-deal-with-jaguars/ |website=CBSSports.com |date=December 31, 2018 |access-date=October 6, 2020}} He suffered an ankle injury in the final 2019 preseason game and was waived/injured during final roster cuts on August 31, 2019.{{cite news |author=Oehser, John |title=Game report: Falcons 31, Jaguars 12 |url=https://www.jaguars.com/news/game-report-falcons-31-jaguars-12 |website=Jaguars.com |date=August 29, 2019 |access-date=October 6, 2020}}{{cite news |author=Oehser, John |title=Roster reduction: Jaguars move to 53 players |url=https://www.jaguars.com/news/jaguars-reduce-roster-to-53-players |website=Jaguars.com |date=August 31, 2019 |access-date=October 6, 2020}} He subsequently reverted to the team's injured reserve list the next day.{{cite news |title=Jaguars' K.C. McDermott: Reverts to IR |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/jaguars-k-c-mcdermott-reverts-to-ir/ |website=CBSSports.com |date=September 3, 2019 |access-date=October 6, 2020}}
McDermott was waived during final roster cuts again on September 5, 2020,{{cite news |author=Oehser, John |title=Roster Reduction: Jaguars move to 53 players |url=https://www.jaguars.com/news/roster-reduction-jaguars-move-to-53-players-x4699 |website=Jaguars.com |date=September 5, 2020 |access-date=October 6, 2020}} and signed to the practice squad on September 7.{{cite news |title=Jaguars Sign 15 Players to Practice Squad |url=https://www.jaguars.com/news/jaguars-sign-15-players-to-practice-squad |website=Jaguars.com |date=September 7, 2020 |access-date=October 6, 2020}} He was elevated to the active roster on September 24 for the team's week 3 game against the Miami Dolphins, and reverted to the practice squad after the game.{{cite news |author=Oehser, John |title=Game report: Dolphins 31, Jaguars 13 |url=https://www.jaguars.com/news/game-report-dolphins-31-jaguars-13 |website=Jaguars.com |date=September 24, 2020 |access-date=October 6, 2020}} He was elevated again on October 3 for the week 4 game against the Cincinnati Bengals, and reverted to the practice squad again following the game.{{cite news |author=Johnson, James |title=Jags promote 3 players from practice squad for Week 4 game vs. Bengals |url=https://jaguarswire.usatoday.com/2020/10/03/jags-promote-3-players-from-practice-squad-for-week-4-game-vs-bengals/ |website=USAToday.com |date=October 3, 2020 |access-date=October 6, 2020}} He was placed on the practice squad/COVID-19 list by the team on October 17, 2020,{{cite news |author=DiRocco, Michael |title=Jaguars close facility and place 12 practice-squad players, Josh Mauro on reserve/COVID-19 list |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/30130808/jacksonville-jaguars-closing-their-facility-positive-covid-19-test |website=ESPN.com |date=October 17, 2020 |access-date=October 31, 2020}} and was activated back to the practice squad on November 4.{{cite news |title=K.C. McDermott: Back from COVID-19 list |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/k-c-mcdermott-back-from-covid-19-list/ |website=CBSSports.com |date=November 5, 2020 |access-date=December 6, 2020}} He was signed to the active roster on November 14, 2020.{{cite web|title=Jaguars Make Roster Moves and Announce Updates for Tomorrow's Game|url=https://www.jaguars.com/news/jaguars-make-roster-moves-and-announce-updates-for-tomorrow-s-game|website=Jaguars.com|date=November 14, 2020}}
On August 31, 2021, McDermott was waived by the Jaguars and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.{{cite web|title=Roster Moves: Jaguars Reduce Roster to 53|url=https://www.jaguars.com/news/roster-moves-jaguars-reduce-roster-to-53|website=Jaguars.com|date=August 31, 2021|access-date=September 2, 2021|archive-date=September 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902030149/https://www.jaguars.com/news/roster-moves-jaguars-reduce-roster-to-53|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Official: Jaguars claim Johnson, sign 13 players to practice squad|url=https://www.jaguars.com/news/official-jaguars-claim-johnson-sign-13-players-to-practice-squad|author=Oehser, John|website=Jaguars.com|date=September 1, 2021}} He was promoted to the active roster on October 29, 2021.{{cite web|title=Roster Moves: OL KC McDermott signed, DT Jay Tufele placed on IR|url=https://www.jaguars.com/news/roster-moves-ol-kc-mcdermott-signed-dt-jay-tufele-placed-on-ir|website=Jaguars.com|date=October 29, 2021}}
On August 29, 2022, McDermott was released by the Jaguars.{{cite web|title=Roster Moves: Jaguars release four, waive six ahead of the 53-man roster deadline on August 30, 2022|url=https://www.jaguars.com/news/roster-moves-jaguars-release-four-waive-six-ahead-of-the-53-man-deadline-on-augu|website=Jaguars.com|date=August 29, 2022}}
=New York Giants=
On September 12, 2022, the New York Giants signed McDermott to their practice squad.{{cite web|title=Giants sign OL KC McDermott to practice squad|url=https://www.giants.com/news/kc-mcdermott-practice-squad-jacksonville-jaguars-miami-hurricanes-max-garcia|author=Eisen, Michael|website=Giants.com|date=September 12, 2022}} On September 20, 2022, he was released.{{cite web|title=Giants sign veteran LB Jaylon Smith to practice squad; OL KC McDermott released |url=https://www.giants.com/news/jaylon-smith-dallas-cowboys-notre-dame-fighting-irish-roster-kc-mcdermott|author=Salomone, Dan|website=Giants.com|date=September 20, 2022}}
=Houston Texans=
On October 11, 2022, McDermott was signed to the Houston Texans practice squad.{{cite web|title=Houston Texans Transactions (10-11-2022)|url=https://www.houstontexans.com/news/houston-texans-transactions-10-11-2022|website=HoustonTexans.com|date=October 11, 2022}}
Personal life
McDermott's brother Shane played college football for Miami and spent two seasons in the NFL. Both him and his brother are from Lake Worth Beach, Florida.{{Cite web|title=2018 NFL Draft: Miami Hurricanes OL Kc McDermott fighting to get picked|url=https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/sports/nfl/2018/03/23/2018-nfl-draft-miami-hurricanes/7787066007/|website=The Palm Beach Post}}{{Cite web|title=Close-knit, competitive family helps Palm Beach Central’s Kc McDermott become one of the top football recruits in the country|url=https://www.ajc.com/sports/high-school/close-knit-competitive-family-helps-palm-beach-central-mcdermott-become-one-the-top-football-recruits-the-country/6ZJZpf6XE45HyzAs3H0FEO/|website=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution}}
References
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External links
- [https://miamihurricanes.com/roster/kc-mcdermott/ Miami Hurricanes bio]
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Category:American football offensive tackles
Category:Miami Hurricanes football players
Category:Sportspeople from Wellington, Florida
Category:Players of American football from Palm Beach County, Florida
Category:Jacksonville Jaguars players
Category:New York Giants players