Sean McDermott (long snapper)
{{Short description|American football player (born 1976)}}
{{other people||Sean McDermott (disambiguation)}}
{{Use American English|date=March 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
|name=Sean McDermott
|image=
|number=84, 80, 49, 40
|position=Long snapper
Tight end
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1976|12|5}}
|birth_place=Lufkin, Texas, U.S.
|height_ft = 6
|height_in = 4
|weight_lbs = 250
|high_school=Arlington Heights {{nowrap|(Fort Worth, Texas)}}
|college=Kansas
|undraftedyear=2000
|expansiondraftyear=2002
|expansiondraftround=1
|expansiondraftpick=14
|pastteams=
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers ({{NFL Year|2001}})
- Houston Texans ({{NFL Year|2002}})
- Miami Dolphins ({{NFL Year|2003}})
- New England Patriots ({{NFL Year|2003}})
|pfr=M/McDeSe20
|statlabel1=Games played
|statvalue1=38
|statlabel2=Total tackles
|statvalue2=12
|highlights=
}}
Sean Hewitt McDermott (born December 5, 1976) is an American former professional football player who was a long snapper and tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Kansas Jayhawks.
Early life and college career
Born in Lufkin, Texas, McDermott graduated from Arlington Heights High School in Fort Worth, Texas in 1995.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010221133520/http://www.jayhawks.org/football/past_seasons/99/bios/mcdermott_sean.html|archive-date=February 21, 2001|title=Sean McDermott|url=http://www.jayhawks.org/football/past_seasons/99/bios/mcdermott_sean.html|publisher=University of Kansas|work=Jayhawks.org|access-date=September 26, 2020|url-status=dead}} At the University of Kansas, he walked on the Kansas Jayhawks football team and played at long snapper from 1995 to 1999, sitting out the 1998 season due to a foot injury.{{cite web|url=https://www.buccaneers.com/news/driven-to-succeed-2183946|title= Driven to Succeed |publisher=Tampa Bay Buccaneers|date=September 14, 2001|access-date=September 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030410010001/http://www.buccaneers.com:80/newsroom/newspage.asp?newsid=1609&backpage=archive|archive-date=April 10, 2003|url-status=live}}
Professional career
McDermott was not selected in the 2000 NFL draft and was not signed by any team afterwards, so he spent the 2000 season completing his college degree and working part-time as a bartender and bouncer.
After sending a highlight video to various NFL teams, McDermott was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on June 4, 2001. He played at long snapper in all 16 games for the Buccaneers in 2001. In 2002, he was signed by the upstart Houston Texans in the 2002 NFL expansion draft and again played at all 16 games at long snapper.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030610003337/http://www.houstontexans.com:80/team/playerpage.cfm?player_id=34347|archive-date=June 10, 2003|title=Sean McDermott|url=http://www.houstontexans.com/team/playerpage.cfm?player_id=34347|publisher=Houston Texans|url-status=dead|access-date=September 26, 2020}} McDermott played in the first five games of the 2003 season for the Miami Dolphins before being released on October 14 in favor of Jeff Grau.{{cite web|last=Marvez|first=Alex|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031017071828/http://www.sun-sentinel.com:80/sports/football/pro/dolphins/sfl-dolnotes15oct15,0,1359418.story?coll=sfla-dolphins-front|archive-date=October 17, 2003|url=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/football/pro/dolphins/sfl-dolnotes15oct15,0,1359418.story|title=Dolphins release long snapper McDermott; sign Grau|work=South Florida Sun-Sentinel|date=October 15, 2003|access-date=October 17, 2020|url-status=dead}} On December 10, 2003, McDermott signed with the New England Patriots. He played one game before being placed on the injured list December 17.{{cite web|url=https://www.patriots.com/news/press-release-pats-sign-ls-brian-kinchen-place-sean-mcdermott-on-ir-150221|title= Press Release: Pats sign LS Brian Kinchen, place Sean McDermott on IR|publisher=New England Patriots|access-date=September 26, 2020}} The Patriots would win Super Bowl XXXVIII.
References
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{{Super Bowl XXXVIII}}
{{2002 Houston Texans}}
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Category:Players of American football from Lufkin, Texas
Category:American football tight ends
Category:American football long snappers
Category:Kansas Jayhawks football players
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