Donteea Dye Jr. (born August 20, 1993) is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football at Heidelberg University.
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| Born: | August 20, 1993 Cincinnati, Ohio | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Fairfield (OH) | ||||||||
| College: | Heidelberg | ||||||||
| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2015 | ||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
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Professional career
editEven though Dye impressed scouts at the NFL Scouting Combine by running a 4.39 40-yard dash, he went undrafted in the 2015 NFL draft.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
editHe signed as an undrafted rookie on May 11, 2015, by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[1]
Dye caught his first pass, a touchdown thrown by Jameis Winston, in a 31–30 loss in Week 6, 2015, to the Washington Redskins. On December 17, playing against the St. Louis Rams, Dye caught a 44-yard reception inside the 5-yard line and began to celebrate, even though the play was still live.[2] As a result, he fumbled the ball.
On August 30, 2016, Dye was waived by the Buccaneers with an injury settlement.[3] He was re-signed to the practice squad on October 17, 2016.[4] Two days later, Dye was promoted to the Buccaneers active roster.[5] On October 22, the Buccaneers released Dye and re-signed him to the practice squad on October 25.[6][7] He was promoted back to the active roster on December 10, 2016.[8] He was placed on injured reserve on December 21, 2016.[9]
On September 2, 2017, Dye was waived by the Buccaneers.[10]
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (second stint)
editOn August 26, 2018, Dye re-signed with the Buccaneers.[11] He was waived on September 1, 2018.[12]
Orlando Apollos
editOn September 14, 2018, Dye signed with the Orlando Apollos of the Alliance of American Football.[13] The league ceased operations in April 2019.[14]
Los Angeles Wildcats
editOn October 15, 2019, Dye was drafted in the 10th round during phase one in the 2020 XFL Draft by the Los Angeles Wildcats.[15] He was waived during mini-camp[16]
Tampa Bay Vipers
editDye signed with the Tampa Bay Vipers on December 22, 2019.[16] He was waived again on February 25, 2020.[17]
St. Louis BattleHawks
editOn November 17, 2022, Dye was drafted by the St. Louis BattleHawks of the XFL.[18]
References
edit- ^ Smith, Scott (May 11, 2015). "Four Tryout Players Land Roster Spots". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on November 17, 2017.
- ^ "Buccaneers' Donteea Dye: Manages career-high 44 yards receiving in Week 15 loss". Retrieved September 5, 2016.
- ^ "Donteea Dye Waived as Bucs Get to 75". Archived from the original on November 6, 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
- ^ Smith, Scott (October 17, 2016). "Louis Murphy Returns to the Field". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on November 17, 2017.
- ^ Smith, Scott (October 19, 2016). "Donteea Dye Back on the Active Roster". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on January 16, 2017.
- ^ Smith, Scott (October 22, 2016). "Freddie Martino Back on Active Roster". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on January 16, 2017.
- ^ Smith, Scott (October 25, 2016). "Donteea Dye Returns to Practice Squad". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on January 16, 2017.
- ^ "Bucs Activate Sims, Promote Dye". Buccaneers.com. December 10, 2016. Archived from the original on March 30, 2018.
- ^ Smith, Scott (December 21, 2016). "Bernard Reedy Promoted to Active Roster". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017.
- ^ Smith, Scott (September 2, 2017). "Wide Variety of Moves Gets Bucs to 53". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on December 8, 2017.
- ^ Smith, Scott (August 26, 2018). "Bucs Sign Three to Start Last Preseason Week". Buccaneers.com.
- ^ Smith, Scott (September 1, 2018). "Robinson, Tandy Among Cuts as Bucs Get to 53". Buccaneers.com.
- ^ Ruiz, Stephen (September 14, 2018). "Orlando's Alliance roster adds former Tampa Bay Bucs receiver". Orlando Sentinel.
- ^ Rothstein, Michael; Wickersham, Seth (June 13, 2019). "Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ^ "Skill players draft tracker". XFL.com. October 14, 2019.
- ^ a b @XFLVipers (December 22, 2019). "Roster transactions" (Tweet). Retrieved December 24, 2019 – via Twitter.
- ^ @XFLVipers (February 25, 2020). "TRANSACTION ALERT" (Tweet). Retrieved February 25, 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Rosters for all eight XFL teams: Full draft results and where Vic Beasley, Martavis Bryant landed". ESPN.com. November 18, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2022.