# Larry Donnell

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{{Short description|American football player (born 1988)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name          = Larry Donnell
| image         =
| image_size    = 
| alt           = 
| caption       = 
| number        = 84
| position      = [Tight end](/source/Tight_end)
| birth_date    = {{Birth date and age|1988|11|1|mf=y}}
| birth_place   = [Ozark, Alabama](/source/Ozark%2C_Alabama), U.S.
| death_date    = 
| death_place   = 
| height_ft     = 6
| height_in     = 6
| weight_lbs    = 265
| high_school   = [Carroll](/source/Carroll_High_School_(Alabama)) (Ozark)
| college       = [Grambling State](/source/Grambling_State_Tigers_football) (2007–2010)
| undraftedyear = 2011
| pastteams     =
* [New York Giants](/source/New_York_Giants) ({{NFL Year|2012}}–{{NFL Year|2016}})
* [Baltimore Ravens](/source/Baltimore_Ravens) ({{NFL Year|2017}})*
| status        = 
| statlabel1    = [Receptions](/source/Reception_(American_football))
| statvalue1    = 110
| statlabel2    = [Receiving yards](/source/Receiving_yards)
| statvalue2    = 969
| statlabel3    = [Receiving touchdowns](/source/Touchdown)
| statvalue3    = 9
| pfr           = DonnLa00 
}}

'''Larry Donnell''' (born November 1, 1988) is an American former professional [football](/source/American_football) player who was a [tight end](/source/tight_end) for the [New York Giants](/source/New_York_Giants) of the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) (NFL). He played [college football](/source/college_football) for the [Grambling State Tigers](/source/Grambling_State_Tigers_football) and was signed by the Giants as an [undrafted free agent](/source/undrafted_free_agent) in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bigblueblitz.com/new-york-giants/giants-add-tight-end-offensive-tackle/|title=Giants Add Tight End, Offensive Tackle|work=SNY Giants|access-date=March 24, 2015}}</ref>

==Early life==
Donnell attended [Carroll High School](/source/Carroll_High_School_(Ozark%2C_Alabama)) in [Ozark, Alabama](/source/Ozark%2C_Alabama), where he played football, [basketball](/source/basketball), and [baseball](/source/baseball).<ref name="Giants Bio">{{cite web |author= |url=http://www.giants.com/team/roster/Larry-Donnell/ae66e31d-cfcd-4c1d-8d6f-87639c1e49e3 |title=Larry Donnell, New York Giants |publisher=Giants.com |date= |access-date=September 26, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171105112036/http://www.giants.com/team/roster/larry-donnell/ae66e31d-cfcd-4c1d-8d6f-87639c1e49e3/ |archive-date=November 5, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Alabama">{{Cite web |url=http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2014/09/nfl_kicks_off_week_4_with_gian.html |title=NFL kicks off Week 4 with Giants tight end Larry Donnell on the rise |last=Inabinett |first=Mark  |date=September 26, 2014 |publisher=AL.com |access-date=September 26, 2014}}</ref>

==College career==
Donnell played football for four seasons at [Grambling State University](/source/Grambling_State_University). He switched from quarterback to tight end during his freshman year.<ref name="Unlikely CBSSports">{{cite web|author=Dane Brugler |url=http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/nfl-draft-scout/24725619/the-unlikely-nfl-journey-of-giants-tight-end-larry-donnell |title=The unlikely NFL journey of Giants tight end Larry Donnell |publisher=CBSSports.com |date= |access-date=September 26, 2014}}</ref><ref name="Grambling State Bio">{{Cite web |title=Larry Donnell - Football |url=https://gsutigers.com/sports/football/roster/larry-donnell/1062 |access-date=2024-02-10 |website=Grambling State University Athletics |language=en}}</ref> He finished his college career with 38 receptions for 432 yards and 11 [touchdowns](/source/touchdowns).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.washingtonpost.com/cfb/players.asp?id=157717|title=Football - NCAA - Player Stats - Larry Donnell - Grambling State Tigers - washingtonpost.com|publisher=|access-date=March 24, 2015}}</ref>

After his senior season at Grambling State, Donnell was not invited to the [NFL Scouting Combine](/source/NFL_Scouting_Combine).<ref name="Unlikely CBSSports" />

==Professional career==
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|    height in = 6
|       weight = 268
|         dash = 4.91
|    ten split = 1.78
| twenty split = 2.82
|      shuttle = 4.59
|   cone drill = 7.41
|     vertical = 34.5
|     broad ft = 9
|     broad in = 8
|        bench = 
|    wonderlic = 
|     arm span = 
|    hand span = 
|         note = All values from Grambling State [Pro Day](/source/Pro_Day)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=115205&draftyear=2011&genpos=TE|title=Larry Donnell - Grambling State, TE : 2011 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile|publisher=|access-date=March 24, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===New York Giants===
Donnell, who was not drafted during the [2011 NFL draft](/source/2011_NFL_draft), sat out the [2011 season](/source/2011_NFL_season).<ref name="Unlikely CBSSports" /> He signed with the Giants as an [undrafted free agent](/source/undrafted_free_agent) on March 13, 2012. He was waived by the Giants on August 31, and re-signed to the Giants' practice squad on September 1.<ref name="Giants Bio" />

Donnell was signed to a reserve/future contract by the Giants on September 2, 2013.<ref name="Giants Bio" /> He played on special teams for the entire regular season and started one game as a tight end.<ref name="Alabama" /> He finished the season with 3 receptions for 31 yards.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/15707/larry-donnell|title=Larry Donnell|work=ESPN.com|access-date=March 24, 2015}}</ref>

On September 25, 2014, in a nationally televised game on [Thursday Night Football](/source/Thursday_Night_Football), Donnell scored 3 touchdowns on 7 receptions for 54 yards.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=400554201 |title=Eli Manning (5 TDs), Larry Donnell (3) star as Giants rout Redskins |work=ESPN.com |date= |access-date=September 26, 2014}}</ref> Donnell was the first Giant tight end to accomplish the feat of scoring three touchdowns in the same game since Joe Walton in 1962. Donnell ironically lost [Fantasy football](/source/Fantasy_football_(gridiron)) that week when he benched himself for [Vernon Davis](/source/Vernon_Davis), who suffered a back injury after only eight yards in two receptions against the [Philadelphia Eagles](/source/Philadelphia_Eagles) three days later.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2217417-giants-te-larry-donnell-lost-fantasy-football-game-because-he-benched-himself|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141002094606/http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2217417-giants-te-larry-donnell-lost-fantasy-football-game-because-he-benched-himself|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 2, 2014|title = Giants TE Larry Donnell Lost Fantasy Football Game Because He Benched Himself|website = [Bleacher Report](/source/Bleacher_Report)}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/larry-donnell-regrets-benching-larry-donnell-in-fantasy-0ap3000000403992|title = Larry Donnell regrets benching Larry Donnell in fantasy|website = [NFL.com](/source/NFL.com)}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201409280sfo.htm|title = Philadelphia Eagles at San Francisco 49ers - September 28th, 2014|website = [Pro-Football-Reference.com](/source/Pro-Football-Reference.com)}}</ref>

On March 4, 2015, the Giants tendered Donnell, which yielded him the three-year veteran minimum salary of $585,000 over one-year. The next day, Donnell was aboard [Delta Air Lines Flight 1086](/source/Delta_Air_Lines_Flight_1086) when it crashed upon landing. Donnell was not among the injured or hospitalized passengers, and posted pictures and video he took of the incident to his [Instagram](/source/Instagram) account.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2386350-giants-te-larry-donnell-walks-away-unharmed-after-botched-plane-landing |title=Giants TE Larry Donnell Walks Away Unharmed After Botched Plane Landing |work=[Bleacher Report](/source/Bleacher_Report) |date=March 5, 2015 |access-date=March 26, 2015}}</ref>

On October 11, 2015, Donnell caught a 12-yard game-winning touchdown pass from [Eli Manning](/source/Eli_Manning) in a week 5 game against the [San Francisco 49ers](/source/San_Francisco_49ers).<ref>{{cite web | last=Sherman | first=Rodger | title=Giants win on excellent Eli TD pass | website=SBNation.com | date=2015-10-11 | url=https://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2015/10/11/9504053/giants-49ers-eli-manning-larry-donnell-touchdown | access-date=2025-07-20}}</ref> On December 8, Donnell was placed on season-ending injured reserve due to a neck injury he suffered after trying to do a somersault over a defender on November 1 in a game against the [New Orleans Saints](/source/New_Orleans_Saints). Prior to being placed on injured reserve, Donnell had missed the previous four games.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.giants.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Giants-place-LS-Zak-DeOssie-TE-Larry-Donnell-on-IR/413a5111-8641-445f-98ce-c8b0f7be38e8 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911024335/http://www.giants.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Giants-place-LS-Zak-DeOssie-TE-Larry-Donnell-on-IR/413a5111-8641-445f-98ce-c8b0f7be38e8 |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 11, 2017 |title=Giants place LS Zak DeOssie, TE Larry Donnell on IR |last=Eisen |first=Michael |date=December 8, 2015 |website=Giants.com |access-date=December 19, 2015}}</ref> Donnell became a restricted free-agent after the 2015 season. On March 3, 2016, the Giants tendered Donnell with the original-round tender of $1.671 million.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/blog/new-york/giants/post/_/id/46127/giants-will-bring-back-larry-donnell-keep-looking-for-te-help |title=Giants will bring back Larry Donnell, keep looking for TE help |last=Graziano |first=Dan |date=March 3, 2016 |website=ESPN |access-date=March 18, 2016}}</ref> On April 19, Donnell signed his one-year restricted free-agent tender after getting clearance from team doctors.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/cleared-to-play-te-larry-donnell-re-signs-with-giants-0ap3000000654071 |title=Cleared to play, TE Larry Donnell re-signs with Giants |last=Sessler |first=Marc |date=April 19, 2016 |website=NFL.com |access-date=June 16, 2016}}</ref> On February 13, 2017, Mike Garafolo of NFL.com reported that Donnell would not be re-signed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2692820-larry-donnell-latest-news-rumors-and-speculation-on-free-agent-te|title=Larry Donnell: Latest News, Rumors and Speculation on Free-Agent TE|website=[Bleacher Report](/source/Bleacher_Report)}}</ref>

===Baltimore Ravens===
On July 30, 2017, Donnell signed with the [Baltimore Ravens](/source/Baltimore_Ravens).<ref>{{cite web|title=Ravens sign veteran tight end Larry Donnell|url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000823338/article/ravens-sign-veteran-tight-end-larry-donnell|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730233823/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000823338/article/ravens-sign-veteran-tight-end-larry-donnell|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 30, 2017|first=Kevin |last=Patra|website=NFL.com|date=July 30, 2017}}</ref> On September 1, he was released by the Ravens during final roster cuts.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ravens Announce 24 Roster Moves, Have 13 More To Make|url=http://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/article-1/Ravens-Announce-24-Roster-Moves-Have-13-More-to-Make/914aba64-f454-47d9-932f-e409ccec1735|author=Mink, Ryan|website=BaltimoreRavens.com|date=September 1, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180118220814/http://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/article-1/Ravens-Announce-24-Roster-Moves-Have-14-More-to-Make/914aba64-f454-47d9-932f-e409ccec1735|archive-date=January 18, 2018}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Football stats |nfl=2537933 |cfl= |afl= |espn=15707 |cbs=1995451 |yahoo=25703 |fox= |si= |pfr=D/DonnLa00}}
* {{Twitter}}

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Category:1988 births
Category:Living people
Category:People from Ozark, Alabama
Category:Players of American football from Alabama
Category:American football tight ends
Category:American football quarterbacks
Category:Grambling State Tigers football players
Category:New York Giants players
Category:Baltimore Ravens players
Category:21st-century African-American sportsmen
Category:21st-century American sportsmen
Category:20th-century African-American sportsmen
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
Category:Sportspeople from Dale County, Alabama

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