Donté Curry

American football player (born 1978)

American football player

Donté Curry

No. 55, 57, 96

Position:

Linebacker

Personal information

Born:

(1978-07-22) July 22, 1978 (age 45)
Savannah, Georgia, U.S.

Height:

6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)

Weight:

240 lb (109 kg)

Career information

High school:

Savannah (GA)

College:

Morris Brown

Undrafted:

2001

Career history

Green Bay Packers (2001)*
Washington Redskins (2001)
Detroit Lions (2002–2007)
Carolina Panthers (2007–2008)

* Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Roster status:

Retired

Career NFL statistics

Tackles:	183
Sacks:	3.0
Forced fumbles:	5

Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Donté Lamont Curry (born July 22, 1978) is a former American football linebacker of the National Football League. He was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2001. He played college football at Morris Brown College. Cousin of Lewis Beasley, video content creator and former owner and CEO of the online music social media community Flench.com.

Curry has played for the Carolina Panthers, Washington Redskins, and the Detroit Lions.

Early years

Curry attended Savannah High School in Savannah, Georgia. In football, he was a three-year letterman and as a senior, he won All-State honors as a defensive end.

College career

Curry played college football at Morris Brown where he played in 21 games recording 171 tackles and 26 sacks. He majored in therapeutic recreation.

Professional career

Washington Redskins

Curry was signed by the Washington Redskins as a free agent on October 3, 2001. In his rookie season he played in eight games and recorded four tackles.

Detroit Lions

Curry was claimed off waivers by the Detroit Lions on August 28, 2002. In his first season with the Lions, he played in all 16 games making ten starts and finished the season with a career high 66 tackles and three sacks. In the 2003 season, he played in 11 games and was inactive for five, he recorded nine tackles. The following season he recorded 22 tackles. In the 2005 season Curry had a solid season finishing the campaign with 38 tackles. The following season, he was elected special teams captain for the third year running. He recorded 18 tackles. In 2007, his final year for the Lions, he played in two games making three tackles.

Carolina Panthers

Curry was signed by the Carolina Panthers as a free agent September 24, 2007 and played in seven games making seven tackles. In the 2008 season he played in 13 games recording 13 tackles.^[1]

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	Games		Tackles					Interceptions					Fumbles
Year	Team	GP	GS	Cmb	Solo	Ast	Sck	TFL	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	FR	Yds	TD
2001	WAS	8	0	4	3	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2002	DET	16	10	68	51	17	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0
2003	DET	11	0	9	8	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2004	DET	12	0	23	21	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
2005	DET	13	2	38	28	10	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2006	DET	16	0	18	14	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2007	DET	2	0	3	3	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2007	CAR	7	0	7	5	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2008	CAR	13	0	13	11	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		98	12	183	144	39	3.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	4	0	0

Playoffs

Year	Team	Games		Tackles					Interceptions					Fumbles
Year	Team	GP	GS	Cmb	Solo	Ast	Sck	TFL	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	FR	Yds	TD
2008	CAR	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Coaching career

Curry began coaching high school football at Langston Hughes High School near Fairburn, Georgia in 2009. He now coaches at Lovejoy High School in Clayton County.