K. C. McDermott

American football player (born 1996)
American football player
K. C. McDermott
Personal information
Born: (1996-04-18) April 18, 1996 (age 27)
Palm Beach, Florida
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:311 lb (141 kg)
Career information
High school:Wellington (FL) Palm Beach Central
College:Miami (FL)
Position:Guard
Undrafted:2018
Career history
  • Jacksonville Jaguars (2018–2021)
  • New York Giants (2022)*
  • Houston Texans (2022)*
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • Third-team All-ACC (2017)
Career NFL statistics
Games played:16
Games started:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

K. C. McDermott (born April 18, 1996) is an American football offensive guard who is a free agent. 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.[1] He was waived during final roster cuts on September 1, 2018,[2] and signed to the team's practice squad the next day.[3]

McDermott signed a futures contract with the Jaguars on December 31, 2018.[4] He suffered an ankle injury in the final 2019 preseason game and was waived/injured during final roster cuts on August 31, 2019.[5][6] He subsequently reverted to the team's injured reserve list the next day.[7]

McDermott was waived during final roster cuts again on September 5, 2020,[8] and signed to the practice squad on September 7.[9] 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.[10] 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.[11] He was placed on the practice squad/COVID-19 list by the team on October 17, 2020,[12] and activated back to the practice squad on November 4.[13] He was signed to the active roster on November 14, 2020.[14]

On August 31, 2021, McDermott was waived by the Jaguars and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[15][16] He was promoted to the active roster on October 29, 2021.[17]

On August 29, 2022, McDermott was released by the Jaguars.[18]

New York Giants

On September 12, 2022, the New York Giants signed McDermott to their practice squad.[19] On September 20, 2022, he was released.[20]

Houston Texans

On October 11, 2022, McDermott was signed to the Houston Texans practice squad.[21]

Personal life

McDermott's brother Shane played college football for Miami and spent two seasons in the NFL.[3]

References

  1. ^ "'18 offseason: Undrafted free agents bring roster to 89". Jaguars.com. April 30, 2018. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  2. ^ Oehser, John (September 1, 2018). "Roster reduction: Jaguars move to 53 players". Jaguars.com. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Oehser, John (September 2, 2018). "Jaguars sign 10 players to practice squad". Jaguars.com. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  4. ^ "Jaguars' K.C. McDermott: Inks futures deal with Jaguars". CBSSports.com. December 31, 2018. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  5. ^ Oehser, John (August 29, 2019). "Game report: Falcons 31, Jaguars 12". Jaguars.com. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  6. ^ Oehser, John (August 31, 2019). "Roster reduction: Jaguars move to 53 players". Jaguars.com. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  7. ^ "Jaguars' K.C. McDermott: Reverts to IR". CBSSports.com. September 3, 2019. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  8. ^ Oehser, John (September 5, 2020). "Roster Reduction: Jaguars move to 53 players". Jaguars.com. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  9. ^ "Jaguars Sign 15 Players to Practice Squad". Jaguars.com. September 7, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  10. ^ Oehser, John (September 24, 2020). "Game report: Dolphins 31, Jaguars 13". Jaguars.com. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  11. ^ Johnson, James (October 3, 2020). "Jags promote 3 players from practice squad for Week 4 game vs. Bengals". USAToday.com. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  12. ^ DiRocco, Michael (October 17, 2020). "Jaguars close facility and place 12 practice-squad players, Josh Mauro on reserve/COVID-19 list". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  13. ^ "K.C. McDermott: Back from COVID-19 list". CBSSports.com. November 5, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  14. ^ "Jaguars Make Roster Moves and Announce Updates for Tomorrow's Game". Jaguars.com. November 14, 2020.
  15. ^ "Roster Moves: Jaguars Reduce Roster to 53". Jaguars.com. August 31, 2021.
  16. ^ Oehser, John (September 1, 2021). "Official: Jaguars claim Johnson, sign 13 players to practice squad". Jaguars.com.
  17. ^ "Roster Moves: OL KC McDermott signed, DT Jay Tufele placed on IR". Jaguars.com. October 29, 2021.
  18. ^ "Roster Moves: Jaguars release four, waive six ahead of the 53-man roster deadline on August 30, 2022". Jaguars.com. August 29, 2022.
  19. ^ Eisen, Michael (September 12, 2022). "Giants sign OL KC McDermott to practice squad". Giants.com.
  20. ^ Salomone, Dan (September 20, 2022). "Giants sign veteran LB Jaylon Smith to practice squad; OL KC McDermott released". Giants.com.
  21. ^ "Houston Texans Transactions (10-11-2022)". HoustonTexans.com. October 11, 2022.

External links

  • Miami Hurricanes bio