Donovan Woods
| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
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July 27, 1985 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 230 lb (104 kg) | ||||||||
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| College: | Oklahoma State | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2008 | ||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2008 | |||||||||
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Donovan Woods (born July 27, 1985) is a former American football linebacker. He was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He won Super Bowl XLIII with the team over the Arizona Cardinals. He played college football at Oklahoma State.
He has also been a member of the Dallas Cowboys and Buffalo Bills.
College career
Woods played in 49 career games for Oklahoma State, excelling first as a quarterback, and then as a safety after converting positions during the middle of the 2005 season. He was named Defensive MVP of the 2007 Insight Bowl during his senior season and also set an OSU freshman record with 13 touchdown passes in 2004. He majored in general business.
Professional career
Woods appeared in six games for the Super Bowl Champion Pittsburgh Steelers in 2008, mostly on special teams, but was released on November 22, 2009 and was promptly picked up by the Dallas Cowboys and signed to their practice squad, where he spent the remainder of the 2009 season.[1] The Cowboys cut him in July 2010 to make way for their new draft picks. He was quickly signed by the Bills afterwards, but was released later at the end of preseason as part of the team's final roster cuts.
Woods worked out with the Chicago Bears on September 14, 2010, but was not signed to the team.[2]