David Mayo (American football)
David Mayo (born August 18, 1993) is an American football linebacker for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the fifth round of the 2015 NFL Draft. He played college football at Texas State.
_(cropped).jpg) Mayo (center) with the Carolina Panthers in 2018 | |||||||||||||||
| No. 55 – New York Giants | |||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||||||
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| Born: | August 18, 1993 St. Helens, Oregon | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 245 lb (111 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | St Helens High School Freshman Scappoose (Scappoose, Oregon) | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Texas State | ||||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2015 / Round: 5 / Pick: 169 | ||||||||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||
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Professional career
Carolina Panthers
The Carolina Panthers selected Mayo in the fifth round (169th overall) of the 2015 NFL Draft. Mayo was the 20th linebacker drafted in 2015.[1]
On May 7, 2015, the Carolina Panthers signed Mayo to a four-year, $2.44 million contract that included a signing bonus of $166,252.[2][3]
On February 7, 2016, Mayo was part of the Panthers team that played in Super Bowl 50. In the game, the Panthers fell to the Denver Broncos by a score of 24–10.[4]
San Francisco 49ers
On March 14, 2019, Mayo signed a two-year contract with the San Francisco 49ers. [5] He was released on August 31, 2019.[6]
New York Giants
On September 2, 2019, Mayo was signed by the New York Giants.[7] In week 5 against the New England Patriots, Mayo recorded a team high 13 tackles and shared a sack of Tom Brady with teammate Antoine Bethea in the 35-14 loss. [8]
On March 16, 2020, Mayo signed a three-year contract extension with the Giants.[9]
NFL statistics
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Comb | Total | Ast | Sck | PDef | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TDs | FF | FR | ||
| 2015 | CAR | 12 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | CAR | 15 | 0 | 16 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | CAR | 16 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | CAR | 16 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | NYG | 16 | 13 | 50 | 80 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 75 | 17 | 89 | 142 | 53 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
References
- Panthers draft pick David Mayo's long road to NFL included a stop in a shed
- "Overthecap.com: David Mayo contract". Overthecap.com. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- "Spotrac.com: David Mayo contract". Spotrac.com. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- "Super Bowl 50 - Denver Broncos vs. Carolina Panthers - February 7th, 2016". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
- Posey, Kyle (March 14, 2019). "49ers sign former Panthers LB David Mayo to a two-year deal". Ninersnation.com. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- "49ers announce final 53 man roster". 49ers.com. August 31, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- Eisen, Michael (September 2, 2019). "Giants waive LB B.J. Goodson, sign LB David Mayo". Giants.com.
- "Patriots force 4 turnovers, beat Giants 35-14 to reach 6-0". www.espn.com. October 10, 2019. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
- Williams, Charean (March 13, 2020). "Report: Giants sign David Mayo to three-year deal". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.