Donovan Woods

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Donovan Woods

No. --     Free Agent
Linebacker
Personal information
Date of birth: July 27, 1985 (1985-07-27) (age 26)
Place of birth: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Weight: 230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
College: Oklahoma State
Undrafted in 2008
Debuted in 2008 for the Pittsburgh Steelers
Career history
Pittsburgh Steelers (2008–2009) Dallas Cowboys (2009–2010)* Buffalo Bills (2010)* *Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Super Bowl Champion (XLIII)
Career NFL statistics as of 2008
Tackles	4
Sacks	0.0
Interceptions	0
Stats at NFL.com

Donovan Woods (born July 27, 1985) is a free agent American football linebacker. He was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2008. 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 the Oklahoma State, excelling first as a quarterback and then as a safety after converting 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 Steelers in 2008, mostly on special teams, but was released on November 22, 2009 and was promptly picked up by the Dallas Cowboys 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, and he was quickly signed by the Bills.

External links

• Oklahoma State Cowboys bio
• Pittsburgh Steelers bio
• Dallas Cowboys bio
• Bills article on signing

References

1. ^ "LB Harris waived; Bills add a LB". http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-3/LB-Harris-waived-Bills-add-a-LB/1a0341e0-72e1-4be5-956d-98ee7e3a74a7. 

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Name	Woods, Donovan
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Date of birth	July 27, 1985
Place of birth	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Date of death
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